Politics, Government Size, and Fiscal Adjustment in Industrial Countries /

It is now well established that political and institutional factors matter for fiscal outcomes. Following a review of the literature, this paper examines the relationship between a variety of political-institutional variables and fiscal aggregates-encompassing the overall balance as well as expendit...

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Main Author: Annett, Anthony
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/162
Online Access:Full text available on IMF