Author: Richard Miller BirdPublisher: [Cambridge, Ont.] : Collier-Macmillan Canada
ISBN: 9780029901403
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Government Spending in Canada : Its Growth and Composition
Author: Richard Miller BirdPublisher: [Cambridge, Ont.] : Collier-Macmillan Canada
ISBN: 9780029901403
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The Size, Growth, and Composition of Government
Author: François VaillancourtThe Growth of Government Spending in Canada
Author: Richard Miller BirdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Leviathan Revisited
Author: G. C. RuggeriPublisher: Aldershot, Hants, Eng. : Avebury
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
This work explores the debate on the expansion of economic activity in the government of Canada. The monograph has three objectives: to re-evaluate government growth since 1961, to shed light on current government spending, and to provide guidance in the design of future policy.
Expansionary Austerity New International Evidence
Author: Mr.Daniel LeighPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1455294691
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
This paper investigates the short-term effects of fiscal consolidation on economic activity in OECD economies. We examine the historical record, including Budget Speeches and IMFdocuments, to identify changes in fiscal policy motivated by a desire to reduce the budget deficit and not by responding to prospective economic conditions. Using this new dataset, our estimates suggest fiscal consolidation has contractionary effects on private domestic demand and GDP. By contrast, estimates based on conventional measures of the fiscal policy stance used in the literature support the expansionary fiscal contractions hypothesis but appear to be biased toward overstating expansionary effects.
Government Expenditures and Fiscal Policy
Author: J. C. StrickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Federal expenditures in Canada currently amount to approximately one-sixth of the Gross National Product, Because of the magnitude of the expenditures, changes in their level and composition are likely to have significant effects on production, income, and employment in the economy. This thesis is concerned with the possibility of establishing a framework for the analysis of the impact of government expenditures on the economy. The interrelations between public and private transactions warrant closer attention than they have received in the past, particularly for purposes of facilitating the application of fiscal policy. The Government of Canada has recognized an obligation to promote high levels of employment, price stability, and economic growth in the economy. Fiscal policy is one approach which may be adopted for this purpose and on which the government has placed considerable emphasis in the past. There is appreciable scope for fiscal policy in the sphere of government expenditure. The present government accounts, however, do not permit an analysis to be made of the effects of expenditures on the economy. This factor, together with various financial administrative procedures, tend to impede the effective application of fiscal policy. A scheme or framework is proposed which would provide information or data relevant to an analysis of the effects of government expenditures on the economy. The scheme basically consists of a program economic classification of government expenditure transactions. Expenditures are organized within the framework of the program budget which features the identification of the objectives of government operations and their presentation on the basis of programs and activities. Integrated with this budgetary scheme is an economic character classification of expenditures, which is interrelated with the national accounts of Canada by the use of common concepts and definitions. This framework places government expenditures in the broad perspective of the whole economy and serves to indicate the interaction between government and individual sectors and regions of the economy.
The growth of government spending in Canada
Author: Richard M. BirdIssues in Government Expenditure Growth
Author: Douglas Allen Lauriston AuldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
From the Introduction: "The key question in this area...over the next few decades is...the question of how large we are wise to permit governments to become." If Canadians are to answer intelligently this question, it is essential that there be a greater degree of understanding concerning the issues...The modest hope of this monograph is to make a contribution towards improving the degree of understanding of the nature of government spending and taxation at the broad or macro-economic level...This study is not an exhaustive analysis of how government affects the lives of Canadians. Not dealt with are the complex issues of how governments regulate many aspects of the private sector and of crown corporations and their role in the economy. The objective is a provide a macro or highly aggregated picture of government spending in the Canadian economy, and to examine some of the more important reasons for its growth.
Government Spending Facts 2
Author: Isabella HorryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
"This study analyses spending by the three levels of government - federal, provincial, and local - and constructs a profile of who benefits from government expenditure." "In 1990 government redistributed 10.0% of GDP through social programs (other than CPP), an increase from 6.7% in 1970. Interest payments made up 20.3% of government spending in 1990, up from 10.4% in 1970. The province that received the least total government spending per capita in 1990 was British Columbia, at $10,647. The province that received the most spending per capita was Nova Scotia, at $12,372, while of all governments, the Territories received the most from all levels of government, at $27,707 per capita. All provinces have experienced an increase in the fraction of government spending to total provincial GDP since 1970. Social security payments for all the Atlantic provinces amount to only 10.8% of total social security payments made in the country. Of the provincial/territorial governments, the Territories spend the most per capita, followed by Alberta, while Prince Edward Island spends the least. Ontario receives 60% of all federal interest paid on the outstanding public debt, and yet it pays just 45% of the taxes collected by the federal government."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Politics of Public Spending in Canada
Author: Donald J. SavoiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description