Fiscal Policy and Economic Development /

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...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Mourmouras, Alex
Autres auteurs: Rangazas, Peter
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/155
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
LEADER 01781cas a2200253 a 4500
001 AALejournalIMF005088
008 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d
020 |c 5.00 USD 
020 |z 9781451870138 
022 |a 1018-5941 
040 |a BD-DhAAL  |c BD-DhAAL 
100 1 |a Mourmouras, Alex. 
245 1 0 |a Fiscal Policy and Economic Development /  |c Alex Mourmouras, Peter Rangazas. 
264 1 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b International Monetary Fund,  |c 2008. 
300 |a 1 online resource (33 pages) 
490 1 |a IMF Working Papers 
500 |a <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
500 |a <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
506 |a Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 
520 3 |a 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. 
538 |a Mode of access: Internet 
700 1 |a Rangazas, Peter. 
830 0 |a IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;  |v No. 2008/155 
856 4 0 |z Full text available on IMF  |u http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/155/001.2008.issue-155-en.xml  |z IMF e-Library