| Description |
x, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in public policy |
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Studies in public policy (Lanham, Md.)
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| Contents |
1. The Political-Economy of Public Deficits / Louis M. Imbeau -- 2. Intergovernmental Relationships and Fiscal Policymaking in Federal Countries / Dietmar Braun -- 3. Understanding Surpluses and Deficits in the American States, 1961-1997 / James C. Garand and Branwell Dubose Kapeluck -- 4. The Political-Economy of Budget Deficits in the Canadian Provinces, 1968-2000 / Louis M Imbeau and Geneviève Tellier -- 5. Political and Electoral Cycles, Government Popularity and Budget Deficits in Canadian Provinces / Geneviève Tellier -- 6. Towards a Model for Predicting Deficit and Surplus in the Swiss Cantons / <arc-Jean Martin and Nils Soguel -- 7. Public Deficits in Belgian Regions and Communities: A Tentative Comparison / Christian de Visscher ... [et al.] -- 8. Public Deficits and Political Budget Cycles: The Case of Western German Länder / Emma Galli and Stefania P.S. Rossi -- 9. Deficits and Surpluses in Federated States: A Pooled Analysis / François Pétry |
| Summary |
"This book looks at states within five industrialized federations - Canadian provinces, Swiss cantons, Belgian regions, German lander, and American states - as case studies of variation in budget balances since 1980. The work's conclusion compares deficit levels between the federations and sheds new light on the roles of such factors as spending, taxation levels, and electoral and partisan cycles within the budget balancing process. Neatly written and theoretically grounded, this volume contributes greatly to our understanding of public finance and public administration."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Politics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fiscal policy -- Congresses.
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Budget deficits -- Congresses.
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Budget surpluses -- Congresses.
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Fiscal policy -- Case studies.
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Budget deficits -- Case studies.
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Budget surpluses -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Case studies.
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| Author |
Imbeau, Louis M., 1951-
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Pétry, François (Professor of political science)
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| LC no. |
2004013937 |
| ISBN |
0739107518 cloth alkaline paper |
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