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DISCRETIONARY FISCAL POLICY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1981-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- discretionary fiscal policy
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principal weapons of discretionary fiscal policy - programs which involve explicit public decision making are (1) varying public works and other expenditure programs, (2) varying transfer-expenditure programs, and (3) varying tax rates cyclically. 1, record 1, English, - discretionary%20fiscal%20policy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- politique budgétaire discrétionnaire 1, record 1, French, politique%20budg%C3%A9taire%20discr%C3%A9tionnaire
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-08-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- discretionary fiscal policy
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Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One might get the impression (...) that fiscal policy helps stabilize the economy only so long as government officials are carefully watching trends, are successfully anticipating future developments, and are meeting promptly to take decisive action. Such "discretionary fiscal policy", involving the making and changing of explicit decisions are important (...) 1, record 2, English, - discretionary%20fiscal%20policy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mesure budgétaire discrétionnaire 1, record 2, French, mesure%20budg%C3%A9taire%20discr%C3%A9tionnaire
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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