The Growth of the Public Sector: Theories and International Evidence

Abstract

The public sector - definition and measurement issues, Norman Gemmell recent trends in the size and growth of government in OECD countries, Peter Saunders recent trends in the size and growth of government in developing countries, David Lim the Peacock-Wiseman hypothesis, Magnus Henrekson public expenditure and political progress, Alan Hamlin the economics of bureaucracy, John G. Cullis and Philip R. Jones Wagner's Law and Musgrave's Hypothesis, Norman Gemmell modelling public expenditure growth - an integrated approach, Peter Jackson government consumption - effects on productivity, growth and investment, Steve Dowrick social security expenditure, John Creedy health care expenditure, David K. Whynes higher education expenditure, Paul Ryan the political economy of public sector growth in the United States, Terry L. Anderson and Thomas Stratmann the public sector in Australia - a quantitative analysis, Franz Hackl, Friedrich Schneider and Glenn Withers.