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Fiscal rules in the Canadian provinces: Abject failure or qualified success?
- Source :
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Canadian Public Administration . Dec2016, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p495-515. 21p. 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Most Canadian provinces have introduced legislation to require politicians of all ideological stripes to meet annual balanced budget (BB) targets. Critics of this type of legislation argue that it is unnecessary, confining, and subject to manipulation. We examine provincial balanced budget legislation before and after the Great Recession and argue that the response of provinces needs to be evaluated taking into account the multiple objectives of fiscal policy and the behavioural changes that the rules introduce, including creative non-compliance. Rules should be evaluated on their ability to contribute to good fiscal governance rather than on their stringency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00084840
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Public Administration
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120070634
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.12191