Fiscal Reforms That Work

Budget deficits have soared in the industrial countries over the past 20 years, and most countries are faced with the challenge of bringing them back to earth. This is not easy. Electorates seem unwilling to pay more taxes, and according to traditional Keynesian theory, reducing government expenditu...

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Published in:Policy File 1996
Main Authors: McDermott, C John, Wescott, Robert F
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