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El crecimiento del gasto público en Colombia, 1925-2003, ¿una visión descriptiva à la Wagner o à la Peacock y Wiseman?

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  • Mauricio Avella Gómez

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This exploratory article describes the growth path of national government expenditure during the last eighty years. It covers the following topics: the long term relation between economic growth and public expenditure; budget policies executed in different macroeconomic contexts; and the evolving institutional frameworks of budget execution.

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  • Mauricio Avella Gómez, 2009. "El crecimiento del gasto público en Colombia, 1925-2003, ¿una visión descriptiva à la Wagner o à la Peacock y Wiseman?," Revista de Economía Institucional, Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía, vol. 11(20), pages 83-137, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:rei:ecoins:v:11:y:2009:i:20:p:83-137
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    Keywords

    Wagner’s Law; growth and public spending;

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    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General

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