Fiscal Politics /

Two main themes of the book are that (1) politics can distort optimal fiscal policy through elections and through political fragmentation, and (2) rules and institutions can attenuate the negative effects of this dynamic. The book has three parts: part 1 (9 chapters) outlines the problems; part 2 (6...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gaspar, Vitor
Other Authors: Gupta, Sanjeev, Mulas-Granados, Carlos
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Online Access:Full text available on IMF