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Government versus markets : the changing economic role of the state /
"Vito Tanzi offers a truly comprehensive treatment available of the economic role of the state in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a historical and world perspective. The book addresses the fundamental question of what governments should do, or have attempted to do, in economic act...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Economic Role of State: General introduction and main issues
- Part II. Historical Review: The role of the state in the pre-World War II period; Forces that changed the role of the state; Growth of public spending and taxation in the 20th century; The role of the state in social protection: historical landmarks; Globalization and public spending
- Part III. Theoretical and Analytical Issues: Theories of public-sector behavior: taxonomy of government types; Voluntary exchange and public choice theories; The Nordic European economic theory of fiscal policy; Policy tools and government roles
- Part IV. The Outcome of State Intervention: Evaluating the impact of public spending on socioeconomic indicators; Social protection in the modern world: some quantitative aspects; The role of the state and economic performance in the Nordic countries
- Part V. On the Economic Role of the State in the Future: The economic role of the state in the future: concluding reflections.