Fiscal policy, stabilization, and growth: prudence or abstinence?

by Perry, Guillermo Serven, Luis Suescun, Rodrigo

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"Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, and Growth explores the conduct of fiscal policy in Latin America and its consequences for macroeconomic stability and long-term growth. In particular, the book highlights the procyclical and anti-investment biases embedded in the region's fiscal policies, explores their causes and macroeconomic consequences, and assesses their possible solutions." --Résumé de l'éditeur.

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Full title :Fiscal policy, stabilization, and growth : prudence or abstinence? / edited by Guillermo E. Perry, Luis Servén, Rodrigo Suescún.

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Publication Date:©2008.

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Publisher(s):World Bank
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

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In World Bank e-Library.

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 21 octobre 2009).

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Description:1 ressource en ligne (xx, 329 pages) : : illustrations, fichier PDF

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oclc:ocn642295814
LC Classification:HJ799.53
Dewey Decimal:336.3098

Overview : fiscal policy, economic fluctuations and growth / Guillermo Perry, Luis Serven, Rodrigo Suescun and Timothy Irwin -- Procyclical fiscal policy and volatility -- Fiscal discipline, volatility and growth / Antonio Fatas and Ilian Mihov -- The size and effectiveness of fiscal automatic stabilizers in Latin America / Rodrigo Suescun -- Fiscal federalism and procyclical spending : the cases of Argentina and Brazil / Federico Sturzenegger and Rogerio Werneck -- Fiscal rules and procyclicality / Guillermo Perry -- Fiscal policy and growth -- Fiscal discipline, public investment and growth / Luis Serven -- Incentives for public investment under fiscal rules / Jack Mintz and Michael Smart -- Improving the SGP through a proper accounting of public investment / Oliver Blanchard and Francesco Giavazzi -- Accrual accounting, long-term fiscal projections, and public investment / Timothy Irwin -- Growth and fiscal effects of infrastructure investment in Brazil / Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira and Carlos Hamilton Vasconcelos Araujo.

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Amérique latine -- Politique économique e-books Economic policy Economic stabilization Economic stabilization -- Latin America Finance, Public Finance, Public -- Latin America Finances publiques -- Amérique latine Fiscal policy Fiscal policy -- Latin America Latin America Latin America -- Economic policy Livres électroniques Livres numériques Politique fiscale -- Amérique latine Stabilisation économique -- Amérique la…