Fiscal policy in Latin America: Some features and challenges

Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 67-84

  del Castillo, Ramiro Ruiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISCAL POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; REGIONAL POLICY;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 60949093054     PISSN: 02601079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02601079x09002000104     Document Type: Article

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