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Record Nr.

UNINA9910130596503321

Autore

Tanzi Vito

Titolo

La spesa pubblica nel XX secolo : una prospettiva globale / / Vito Tanzi, Ludger Schuknecht

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze : , : Firenze University Press, , 2007

ISBN

88-8453-554-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 280 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Biblioteca scientifica universale ; ; 1

Disciplina

336

Soggetti

Expenditures, Public

Government spending policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated by Antimo Verde.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The volume deals with the changing role of public finance during the twentieth century, documenting the enormous increase in public spending found in all industrialized countries. The authors believe that the growth in government spending over the past thirty-five years has not resulted in significant additional social and economic well-being. This suggests that public spending in industrialized countries could be much lower without sacrificing important economic policy objectives. For this to be possible, governments must reconsider their role as players who set the rules of the game, and the study suggests possible institutional and spending policy reforms.