Do Deficits Matter?.

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Author / Creator:	Shaviro, Daniel.
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Description:	1 online resource (348 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Budget deficits -- United States. Government spending policy -- United States. Fiscal policy -- United States. Budget deficits. Fiscal policy. Government spending policy. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11347210

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ISBN:	9780226751153 0226751155 1281430528 9781281430526
Notes:	Print version record.
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:	9780226751139

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