00921nam a2200145Ia 450000500170000008000180001710000190003524500500005426000680010430000140017252005400018658300200072694200120074699900170075820260716044017.0 a03.03.05 R287 aAndic, Fuat M. aReadings in Caribbean public sector economics bInstitute of Social and Economic ResearchaKingstonJMc19811981 ax; 290 p. aSurveys 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. c2/8/12kEVELYND cMmR287 c58655d58655