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Book SynopsisCombining late-1990s country-by-country generational analyses with a comprehensive review of generational accounting's innovative methodology, these papers form a resource for economists, political scientists and policy makers concerned with fiscal health and responsibility.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Alan J. Auerbach, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Willi Leibfritz 1. From Deficit Delusion to the Fiscal Balance Rule: Looking for an Economically Meaningful Way to Assess Fiscal Policy Laurence J. Kotlikoff 2. The Methodology of Generational Accounting Alan J. Auerbach and Laurence J. Kotlikoff 3. Generational Accounting in General Equilibrium Hans Fehr and Laurence J. Kotlikoff 4. An International Comparison of Generational Accounts Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Willi Leibfritz 5. Argentina's Generational Accounts: Is the Convertibility Plan's Fiscal Policy Sustainable? Marcelo F. Altamiranda 6. Generational Accounting in Australia John Ablett 7. Generational Accounts for Belgium Jean-Philippe Stijns 8. Generational Accounting in Brazil Regina Villela Malvar 9. Canada: On the Road to Fiscal Balance Philip Oreopoulos 10. Public Debt, Welfare Reforms, and Intergenerational Distribution of Tax Burdens in Denmark Svend E. Hougaard Jensen and Bernd Raffelhuschen 11. Generational Accounting for France Joaquim Levy and Ousmane Dore 12. Unification and Aging in Germany: Who Pays and When? Bernd Raffelhuschen and Jan Walliser 13. Generational Accounts for Italy Nicola Sartor 14. Generational Accounts for The Netherlands A. Lans Bovenberg and Harry ter Rele 15. Generational Accounting in New Zealand Bruce Baker 16. Generational Accounting and Depletable Natural Resources: The Case of Norway Erling Steigum, Jr., and Carl Gjersem 17. Generational Accounts in Sweden Robert P. Hagemann and Christoph John 18. Thailand's Generational Accounts Nanak Kakwani and Medhi Krongkaew 19. Generational Accounting in Japan Noriyuki Takayama, Yukinobu Kitamura, and Hiroshi Yoshida 20. Generational Accounting in Portugal Alan J. Auerbach, Jorge Braga de Macedo, Jose Braz, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Jan Walliser 21. Generational Accounts for the United States: An Update Jagadeesh Gokhale, Benjamin R. Page, and John R. Sturrock Contributors Author Index Subject Index
