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Restoring public debt sustainability : the role of independent fiscal institutions / edited by George Kopits.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Debts, Public.
- Finance, Public.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A comprehensive survey of a new generation of independent fiscal institutions, established to promote transparency in public finances. The chapters, written by heads of the institutions, as well as distinguished policy analysts and academics, explore the rationale and experience of these fiscal watchdogs.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction and Overview; Part I. Analytical and Institutional Issues; 2. Politics and Independent Analysis; 3. Scope and Limits of Independent Fiscal Institutions; 4. Comparing the Delegation of Monetary and Fiscal Policy; 5. Independent Fiscal Institutions in the Face of Rising Public Indebtedness; Part II. Experience of Internally-Driven Institutions; 6. United States: Pioneer in Fiscal Surveillance; 7. Netherlands: Fostering Consensus on Fiscal Policy
- 8. Belgium: Promoting Fiscal Discipline in a Federal System9. Canada: Oversight with Qualified Independence; Part III. Experience and Outlook for Crisis-Driven Institutions; 10. Sweden: Watchdog with a Broad Remit; 11. Hungary: A Short-Lived Fiscal Watchdog; 12. United Kingdom: Fiscal Watchdog and Official Forecaster; 13. Italy: What Role for an Independent Fiscal Institution?; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 23, 2013).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-95653-X
- 0-19-166542-8
- OCLC:
- 867630999
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