International Monetary Fund
Author
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Pub. Date
1988
Description
This book is a completely new examination of VAT. It looks at problems and theoretical options and potential impacts, as well as detailing the practical aspects of implementing new tax structures. The author advances arguments for and against alternative policies and illustrates his study with international example from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific.
5) Who will pay?: coping with aging societies, climate change, and other long-term fiscal challenges
Author
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Aging populations. Weather shocks. Scarce water. Globalization. Security threats. Policymakers today confront a number of developments that threaten to burden public budgets for decades to come, or bankrupt some entirely. This book argues that governments need to make policy changes now to take account of the potential fiscal consequences of these developments. After describing how, if at all, analysts, national governments, and international organizations...
