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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Chipping away at public debt Chipping away at public debt Paolo Mauro "This book, edited and researched by experts at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), looks at fiscal adjustment plans in advanced economies, comparing the planned or projected reductions in debts a… OL15933467W
White House burning White House burning Simon Johnson "America is mired in debt--more than $30,000 for every man, woman, and child. Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the g… OL16489799W
Governing international rivers Governing international rivers Tun Myint x, 263 p. ; 24 cm OL16699618W
The big lie The big lie Allen W. Smith Argues that government malpractice and gross negligence led to the 2008 collapse of the American banking system, which in turn caused a global financial collapse. OL17731588W
The contrary blues The contrary blues John W. Billheimer Contrary, West Virginia, a sleepy town with failing coal mines, has an urgent need for revenue. A federal grant for a non-existent bus system meets that need, until a government auditor consumes too … OL17739837W
The price of politics The price of politics Bob Woodward This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of 2012. … OL17813325W
Balancing the federal budget Balancing the federal budget Irene Rubin "Irene Rubin focuses her attention on how government tried and eventually succeeded in balancing the U.S. federal budget in 1998. With characteristic insight and a lively narrative, Rubin describes t… OL1834878W
The macroeconomics of scaling up aid The macroeconomics of scaling up aid Andrew Berg This study analyzes key issues associated with large increases in aid, including absorptive capacity, Dutch disease, and inflation. The authors develop a framework that emphasizes the different roles… OL18407525W
The cost of living crisis The cost of living crisis Michael Calderbank "The research in this book is drawn from two booklets published by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group. These are nine, largely politically unaffiliated unions that have campaigned vigorously against… OL24766627W
Controlling government spending Controlling government spending A. Premchand With reference to Developing countries. OL2920661W
Perverse subsidies Perverse subsidies Jennifer Kent,Norman Myers This report documents the problem of perverse subsidies, definable here as exerting adverse effects on both the economy and the environment. If perverse subsidies amount to a sizeable proportion of s… OL3293490W
Managing Fiscal Stress Managing Fiscal Stress Charles H. Levine viii, 344 p. : 23 cm OL4446531W
The national debt The national debt Cass R. Sandak Examines the budget process, government spending, tax system, and other aspects of the current federal debt problems in the United States. OL504190W
The Federal budget The Federal budget James T. Lynn "A rational debate sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C." OL6906955W