Fiscal policy in the smaller industrial countries, 1972-82 /

This study was undertaken to provide information and analyses of developments in the public finances of the smaller industrial countries over the decade 1972-82. It also reflects an evolving pattern in the fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund of following fiscal developments...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blöndal, Gísli, 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1986.
Temas:
Fiscal policy.
States, Small > Economic conditions.
States, Small.
Politique fiscale.
Petits États.
Petits États > Conditions économiques.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
Belastingpolitiek.
Kleine landen.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Part I: A Comparative Analysis
  • 1 The Smaller Industrial Countries
  • Some Economic Characteristics
  • Role of Central Government
  • Main Objectives of Fiscal Policy
  • 2 Growth of the Government Sector
  • Expenditure
  • Revenue
  • Fiscal Balance, Financing, and Debt Accumulation
  • 3 Fiscal Policy, 1972-82, An Overview
  • Economic Setting and Fiscal Stance in the Early 1970s
  • Policy Response to First Oil Crisis
  • Shift in Fiscal Stance after the Mid-1970s and Changes in Policy Approach
  • Policy Response to Second Oil Crisis.
  • Fiscal Policy and Prospects in the Early 1980s
  • 4 Obstacles to Fiscal Improvement
  • Recession and the Working of Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers
  • Narrowed Scope for Fiscal Policy Action
  • Role of Medium-Term Planning and Budgetary Forecasting
  • Fiscal Politics
  • 5 Implications of Past Fiscal Developments and Policies
  • Enlarged Public Sector
  • Increased Tax Burdens
  • Fiscal Deficits and Debt Accumulation
  • Employment Policies
  • Social Security Schemes
  • Incomes Policies
  • 6 Summary and Conclusions
  • Tables in the Text
  • 1.1. Smaller Industrial Countries: Selected Basic Statistics.
  • 2.1. Total Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP
  • 2.2. Expenditure on Goods and Services
  • 2.3. Interest Payments
  • 2.4. Subsidies and Other Current Transfers
  • 2.5. Capital Expenditure and Net Lending
  • 2.6. Total Revenue as a Percentage of GDP
  • 2.7. Income Taxes
  • 2.8. Social Security Contributions
  • 2.9. Taxes on Goods and Services
  • 2.10. Other Tax and Nontax Revenue and Grants
  • 2.11. Deficit/Surplus as a Percentage of GDP
  • 2.12. Central Government Outstanding Debt
  • 6.1. Smaller Industrial Countries: Selected Fiscal Indicators
  • Charts.
  • 1. Size of General Government Sector: Expenditure as a Ratio to GDP
  • 2. Consolidated Central Government Expenditure
  • 3. Consolidated Central Government Revenue
  • 4. Smaller Industrial Countries: Fiscal Balances
  • Part II: Developments in Individual Countries
  • Introduction
  • 1. Australia
  • 2. Austria
  • 3. Belgium
  • 4. Denmark
  • 5. Finland
  • 6. Iceland
  • 7. Ireland
  • 8. Luxembourg
  • 9. Netherlands
  • 10. New Zealand
  • 11. Norway
  • 12. Spain
  • 13. Sweden
  • Tables in the Text
  • Australia: Selected Economic Indicators, 1972-82.
  • Australia: Consolidated Central Government Finances, 1972-82
  • Austria: Selected Economic Indicators, 1972-82
  • Austria: Consolidated Central Government Finances, 1972-82
  • Belgium: Selected Economic Indicators, 1972-82
  • Belgium: Consolidated Central Government Finances, 1972-82
  • Denmark: Selected Economic Indicators, 1972-82
  • Denmark: Consolidated Central Government Finances, 1972-82
  • Finland: Selected Economic Indicators, 1972-82
  • Finland: Consolidated Central Government Finances, 1972-82
  • Iceland: Selected Economic Indicators, 1972-82.

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