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020			_a9781840643978
040			_aDLC _cDLC
082	1		_a336.3'9 _bECO
245	0	4	_aThe economics of public spending : _bdebts, deficits, and economic performance /
260			_aCheltenham, UK : _bE. Elgar Pub., _cc2000.
300			_axii, 177 p. :
500			_aA collection of 8 papers presented at a conference underwritten by the Laurentian University, Canada.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a'The Economics of Public Spending' shows in clear and simple terms that the strategy of public sector downsizing is based on a misleading conception of public finance. The book dispels several myths about public deficits and debts, offering alternative approaches to fiscal and monetary policies. The contributors argue convincingly and authoritatively that the public sector is crucial for economic growth, that budget deficits are required for improving the performance of private sector and that there is a real need for an economic agenda based on public deficits and low stable real interest rates in order to achieve full employment with high wages, more generous social programmes and sustainable inflation. This fascinating and challenging book will be of a great interest to policymakers in government, academic researchers, public finance experts and economists.
590			_arpm 30/06/14
591			_aLoans
650			_aExpenditures, Public
650			_aGovernment spending policy
650			_aDebts, Public
650			_a Budget deficits.
650			_aFiscal policy.
700	1		_aBougrine, Hassan.
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
949			_a336.3'9 ECO
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