An analysis of the debate on intergenerational equity and fiscal sustainability in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-381

  Coombs, Gregory ^a   Dollery, Brian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fiscal sustainability; Intergenerational equity; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346110831     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2002.tb01126.x     Document Type: Article

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