Government for the People : On the Determinants of the Size of U.S. Government /
Trends in the size of U.S. government are examined. In the postwar period, general government primary spending rose by u percent of GDP a year through 1975, stabilizing thereafter. With higher social transfers offset by a lower burden of defense spending, expansion reflected a baby-boom driven rise...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2007.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2007/289 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |