Fiscal policy under New Labour

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 885-899

  Sawyer, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiscal policy; Golden rule; Labour government

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; EXPENDITURE; FISCAL POLICY; LABOR POLICY; MACROECONOMICS; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36549026505     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bem013     Document Type: Review

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