Fiscal space
Subtitle: policy options for financing human development
By: edited by Rathin Roy and Antoine Heuty.
Contributors: Roy, Rathin, 1966-; Heuty, Antoine.
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
ISBN-13: 9781844075874
Subjects: Economic assistance -- Developing countries; Economic development -- Developing countries -- Finance
Description: "With the deadline for achieving the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) less than a decade away, the uneven progress is raising important questions about the ability of the international community to 'scale up' its efforts to finance the goals. Securing adequate financing for development has thus become the most pressing issue of the development agenda." "This volume, by leading development economists and practitioners, addresses the central concern for policymakers involved in long term planning for the MDGs: how to create 'fiscal space' for the MDGs and strengthen domestic resource mobilization for human development, while ensuring long-term sustainability and freedom from reliance on aid. By looking at the evidence with fresh perspectives, the authors present a novel approach by which fiscal policy can be made to work for the poor, for the long term."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.