Lexington Books
Pages: 250
Trim: 7¼ x 9¼
978-0-7391-0751-5 • Hardback • August 2004 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
Louis M. Imbeau is Professor of Political Science at Université Laval in Québec. François Pétry, also, is Professor of Political Science at Université Laval in Québec.
Chapter 1 The Political-Economy of Public Deficits
Chapter 2 Intergovernmental Relationships and Fiscal Policymaking in Federal Countries
Chapter 3 Understanding Surpluses and Deficits in the American States, 1961-1997
Chapter 4 The Political-Economy of Budget Deficits in the Canadian Provinces, 1968-2000
Chapter 5 Political and Electoral Cycles, Government Popularity, and Budget Deficits in Canadian Provinces
Chapter 6 Towards a Model for Predicting Deficit and Surplus in the Swiss Cantons
Chapter 7 Public Deficits in Belgian Regions and Communities: A Tentative Comparison
Chapter 8 Public Deficits and Political Budget Cycles: The Case of Western German Länder
Chapter 9 Deficits and Surpluses in Federated States: A Pooled Analysis
Yielding great insight into the institutional and political context of intergovernmental fiscal policy-making in federations, this volume is compelling reading for anyone interested in the political economy of fiscal decision-making.
— Pierre Salmon, Université de Bourgogne
This volume is a major scholarly contribution that will be of interest to all political economists and to anyone concerned with issues of budget policy and public deficits in a world looking for new forms of federalism.
— Gianluigi Galeotti, Università di Roma, La Sapienza
The empirical studies of the major cases are models of rigour—thorough and careful. In political science, there is never ‘the final word' on any topic, but this is as close as it gets.
— Robert Young, University of Western Ontario
This is an illuminating and careful study which should appeal to all students of federalism—and indeed of democracy—at work. A must for courses in comparative federalism, comparative politics, political economy, and fiscal studies in general.
— Ian Budge, University of Essex