Fiscal policy and economic development /

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Author / Creator:Mourmouras, Alex.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund : IMF Institute, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (33 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/08/155
IMF working paper ; WP/08/155.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/14156952
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Other authors / contributors:Rangazas, Peter, 1956-
International Monetary Fund.
IMF Institute.
Notes:"June 2008."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-31).
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Summary:This paper offers possible explanations for three generally observed facts about fiscal policy and development: (F1) The relative size of government increases as an economy develops, (F2) The rise in government and taxation are associated with rising or constant economic growth rates, and (F3) Today's developing countries have larger government sectors than did today's developed countries at similar stages of development. The explanations for these facts are based on the structural transformation from traditional (mostly agricultural) to modern (industrial and post-industrial) production, rising public infrastructure investment, and less representative governments in many of today's developing economies.
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