TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shaviro,Daniel N.
TI  - Do deficit$ matter?
SN  - 0226751155
AV  - HJ2051 .S475 1997eb
U1  - 339.5/23/0973 20
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Budget deficits
KW  - United States
KW  - Government spending policy
KW  - Fiscal policy
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Economic Conditions
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Economics
KW  - Macroeconomics
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-323) and index; DO DEFICITS MATTER?; Contents; Acknowledgments; ONE Introduction; TWO Reasons for the Perceived Importance of Budget Deficits; THREE The Debate among Economists from the 1770s through the 1970s; FOUR The Modern Deficit Debate; FIVE Tax Lag and Generational Equity; SIX Macroeconomic Issues Raised by Tax Lag and Budget Deficits; SEVEN Issues of Government Size and Structure; EIGHT Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
N2  - Do deficits matter? Yes and no, says Daniel Shaviro in this political and economic study. Yes, because fiscal policy affects generational distribution, national saving, and the level of government spending. And no, because the deficit is an inaccurate measure with little economic content. This book provides an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to know exactly what is at stake for Americans in this ongoing debate. "[An] excellent, comprehensive, and illuminating book. Its analysis, deftly integrating considerations of economics, law, politics, and philosophy, brings the issues of 'balanc
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