The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy

Public Deficits, Volatility, and Growth
2006
ISBN: 978-3-540-29640-9
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, Band 570, 172 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 286 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

One of the most striking macroeconomic developments during the last three decades is the rise and persistence of large fiscal deficits in a number of countries. Despite recent major fiscal reforms around the world, many countries suffer from recurrent large fiscal imbalances that often reflect lack of fiscal discipline. Why do some countries have recurrent fiscal deficit or volatility problems, while others do not? What factors are most important in explaining cross-country variation in fiscal outcomes? How are they related to growth or inflation? This book presents new, rigorous, theoretical and empirical studies on these fiscal issues, and highlights social polarization as an essential organizing principle in a political economy approach. Also, it discusses how institutional constraints may favourably affect fiscal dynamics in the presence of social polarization.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woo, Jaejoon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geldwirtschaft, Währungspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Fiscal Deficit, Fiscal Volatility and Growth: Social Polarization.- Inflation, Composition of Deficit Finance, and Social Polarization.- Social Polarization, Industrialization, and Fiscal Instability.- Economic, Political, and Institutional Determinants of Public Deficits.- Growth, Income Inequality, and Fiscal Volatility: Empirical Evidence.