Fiscal retrenchment in estonia during the financial crisis: The role of institutional factors

Public Administration

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-50

  Raudla, Ringa ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPENDITURE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FISCAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE; TAX SYSTEM;

ESTONIA;

EID: 84862195310     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01963.x     Document Type: Article

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