The political economy of fiscal policy : public deficits, volatility, and growth /

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Author / Creator:Woo, Jaejoon.
Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2006.
Description:1 online resource (x, 169 p.) : ill.
Language:English
Series:Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 570
Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems ; 570.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8879778
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ISBN:9783540314172
3540314172
9786610462612
6610462615
3540296409 (Paper)
9783540296409 (Paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-159) and indexes.
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Summary:Why do some countries have recurrent fiscal deficit or volatility problems, while others do not? What factors are important in explaining cross-country variation in fiscal outcomes? This book presents theoretical and empirical studies on these issues, and highlights social polarization as an organizing principle in a political economy approach.
Other form:Print version: Woo, Jaejoon. Political economy of fiscal policy. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2006 3540296409 9783540296409