the political economy of fiscal consolidations in Europe /
Carlos Mulas-Granados.
New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2006.
xiv, 316 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-284) and index.
Introduction -- Economics, politics and fiscal policy -- Timing and duration of fiscal adjustments -- The composition of fiscal adjustments -- Fiscal adjustments in the 1990s : case studies -- The economic consequences of fiscal adjustments -- The political consequences of fiscal adjustments -- Conclusion.
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"Motivated by the proliferation of fiscal consolidation episodes in the advent of Monetary Union, this book explains the causes and consequences of fiscal policy in Europe."--Jacket.