Intertemporal Syndromes: Redistribution from the Future to the Present.

This chapter focuses on a particular type of policy failure, namely the sacrifice of future income for present gain. All societies and their governments face a trade-off between present and future consumption. Choices become sufficiently erroneous to be seen as a 'syndrome' if governments...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Collier, P, Gunning, J
Other Authors: Ndulu, B
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2007