Definitions of Government in IMF-Supported Programs

• Author(s): Ms.Claudia Helene Dziobek, Mr.Alberto F Jimenez de Lucio, Mr.James A Chan,
• Publisher: International Monetary Fund
• Pages: 24
• ISBN_10: 1484333837
  ISBN_13: 9781484333839
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Economics / Macroeconomics , Business & Economics / Statistics , Computers / Data Transmission Systems / General , Technology & Engineering / Data Transmission Systems / General ,

Description:... This note addresses the following main issues: • Statistical definitions of government (Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001) • Institutional structure of government and public sector • What is a precise definition of government and why it is relevant • Potential pitfalls of lacking a precise definition of government • Definitions of government in IMF-supported programs • Applications for fiscal rules and other fiscal policy design