In the red : : the politics of public debt accumulation in developed countries /

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In the red : : the politics of public debt accumulation in developed countries / / Zsófia Barta.

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Why do rich countries flirt with fiscal disaster? Between the 1970s and the 2000s, during times of peace and prosperity, affluent countries-like Belgium, Greece, Italy, and Japan-accumulated so much debt that they became vulnerable and exposed themselves to the risk of default. In the past three dec...

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Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)
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Barta, Zsófia,
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Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)
Place / Publishing House:Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, [2018]
{copy}2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 210 pages) :; illustrations, charts; PDF, digital file(s).
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • One. The Puzzle of Relentlessly and Alarmingly Growing Debt
  • Two. Fiscal Polarization, International Exposure, and Sustained Debt Accumulation
  • Three. Evolving Social Coalitions, Intense Polarization, and Moderate Exposure: Italy
  • Four. Fiscal Discord and Accord in Open Economies: Belgium versus Ireland
  • Five. Fiscal Discord in Closed Economies: Greece and Japan
  • Six. Variations on Three Themes: Social Coalitions, Fiscal Polarization, and International Exposure
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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