Public Finance in a Developing Country : El Salvador – A Case Study

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- PART ONE. -- CHAPTER I. SUMMARY AND EVALUATION -- PART TWO. -- CHAPTER II. THE SETTING AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY -- CHAPTER III. GENERAL ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT FINANCE -- CHAPTER IV. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS -- CHAPTER V. GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES -- CHAPTER VI. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- CHAPTER VII. THE IMPACT OF THE FISCAL SYSTEM UPON BUSINESS -- CHAPTER VIII. THE BUDGET AND THE CONSUMER -- CHAPTER IX. THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPERIENCE UNDER THE FISCAL SYSTEM -- CHAPTER X. THE BUDGET AND THE NATIONAL INCOME -- CHAPTER XI. FISCAL POLICY DURING ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS -- CHAPTER XII. THE BUDGET AND THE CURRENCY -- CHAPTER XIII. THE PUBLIC DEBT IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY -- PART THREE: APPENDICES -- APPENDIX A. COMPOSITION OF ESTIMATES OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY, 1942 AND 1946 -- APPENDIX B. ESTIMATED GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AND ESTIMATED "REAL" GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, 1939-1946 -- APPENDIX C. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT FINANCE -- APPENDIX D. DESCRIPTION OF THE MORE IMPORTANT TAXES -- APPENDIX E. Reconciliation of Official Liquidations of Government Receipts with Totals Shown in This Study -- APPENDIX F. Reconciliation of Official Liquidations of Government Expenditures with Totals Shown in This Study -- APPENDIX G. DISTRIBUTION OF THE TAX BURDEN BY FAMILY-INCOME GROUPS IN 1946 -- APPENDIX H. CONSTRUCTION OF INDICES OF AVERAGE SALARY AND NUMBER OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES -- INDEX -- INDEX