| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction and overview. -- Why consider long-term issues in thinking about fiscal policy? -- How government (and academics) address long-term issues in fiscal policy planning. -- Some conceptual issues in addressing long-term fiscal developments. -- The way forward: embedding long-term issues in the fiscal policy framework. -- Summary and conclusions. |
| Summary |
Aging populations. Weather shocks. Scarce water. Globalization. Security threats. Policymakers today confront a number of developments that threaten to burden public budgets for decades to come, or bankrupt some entirely. This book argues that governments need to make policy changes now to take account of the potential fiscal consequences of these developments. After describing how, if at all, analysts, national governments, and international organizations currently address these long-term issues, the book stresses the vital need for a multipronged approach, involving strengthened analyses, greater attention to long-term issues and risk factors in budgeting, and institutional reforms that address the myopic biases of politicians and the public. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fiscal policy.
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Fiscal policy. |
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Aging -- Economic aspects.
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Aging -- Economic aspects. |
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
AGEING.
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Aspect économique.
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Belastingpolitiek.
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CLIMATE CHANGE.
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Changement climatique.
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ECONOMIC ASPECTS.
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FISCAL POLICY.
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Incidence fiscale.
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Klimaatveranderingen.
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PUBLIC DEBT.
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RISK MANAGEMENT.
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Veroudering (demografie)
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Vieillissement de la population.
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| Added Author |
Sachs, Jeffrey, writer of added comentary.
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International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heller, Peter S. Who will pay? Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2003 158906223X (DLC) 2004267072 (OCoLC)53466118 |
| ISBN |
9781455210596 (electronic book) |
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1455210595 (electronic book) |
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128353651X |
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9781283536516 |
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158906223X |
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9781589062238 |
| Standard No. |
10.5089/9781455210596.071 |
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