Government spending plays a critical role in protecting and enforcing rights and civil liberties. Empirical evidence for a sample of industrial and developing countries shows that government expenditures on defense, law and order, social security, education, and health care are associated with...

This Selected Issues paper of Portugal highlights the discussions on the requirement of policies to overcome structural and cyclical impediments to growth, and secure fiscal consolidation. It analyzes the strength of the company balance sheets in supporting the rebound from recession, and also...

nebst: Proposed second amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund. A report by the Executive Directors to the Board of Governors. International Monetary Fund. Washington/D. C. 1976. 371 S