Fiscal and Debt Policies for the Future [Hardcover]

This book offers detailed analysis and informed comment on the future of emerging economic policies. It is essential reading for all postgraduates and scholars looking for expert discussion and debate on the issues surrounding economic policy.1. The Formulation of Debt and Deficit Policies: Democracy, Technocracy and Public Policymaking; Y.Kitromilides 2. Prospects of Future Fiscal and Debt Policies in the UK; P.Arestis and M.Sawyer 3. Future Fiscal and Debt Policies: Germany in the Context of the European Monetary Union; E.Hein and A.Truger 4. Sustainable Future Fiscal and Debt Policies for Spain; J.Ferreiro, C.Gomez and F.Serrano 5. Prospects of Debt and Deficits in the New French Political Era; J.Creel, P.Hubert and F.Saraceno 6. Fiscal Federalism and Debt-Financing in China; Y.He, Kun-Chin Lin and R.Tao 7. Fiscal and Debt Policies for Sustainable US Growth; G.ZezzaPhilip Arestis is Director of Research, Cambridge Centre for Economics and Public Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK, and Professor at the Department of Applied Economics V, University of the Basque Country, Spain. He is also Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Utah, USA; Research Associate, Levy Economics Institute, New York, USA; Visiting Professor, University of Leeds, UK and Professorial Research Associate School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK. He also served (200513) as Chief Academic (External) Adviser to the UK Government Economic Service (GES) on Professional Development in Economics. He is holder of the 'Queen Victoria Eugenia' award of the British Hispanic Chair of Doctoral Studies, and was awarded 'homage' by the Brazilian Keynesian Association (AKB) for his contribution to the spread of Keynesianism in Brazil. He has published as sole author or editor, as well as co-author and co-editor, a number of books and papers in academic journals.

Malcolm Sawyer is Emeritus Professor of EconomiclS0