Shows how the cumulative result of multiple big and small battles between state coercion and societal capital gave rise to postcommunism's variant political and economic institutions. - Publisher's Web site

This paper investigates the political economy of fiscal reform activism in Argentina since the late 1980s. Between 1988 and 2008, tax legislation was changed 83 times, fiscal federal rules 14 times, and budgetary institutions sixteen times. Tax and budgetary reforms moved from centralizing...

This study presents an evaluation of the President's Budget for 2003. First, it shows that the fiscal targets set out in the administration's Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing (BESF) for 2003 are not likely to be met. In particular, the fiscal deficit target of P130 billion (or...

The President's Budget for 2004 is the administration's last prior to the forthcoming presidential elections in May 2004. Thus, it is but timely to assess not only the proposed 2004 budget itself but also the present administration's fiscal performance in the last three years. The evaluation of...

Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Overview -- 1 Directions for Fiscal Reform in the United States -- I Expenditure Programs -- 2 Medical Spending Reform and the Fiscal Future of the United States -- Discussion by Vivian Ho -- Discussion by Andrew J....

We present a summary analysis of the important changes in township and village finance in China between 2000 and 2004, based on a survey of 100 villages in 50 townships in 25 counties in five provinces. The reforms included the elimination of regular fee assessments imposed on rural households...