Public Sector Deficits in OECD Countries

These papers state the causes and consequences of the deficits in OECD countries, and point out remedies. After an overview of the situation in OECD countries, each contributor writes about his own country: the USA, the UK, Germany, Italy and France.

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Public sector deficits in OECD countries - causes, consequences and remedies, J-C. Chouraqui; the consequences of persistent large budget deficits, R.G.Penner; Britain's budget deficit in 1967-84 - its consequences, causes and policies to control it, W.Eltis; public debt and public debt policy in Germany, M.Willms; public finance and monetary policy in Italy 1973-83 - trends and problems, T.Cozzi; public sector deficits and the growth of national debt, D.Strauss-Kahn.