Policy Analysis in Times of Austerity

A Cross-National Comparison of Spending Reviews

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12626729
AutoresFrans K M Van Nispen (Erasmus University Rotterdam, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen18
Número5
Páginas479-501
Fecha de publicación2015-03-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1387-6988 • E-ISSN: 1572-5448
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13876988.2015.1005929
OpenAlexW2014637788
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas19

The sovereign debt crisis that hit the world fueled a discussion about fiscal consolidation. Across-the-board cuts and one-off measures are no longer adequate to reduce the budget deficit and public debt. A more evidence-based policy is needed for the reduction of government deficits and debt accumulation. One promising route to fiscal consolidation is the establishment of so-called spending reviews, which are aimed at the generation of smart cuts – i.e. cuts supported by evidence in order to balance the budget. The empirical data are primarily taken from two OECD countries – Canada and the Netherlands – with a long-standing tradition of spending reviews

Austerity · Consolidation (business · Debt · Deficit spending · Economic policy · Economics · Federal budget · Fiscal policy · Fiscal year · Government spending · Macroeconomics · Political science · Politics · Public spending · Sovereign debt · Sovereignty · Welfare · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Finance