Do deficit$ matter? /

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Author / Creator:Shaviro, Daniel N.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Description:1 online resource (335 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11110105
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Varying Form of Title:Do deficits matter?
ISBN:0226751155
9780226751153
0226751139
0226751120
9780226751122
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-323) and index.
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Summary:Do deficits matter? Yes and no, says Daniel Shaviro in this political and economic study. Yes, because fiscal policy affects generational distribution, national saving, and the level of government spending. And no, because the deficit is an inaccurate measure with little economic content. This book provides an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to know exactly what is at stake for Americans in this ongoing debate. "[An] excellent, comprehensive, and illuminating book. Its analysis, deftly integrating considerations of economics, law, politics, and philosophy, brings the issues of 'balanc.
Other form:Print version: Shaviro, Daniel N. Do deficit$ matter? Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997 0226751120