Public Finance in Developing CountriesThis lively and accessible book discusses the real world fiscal issues in developing countries within a realistic macroeconomic and social framework. It represents the best synthesis currently available of the link between public finance and macroeconomics in developing countries, with emphasis on positive rather than normative aspects. The first part of the book emphasizes the reasons why normatively prescribed policy objectives are often not achieved. The second part includes various chapters that show the close link that exists between developments in the public finances and in the macroeconomic situation of these countries. The impact on inflation and of the real exchange rate on tax revenue is highlighted. The third part discusses various aspects of taxation and the requirements for successful tax reform. |
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Fiscal policy Keynesian economics and the mobilization | 20 |
The role of the public sector in the market economies | 36 |
from cyclical | 73 |
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actual income allocation Argentina average balance of payments Bangladesh basic capital market cent of GDP changes chapter coffee collection lag Colombia commodity consumption cost devaluation developing countries discussion domestic economic development effects efficiency elasticity equity example exchange rate export taxes external factors fiscal deficit fiscal policy foreign debt foreign exchange growth higher IMF Staff Papers impact import duties incentives income distribution income tax increase industrial countries interest rates International Monetary Fund level of taxation limited macroeconomic Malaysia measures Musgrave objectives output policy-makers political potential income potential output production public enterprises public expenditure public finance public investment public sector rate of inflation rate of return ratio real revenue redistribution reduce relatively role sales taxes savings short run social sources specific Sri Lanka stabilization programmes structure subsidies Table Tanzi tariff tax administration tax base tax reform tax system tax-payers theory total tax revenue trade value-added tax