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Brazilian public sector and financing debt: 1983-1988

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  • Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr.

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This article analyses the evolution of the Brazilian public sector’s deficit andof its sources of financing from 1983 to ·1988. It is shown that the government’s growingfinancial problems arose, to a certain extent, from a sharp reduction in its primary surplusfrom 1985 on. But this was partly compensated by a substantially lower interest burden. Asa result, there was no explosive increase in the operational deficit up to 1988. The publicsector’s increasing financial difficulties resulted basically from a significant narrowing of thesupply of credit, a process that began with the external debt crisis and that was reinforced bythe effects of accelerating inflation combined with increasing doubts concerning the government’screditworthiness. JEL Classification: H62.

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  • Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., 1990. "Brazilian public sector and financing debt: 1983-1988," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 10(4), pages 465-488.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:10:y:1990:i:4:p:465-488:id:1547
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    Keywords

    Deficit; public sector funding;

    JEL classification:

    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus

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