01482cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012796 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781557756152 1020-5098 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Confronting Budget Deficits. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (20 pages) Economic Issues <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The phenomenon of substantial peacetime budget deficits over the past20 years has been traced to the burden of entitlements, a slowdown ineconomic productivity, and demographic and macroeconomic shifts in theindustrial countries. Though smaller and structurally different, deficitsin developing countries have also become worrisome. Most economists agreethat measures to reduce government spending are imperative, particularlythrough restructuring entitlement programs. Mode of access: Internet Economic Issues; Economic Issues ; No. 1996/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/051/15219-9781557756152-en/15219-9781557756152-en-book.xml IMF e-Library