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Public investment, growth and fiscal constraints : challenges for the EU new member states
Florio, Massimo (ed.) - 2011
This book makes a unique contribution in advancing understanding of the fiscal condition and growth potential of the … and growth in Europe. However, a new international and inter-generational fiscal pact to frame a more optimistic view of … the role of government is needed. This book explores how public investment matters for growth, how fiscal conditions may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851980
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The global financial crisis and its budget impacts in OECD nations : fiscal responses and future challenges
Wanna, John (ed.); Lindquist, Evert A. (ed.);  … - 2015
regimes, which have since continued to wrestle with slow economic growth and strained public finances. This singular shock … performed. The contributions frame and assess how governments responded to the challenge and how their budget systems evolved in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012652518
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Local government finance : the challenges of the 21st century : second global report on decentralization and local democracy : GOLD II 2010
World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments - 2011
This book, compiled from the 2nd Global Report of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) on Decentralization and Local Democracy, analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850578
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Greening the budget : budgetary policies for environmental improvement
Clinch, J. Peter (contributor) - 2002
Greening the Budget regards the fundamental cause of environmental degradation as government and market failure and … of the public budget which currently affect the environment and explores the scope for greening both revenue and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850982
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State and local finances under pressure
Sjoquist, David L. (contributor) - 2003
State and Local Finances under Pressure explores the future of state and local government fiscal systems given the numerous pressures they face from economic, legal, technological, demographic and political forces. It explores how these multiple forces play out in terms of the changes state and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851271
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The reality of budgetary reform in OECD nations : trajectories and consequences
Wanna, John (contributor); Vries, Jouke de (contributor);  … - 2010
budget reforms over the past two to three decades …1. Investigating the reality of reform in modern budgeting / John Wanna -- 2. Budget reforms in the United States : a … "perfect storm" for a new wave of deficit-reduction reforms / Alfred Tat-Kei Ho -- 3. Budget reform in the United Kingdom : the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851517
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Fiscal reforms in the Middle East : VAT in the Gulf Cooperation Council
Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Faris Al-Faris, Abdul-Razak (ed.) - 2010
Although oil windfalls have opened a window of opportunity for the Gulf States, at the same time they have created numerous problems. In particular, the uncertainty associated with periods of boom and bust in the oil market has made the formulation and implementation of sound fiscal policies a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851725
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The Elgar companion to public economics : empirical public economics
Ott, Attiat F. (contributor); Cebula, Richard J. (contributor) - 2006
Attiat Ott and Richard Cebula have recognised the need to present, in an accessible and straightforward way, the voluminous literature in the public economics arena. Advances in econometric techniques and the spillover of knowledge from other disciplines made it difficult, not only for students...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851901
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Recent developments in public finance
Tanzi, Vito - 2011
imperfections, growth implications of public policies and efficiency and distributive implications of public policies. Professor … Growth', Journal of Political Economy, 98 (5, Part 2), October, S103-S125 -- William Easterly and Sergio Rebelo (1993 …), 'Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation', Journal of Monetary Economics, 32, 417-58 -- Nancy L. Stokey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852288
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Public-private innovation networks in services
Gallouj, Fai͏̈z (ed.) - 2013
pt. 1. ServPPINs : conceptual and analytical frameworks -- pt. 2. Public-private cooperation for innovation in services : statistical analyses -- pt. 3. ServPPIN case studies in health, knowledge-intensive services and transport -- pt. 4. Public policy for ServPPINs and ServPPINs in public policy.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419769