ＥＵ加盟国における財政政策の監視 Fiscal Policy Surveillance in Europe

Wierts, Peter J. (EDT)/ Deroose, Servaas (EDT)/ Flores, Elena (EDT)/ T

Palgrave Macmillan（2006/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 329 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781403987631
• DDC分類 339.52094

Full Description

The Stability and Growth Pact provides for the systematic surveillance of the fiscal policies of 25 EU member states. On this basis, this book provides an overview of themes in current fiscal policy, including the impact of ageing populations on fiscal sustainability, fiscal policy over the cycle, fiscal decentralization and expenditure reforms.

Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Foreword Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction; P.Wierts, S.Deroose, E.Flores & A.Turrini PART 1: MEASUREMENT ISSUES IN BUDGETARY SURVEILLANCE Large and Unknown Implicit Liabilities: Policy Implications for the Eurozone; C.Wyplosz Fiscal Gimmickry in Europe: One-off Measures and Creative Accounting; V.Koen & P.J.van den Noord Non-discretionary and Automatic Fiscal Policy in the EU and the OECD; J.Mélitz Comment Part I; M.Buti PART II: FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION: ACHIEVING HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS Fiscal Decentralization: How to Harden the Budget Constraint; M.Bordignon Achieving Fiscal Discipline in Federations: Germany and the EMU; J.Rodden Business Cycles and the Political Economy of Decentralized Finance: Lessons for Fiscal Federalism in the EU; E.Wibbels & J.Rodden Comment Part II; T.Ter-Minassian PART III: ENLARGEMENT: FISCAL SURVEILLANCE ON THE ROAD TO EMU Financial Stability During Convergence: What can Fiscal Policy Contribute? M.Watson Contingent Liabilities in New Member States; H.P.Brixi Comment Part III; F.Keereman PART IV: PUBLIC FINANCES, EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY: WHAT ARE THE TRADE-OFFS? Reforming Public Expenditure in Industrialised Countries: Are There Trade-Offs? L.Schuknecht & V.Tanzi Reforming the Public Sector in Europe: Reconciling Equity and Efficiency; R.de Mooij & P.Tang Comment Part IV; L.Jonung Notes Bibliography