Public Spending in the 20th Century: A Global Perspective

ISBN: 9780521664103 出版年：2000 页码：303 Vito Tanzi Ludger Schuknecht Cambridge University Press

Part I. The Growth of Government: A Historical Perspective: 1. The growth of government since 1870 2. The composition of public expenditure 3. Revenue, deficits, and public debt Part II. Gains from the Growth of Public Expenditure: 4. Historical evidence on government performance 5. The size of government and its performance 6. The experience of the newly-industrialized economies Part III. The Role of the State and Government Reform: 7. Rethinking the role of the state 8. Fiscal rules and institutions 9. Blueprint for public expenditure reduction Part IV. Recent Countries' Experiences in Reforming the Government: 10. Recent reform experience 11. Fiscal reform in the public debate 12. The future of public spending.