Fiscal Policy for Development Poverty, Reconstruction and Growth [Hardcover]

Fiscal policy is critical to the development of poor countries. This book provides both a comprehensive and balanced guide to the current policy debate and new results on the development impact of fiscal policies.Introduction; T.Addison & A.Roe The Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries; R.Jha Fiscal Policy Design in Low-Income Countries; C.S.Adam & D.L.Bevan Fiscal Effects of Aid; M.McGillivray & O.Morrissey Changing Approaches to Public Expenditure Management in Low-income Aid Dependent Countries; A.Fozzard & M.Foster Taxation Policy in Low-Income Countries; C.Heady Fiscal Policy in a Growth Framework; N.Gemmell Fiscal Policy and Private Investment in Less Developed Countries; N.Hermes & R.Lensink Assessing the Impact of Fiscal Policy on Poverty; A.McKay Efficiency of Public Spending: New Microeconomic Tools to Assess Service Delivery; R.Reinikka & J.Svensson Welfare Implications of Fiscal Reform: The Case of Food Subsidies in India; S.Bhalotra The Fiscal Dimensions of Conflict and Reconstruction; T.Addison, A.R.Chowdhury & S.Mansoob Murshed Fiscal Policy, Conflict, and Reconstruction in Burundi and Rwanda; L.Ndikumana

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'This is a very timely book. It represents the most comprehensive treatment to date of ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of poverty reduction, while at the same time maintaining the ongoing objectives of macro stabilization, accelerating growth and institutional reform. The result is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of a balanced approach to designing a poverty reduction fiscal policy programme. UNU-WIDER continues to set the agenda for development policy research for the new millennium.' - Robin Boadway, Professor, DepartmenlC$