Legislatures and the budget process : the myth of fiscal control /

"From an institutional perspective, the book carries out comparative analysis of the power of the purse. It explores cross-national differences, their determinants and their impact on fiscal policy. The empirical analysis is based on a dataset of legislative budgeting in all 30 OECD countries,...

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Main Author: Wehner, Joachim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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Summary:"From an institutional perspective, the book carries out comparative analysis of the power of the purse. It explores cross-national differences, their determinants and their impact on fiscal policy. The empirical analysis is based on a dataset of legislative budgeting in all 30 OECD countries, a broader 80-country dataset, and case study evidence"--
Physical Description:x, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230219724 (hardback)
0230219721 (hardback)