Debt, democracy and the welfare state : are modern democracies living on borrowed time and money? /: are modern democracies living on borrowed time and money?. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rögnvaldur Hannesson.
• Authors: Hannesson, Rögnvaldur
• Contents: 1. The Rising Tide of Debt 2. Why has Government Debt Increased? 3. The Cost Disease of Public Services 4. The Welfare State: Insurance or Redistribution? 5. Democracy and Enlightened Authoritarianism 6. The European Union: A Viable Colossus? 7. How Sweden Got Out of the Debt Trap 8. Conclusion Appendix -Data Sources Literature.
• Edition: 2015
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 336.0109051; Fiscal policy -- History -- 21st century; Government spending policy -- History -- 21st century; Debts, Public -- History -- 21st century; Elections -- History -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137532015; 9781137532008
• Related ISBNs: 9781137531995
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