fiscal austerity - is an empirical question, which the author addresses using data from Argentina. Aggregate budget cuts in … Argentina in the 1980s and 1990s, typically brought proportionately greater cuts in social spending. "Non-social" spending was … to protect pro-poor social spending at such times. An externally financed work-fare scheme in Argentina was far better …

-poor spending in particular. But does this happen in practice during fiscal contractions? The paper presents evidence for Argentina …

Time-series data for Argentina suggest that action to support propoor social spending is warranted at times of fiscal … of overall fiscal austerity - is an empirical question, which Ravallion addresses using data from Argentina. Aggregate … budget cuts in Argentina in the 1980s and 1990s typically brought proportionately greater cuts in social spending. Nonsocial …