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Government Budgeting and Expenditure Controls : Theory and Practice »
Series: Books
Author(s): A. Premchand
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 March 1989
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9780939934256.071
ISBN: 9780939934256
Keywords: expenditure, expenditures, inflation, public expenditure, fiscal policy
This book, written by A. Premchand, offers a comprehensive review of fiscal policies and their implications for budgeting and expenditure controls. It provides an in-depth discussion of techniques, procedures, and...
The Composition of Fiscal Adjustment and Growth : Lessons from Fiscal Reforms in Eight Economies »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): George Mackenzie , Philip Gerson , and David Orsmond
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 April 1997
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557756299.084
ISBN: 9781557756299
Keywords: expenditure, public expenditure, fiscal policy, capital expenditure, expenditure management
This study examines the composition of fiscal adjustment - tax and expenditure policies and administrative procedures, and some aspects of public enterprise reform - in a sample of eight countries (Bangladesh, Chil...
The IMF and The Poor »
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s): Calvin McDonald , Benedict Clements , and Christian Schiller
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 02 September 1998
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557757456.054
ISBN: 9781557757456
Keywords: expenditures, public expenditures, expenditure, fiscal policy, social expenditures
The IMF is increasingly emphasizing "high-quality growth" - that is, growth that is sustainable, that is accompanied by appropriate domestic and external balances, that respects the environment, and that is aided b...
Fiscal Policy in the Smaller Industrial Countries, 1972-82 »
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 March 1986
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9780939934539.071
ISBN: 9780939934539
Keywords: expenditure, fiscal policy, government expenditure, total expenditure, expenditure growth
Written by Gisli Blondal, former Advisor in the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, the book examines the fiscal policy pursued by 13 of the smaller industrial countries over the period 1972-82....
Fiscal Adjustment in IMF-Supported Programs »
Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 November 2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589062740.017
ISBN: 9781589062740
Keywords: fiscal adjustment, expenditure, expenditures, fiscal policy, public expenditure
Using a cross-country sample of 169 IMF-supported programs and detailed studies of 15 programs, this evaluation report examines various aspects of fiscal adjustment in IMF-supported programs. It presents evidence t...
Fiscal Dimensions of Sustainable Development »
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 August 2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589061590.054
ISBN: 9781589061590
Keywords: fiscal policy, public spending, expenditure, sustainable development, public expenditure
Fiscal policy affects sustainable development through its effects on growth, the environment, and resource development. What are the relationships between fiscal policy and sustainable development, and how does the...
Experience with Large Fiscal Adjustments »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Mark Horton , George Tsibouris , Wojciech Maliszewski , and Mark Flanagan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 June 2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589064584.084
ISBN: 9781589064584
Keywords: Fiscal management, expenditure, fiscal adjustment, expenditures, fiscal adjustments, fiscal policy
When policymakers have little option but to consider a sizable fiscal adjustment, they are confronted by the following questions: Can a large fiscal adjustment be implemented succesfully? How is a large adjustment...
Oman Beyond the Oil Horizon : Policies Toward Sustainable Growth »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Volker Treichel , and Ahsan Mansur
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557758330.084
ISBN: 9781557758330
Keywords: fiscal policy, expenditure, capital expenditure, fiscal adjustment, fiscal impulse
With the steady increase of crude oil production and the surge in oil prices in the mid- and late 1970s, Oman embarked upon an economic development path that transformed it into a prosperous country. Today Oman boa...
Rules-Based Fiscal Policy in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain »
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Teresa Daban Sanchez , Steven Symansky , Gian Milesi-Ferretti , Enrica Detragiache , and Gabriel Di Bella
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 November 2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589062160.084
ISBN: 9781589062160
Keywords: fiscal policy, expenditure, fiscal rules, expenditures, public debt
Fiscal rules can help to counteract the deficits and spending biases that too often originate in the political process. Rules that constrain spending--rather than the balance--allow fiscal policy to be countercycli...
Fiscal Management of Scaled-Up Aid »
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Kevin Fletcher , Sanjeev Gupta , Duncan Last , Gerd Schwartz , Shamsuddin Tareq , Richard Allen , and Isabell Adenauer
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 April 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589067035.058
ISBN: 9781589067035
Keywords: expenditure, fiscal policy, public expenditure, public spending, fiscal institutions
The international community has committed to scaling up aid and improving aid delivery to low-income countries to help them meet the Millennium Development Goals. Other "emerging" donors, public and private, are in...