01911cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013109 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 50.00 USD 9781616354053 0250-7374 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. Government Finance Statistics Yearbook, 2012. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (633 pages) Government Finance Statistics <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 demand for high quality detailed public finance statistics covering a globally representative sample of countries has increased dramatically during the recent financial crisis. Due to the complexity of public finance statistics, however, such data tend to be either available in oversimplified high level aggregates and lacking in methodological transparency, or, available with a great level of detail and a unified methodological approach yet overly complicated to understand. The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Yearbook shows fiscal data of around 140 countries following the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 framework. The associated database includes data series covering over an almost 40 year period. The IMF's Statistics Department embarked on several initiatives to improve its accessibility. Mode of access: Internet Government Finance Statistics; Government Finance Statistics ; No. 2012/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/043/20016-9781616354053-en/20016-9781616354053-en-book.xml IMF e-Library