Politics, institutions, and fiscal policy : deficits and surpluses in federated states / edited by Louis M. Imbeau and François Pétry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Imbeau, Louis M., 1951-

Pétry, François (Professor of political science)

Series:

Studies in public policy (Lanham, Md.)

Studies in public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiscal policy--Case studies.

Fiscal policy.

Budget deficits--Case studies.

Budget deficits.

Budget surpluses--Case studies.

Budget surpluses.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2004]

Contents:

1 The Political-Economy of Public Deficits / Louis M. Imbeau 1

2 Intergovernmental Relationships and Fiscal Policymaking in Federal Countries / Dietmar Braun 21

3 Understanding Surpluses and Deficits in the American States, 1961-1997 / James C. Garand, Branwell Dubose Kapeluck 49

4 The Political-Economy of Budget Deficits in the Canadian Provinces, 1968-2000 / Louis M. Imbeau, Genevieve Tellier 89

5 Political and Electoral Cycles, Government Popularity, and Budget Deficits in Canadian Provinces / Genevieve Tellier 113

6 Toward a Model for Predicting Deficit and Surplus in the Swiss Cantons / Marc-Jean Martin, Nils Soguel 135

7 Public Deficits in Belgian Regions and Communities: A Tentative Comparison / Christian de Visscher, Frederic Varone, Pierre Baudewyns, Patrick Dumont 161

8 Public Deficits and Political Budget Cycles: The Case of Western German Lander / Emma Galli, Stefania P.S. Rossi 191

9 Deficits and Surpluses in Federated States: A Pooled Analysis / Francois Petry 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0739107518

OCLC:

55665453