An index of fiscal democracy

Over the past four decades, the accumulation of policy legacies and public debt has led to a decline in fiscal flexibility in Germany and the United States. By applying an index of fiscal democracy to Germany, the paper illustrates the associated shrinkage of democratic control over budget priorities and compares the developments in both countries.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Streeck, Wolfgang ; Mertens, Daniel
Publisher:	Cologne : Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Subject:	Finanzpolitik \| Flexibilität \| Öffentliche Finanzkontrolle \| Parlament \| Demokratie \| Öffentliche Schulden \| Deutschland \| USA

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Series:	MPIfG Working Paper ; 10/3
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	63437012X [GVK] hdl:10419/41704 [Handle] hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0012-41B8-5 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:mpifgw:103 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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