Public Finance: An International PerspectiveThis book expands on issues like fiscal sustainability, state enterprises and the variety of subsidies, with a multi-country focus. Drawing examples from numerous countries, it presents issues in contemporary finance and especially fiscal policy that can benefit researchers and civil servants from both developed, as well as developing worlds and emerging market economies. Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will be of interest to civil servants and practitioners. It also serves as a reference source for students and academics, and can be used as a text book for advanced courses on public finance. |
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Preface | 1 |
Creating an economic framework that allows | 10 |
III | 29 |
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activities adjustment advanced economies assets average benefits budget balance budget financing capital central government changes consumers consumption costs debt-to-GDP ratio domestic effective tax rate elasticity emerging market countries enterprises estimated example exchange rate excises exemptions federal fiscal federalism fiscal policy fiscal sustainability forecast foreign government budget government debt government expenditure government's higher households important impose incentives increase Indonesia inflation interest payments International Monetary Fund investment issues levied limit macroeconomic monetary authority non-tax OECD outlays pension percent of GDP percentage personal income tax primary balance production programs proxy tax base public debt public sector real GDP real interest rate recapitalization reduce reforms retail revenue item revenue to GDP rise sales taxes share Singapore social spending sub-national subsidies tax administration tax expenditures tax liability tax system taxation taxpayers transfers typically U.S. dollar United value added taxes wages