Definitions of Government in IMF Supported Programs

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Definitions of Government in IMF Supported Programs
Author : Ms.Claudia H Dziobek
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Language : English
Release Date : 10 May 2013
ISBN : 9781484313206
Pages : 24 pages
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Definitions of Government in IMF Supported Programs by Ms.Claudia H Dziobek Book PDF Summary

This note addresses the following main issues: • Statistical definitions of government (Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001) • Institutional structure of government and public sector • What is a precise definition of government and why it is relevant • Potential pitfalls of lacking a precise definition of government • Definitions of government in IMF-supported programs • Applications for fiscal rules and other fiscal policy design

Definitions of Government in IMF Supported Programs

This note addresses the following main issues: • Statistical definitions of government (Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001) • Institutional structure of government and public sector • What is a precise definition of government and why it is relevant • Potential pitfalls of lacking a precise definition of government • Definitions of government in IMF-supported programs • Applications

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Definitions of Government in IMF Supported Programs

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