Debt, Democracy and the Welfare State: Are Modern Democracies Living on Borrowed Time and Money? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137531995)

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Debt, Democracy and the Welfare State: Are Modern Democracies Living on Borrowed Time and Money?

$54.99

Debt, Democracy and the Welfare State: Are Modern Democracies Living on Borrowed Time and Money?

$54.99
Format: Hardcover
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Why is it that government debt in the developed world has risen to world war proportions in a time of peace? This can largely be attributed to governments maintaining welfare expenditures beyond what tax revenues allow. But will these governments refrain from doing what is necessary for economic growth for fear of losing their electorate?

Author: R. Hannesson
ISBN-10: 1137531991
ISBN-13: 9781137531995
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English
Published: 04/24/2015
Pages: 115
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d
By R. Hannesson
By R. Hannesson
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Rögnvaldur Hannesson is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen. He has published over 100 articles in professional journals, as well as several books, including Ecofundamentalism: A critique of Extreme Environmentalism, The Privatization of the Oceans, and Investing for Sustainability: The Management of Mineral Wealth.

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