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Readings in Caribbean public sector economics

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Institute of Social and Economic Research KingstonJM 19811981Description: x; 290 pAction note:
  • 2/8/12 EVELYND
Summary: Surveys the general fiscal problems of the Caribbean, taking stock of the literature. Deals with general fiscal problems. Aims to show the method of evaluating fiscal performance and fiscal requirements of a country which lopsidedly depends upon the exports of the output of one single industry. Outlines a set of normative and positive features regarding the role of the public sector in the region's transformation process. Studies six Caribbean countries as test cases and the applicability of the famous Wagner's Law is queried.
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Surveys the general fiscal problems of the Caribbean, taking stock of the literature. Deals with general fiscal problems. Aims to show the method of evaluating fiscal performance and fiscal requirements of a country which lopsidedly depends upon the exports of the output of one single industry. Outlines a set of normative and positive features regarding the role of the public sector in the region's transformation process. Studies six Caribbean countries as test cases and the applicability of the famous Wagner's Law is queried.

2/8/12 EVELYND

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