U.S. Fiscal Policies and Priorities for Long-Run Sustainability /

This paper presents an overview of recent U.S. fiscal developments and discusses possible implications of the sharp turn around in the government's fiscal position. Against this back ground, it also reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting pressures...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Muhleisen, Martin
Other Authors: Towe, Christopher
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2004/001
Online Access:Full text available on IMF