Economic and Social Models in Europe and the Importance of Reform

This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on European economic and social models. It provides a comparative assessment of fiscal and regulatory policies in 17 industrialised countries (the EU15, US and Japan) and presents the records of these countries in attaining key economic and social objecti...

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Main Authors: Martin Heipertz, Melanie Ward-Warmedinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Public Finance 2008-09-01
Series:Financial Theory and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.ijf.hr/eng/FTP/2008/3/heipertz.pdf