The Return of the Deficit: Public Finance in Belgium over 2000-2010 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 9058679233 ISBN 13: 9789058679239

Casa editrice: Leuven University Press, 2013

Riassunto

Prior to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 Belgium's fiscal balances and debt ratios seemed to be on a firm consolidation path. Today, however, Belgium is facing a major budgetary challenge, albeit to a lesser degree than other European countries. A proper understanding of the current situation and the design of the most appropriate policy response always benefit from an in-depth analysis of the recent past. This book offers that closer look at the evolution of public finance in Belgium over the decade 20002010.

The Return of the Deficit presents a collection of original essays written by the best public finance scholars in Belgium. It covers Belgiums macroeconomic environment, its budgetary policy, changes to the tax system and social security, the evolution of public expenditure, debt management, and fiscal federalism This is the seventh volume in the authoritative History of Public Finance in Belgium published under the auspices of the Belgian Institute of Public Finance. It is introduced with a foreword by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.

Contributors: K. Algoed, Office of the Minister of Budget, Flanders; B. Cantillon, University of Antwerp; J. Deboutte, Public Debt Agency; E. de Callatay, Bank Degroof; A. Decoster, University of Leuven; F. Denil, Federal Ministry of Finance; G. De Smet, Federal Ministry of Budget; M. Gérard, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve; N. Gilson, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve; J. Hindriks, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve; G. Langenus, National Bank of Belgium; G. Quaden, University of Liège; R. Savage, Federal Ministry of Finance; J. Smets, National Bank of Belgium; F. Thys-Clément, University of Brussels; C. Valenduc, Federal Ministry of Finance; F. Vandenbroucke, University of Leuven; A. Van de Voorde, Federal Ministry of Finance; L. Van Meensel, National Bank of Belgium; H. Van Rompuy, European Council

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An in-depth analysis of Belgium's public finance in the recent past. Prior to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 Belgium's fiscal balances and debt ratios seemed to be on a firm consolidation path. Today, however, Belgium is facing a major budgetary challenge, albeit to some extent lesser than that of other European countries. A proper understanding of the current situation and the design of the most appropriate policy response always benefit from an in-depth analysis of the recent past. This book offers that closer look at the evolution of public finance in Belgium over the decade 2000-2010. ‘The Return of the Deficit’ presents a collection of original essays written by the best public finance scholars in Belgium. It covers Belgium's macro-economic environment, its budgetary policy, changes to the tax system and social security, the evolution of public expenditure, debt management, and fiscal federalism. This is the seventh volume in the authoritative ‘History of Public Finance’ in Belgium published under the auspices of the Belgian Institute of Public Finance. It is introduced with a foreword by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Leuven University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9058679233
• ISBN 13: 9789058679239
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Redattore: De Callatay Etienne, Thys-Clement Francoise
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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