The Growth of Government and the Reform of the State in Industrial Countries

This paper describes the growth of public spending in industrial countries over the past century. It identifies several periods: the periods between 1870 and 1913; the period between the two World Wars; the post World War II period up to 1960; and the period after 1960. Public spending started growi...

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Main Authors:	Schuknecht, Ludger (Author), Schuknecht, Ludger, 1962-
Other Authors:	Tanzi, Vito (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995 [Place of publication not identified] International Monetary Fund 1995
Series:	IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper No. 95/130 IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1995/130 IMF eLibrary
Subjects:	Budget deficits Budgetary process Capital expenditure Composition of government expenditure Defense spending Expansion of expenditure Expenditure categories Expenditure components Expenditure composition Expenditure control Expenditure growth Expenditure level Expenditure levels Expenditure needs Expenditure patterns Expenditure policies Expenditure program Expenditure reform Expenditure Expenditures Fiscal activities Fiscal affairs department Fiscal consolidation Fiscal deficit Fiscal deficits Fiscal expenditure Fiscal policy objectives Fiscal policy Fiscal problems Fiscal reform Fiscal studies Government budget Government expenditure Government revenue Government spending Higher expenditure Interest expenditure Investment expenditure Level of public spending Levels of public spending Progressive taxation Public debt Public expenditure composition Public expenditure growth Public expenditure policies Public expenditure program Public expenditure Public finance Public spending Quasi-fiscal activities Reduction in public spending Revenue collection Share of public spending Social expenditure Tax base Tax bases Tax policy Tax rates Tax reform Tax system Taxation Total expenditure Total public expenditure Consumption Debt Management Debt Debts, Public Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics Economics Education Education: General Expenditures, Public Fiscal Policy Government consumption Growth and Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative Health economics Health Health: General Macroeconomics Macroeconomics: Consumption National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General National accounts Public Finance Public finance & taxation Saving Sovereign Debt Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government Total expenditures Wealth Belgium France Germany Grenada Ireland Japan Netherlands New Zealand Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States

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