1. Economic policy as a game -- 2. Commitment versus discretion in monetary policy -- 3. Reputation and sequential rationality -- 4. Reputation and signalling -- 5. Elections and monetary policy -- 6. Commitment versus discretion in wealth taxation -- 7. Social institutions and credible tax policy -- 8. Credibility and public debt management -- 9. The political economy of government debt -- 10 Conclusions
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