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Auteur:	Patashnik, Eric M.
Titel:	Putting Trust in the US Budget Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment
Uitgever:	Cambridge University Press
ISBN:	9780521771740
Serie:	Theories of Institutional Design
Serie:	Theories of Institutional Design
Land van oorsprong:	United Kingdom
Prijs:	€ 134.10
Verschijningsdatum:	17-08-2000
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Public finance
Geogr.gebied:	USA
Geillustreerd:	17 Tables, unspecified
Dewey code:	336.73

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Verschijningsvorm:	Hardback
Paginas:	246
Hoogte mm.:	229
Breedte mm.:	152
Dikte mm.:	17
Gewicht gr.:	512

 

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In the United States many important programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are paid from trust funds. This book provided the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state, and also raises a fundamental question of democratic politics: can current officeholders bind their successors?