Japanese fiscal reform: Fiscal reconstruction and fiscal policy

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 351-370

  Ihori, Toshihiro ^a   Doi, Takero ^b   Kondo, Hiroki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

D62; F13; Fiscal policy; Fiscal reconstruction; Fiscal structural reform; H41

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000336607     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-1425(00)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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