Debts, deficits and democracies

Ian Ball's Public Finance blog - Fiscal policy can’t be outsourced to independent bodies in the same way that monetary policy can. Instead, politicians must be forced to be more accountable and transparent—to allow voters to make decisions based on accurate information...

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