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When the Party's Over
. Ed(S): Hood, Christopher; Heald, David; Himaz, Rozanna
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This book examines nine historical cases of fiscal squeeze in democracies. It combines quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine cases ranging from the United States in the 1830s/40s (when half of the states then in the Union defaulted) to the squeeze following the 2001 Argentinian default. It warns against a simplistic view of 'what works'. Editor(s): Hood, Christopher; Heald, David; Himaz, Rozanna. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 296 pages, figures and Tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
The politics of cutting public spending or raising taxes (or both) has dominated politics in many democracies in recent years. A new era of conflict has developed, with old political alignments being tested and new battles emerging over whose expectations are to be disappointed and who should be blamed for fiscal squeeze. Do parties who cut spending always go down to defeat in elections? Are there 'best practice' cases that every government should follow when it has to cut spending or raise taxes to balance its public finances? Such issues have mainly been analysed from an economic or financial perspective ... Read more
The politics of cutting public spending or raising taxes (or both) has dominated politics in many democracies in recent years. A new era of conflict has developed, with old political alignments being tested and new battles emerging over whose expectations are to be disappointed and who should be blamed for fiscal squeeze. Do parties who cut spending always go down to defeat in elections? Are there 'best practice' cases that every government should follow when it has to cut spending or raise taxes to balance its public finances? Such issues have mainly been analysed from an economic or financial perspective ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Proceedings of the British Academy
Number of Pages
296
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265734
SKU
V9780197265734
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99-22
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