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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Contents
Preface | 1 |
Specific Activities for Governments | 8 |
III | 29 |
Copyright | |
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activities adjustment advanced economies assets average benefits budget balance capital cash central government Central Provident Fund consumers consumption costs country’s debt-to-GDP ratio developing earnings effective tax rate elasticity emerging market countries enterprises estimated example exchange rate federal fiscal federalism fiscal policy fiscal rules fiscal sustainability forecast foreign government budget government debt government expenditure government sector government’s growth higher households impose incentives income tax increase inflation institutions interest payments interest rate International Monetary Fund investment issues levels of government limit loans low-income macroeconomic monetary authority OECD outlays PAYG percent of GDP percentage primary balance private firms production profits proxy tax base public debt public sector recapitalization reduce reforms retirement rise sales tax share Singapore social spending sub-national subsidies tax administration tax expenditures tax system taxation taxpayers transfers typically U.S. dollar United value added tax World Bank
Bibliographic information
| Title | Public Finance: An International Perspective |
| Author | Joshua E. Greene |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | World Scientific, 2012 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2016 |
| ISBN | 9814365041, 9789814365048 |
| Length | 479 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economics / Macroeconomics Business & Economics / International / General Business & Economics / Public Finance |
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