Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 From Deficit Delusion to the Fiscal Balance Rule: Lookmg for an Economically Meaningful Way to Assess Fiscal Policy 9
5. 2 The Methodology of Generational Accounting 31
6. 3 Generational Accounting in General Equilibrium 43
7. 4 An International Comparison of Generational Accounts 73
8. 5 Argentina’s Generational Accounts: Is the Convertibility Plan’s Fiscal Policy Sustainable? 103
9. 6 Generational Accounting in Australia 141
10. 7 Generational Accounts for Belgium 161
11. 8 Generational Accounting in Brazil 177
12. 9 Canada: On the Road to Fiscal Balance 199
13. 10 Public Debt, Welfare Reforms, and Intergenerational Distribution of Tax Burdens in Denmark 219
14. 11 Generational Accounting for France 239
15. 12 Unification and Aging in Germany: Who Pays and When? 277
16. 13 Generational Accounts for Italy 299
17. 14 Generational Accounts for the Netherlands 325
18. 15 Generational Accounting in New Zealand 347
19. 16 Generational Accounting and Depletable Natural Resources: The Case of Norway 369
20. 17 Generational Accounts in Sweden 397
21. 18 Thailand’s Generational Accounts 413
22. 19 Generational Accounting in Japan 447
23. 20 Generational Accounting in Portugal 471
24. 21 Generational Accounts for the United States: An Update 489
25. Contributors 519
26. Author Index 523
27. Subject Index 527