Politics, Institutions, and Fiscal Policy

Louis M. Imbeau is Professor of Political Science at Université Laval in Québec. François Pétry, also, is Professor of Political Science at Université Laval in Québec.

• Chapter 1 The Political-Economy of Public DeficitsChapter 2 Intergovernmental Relationships and Fiscal Policymaking in Federal CountriesChapter 3 Understanding Surpluses and Deficits in the American States, 1961-1997Chapter 4 The Political-Economy of Budget Deficits in the Canadian Provinces, 1968-2000Chapter 5 Political and Electoral Cycles, Government Popularity, and Budget Deficits in Canadian ProvincesChapter 6 Towards a Model for Predicting Deficit and Surplus in the Swiss CantonsChapter 7 Public Deficits in Belgian Regions and Communities: A Tentative ComparisonChapter 8 Public Deficits and Political Budget Cycles: The Case of Western German LänderChapter 9 Deficits and Surpluses in Federated States: A Pooled Analysis

Yielding great insight into the institutional and political context of intergovernmental fiscal policy-making in federations, this volume is compelling reading for anyone interested in the political economy of fiscal decision-making.