01421cas a2200217 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022196 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781475547900 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gaspar, Vitor. Fiscal Politics / Vitor Gaspar, Sanjeev Gupta, Carlos Mulas-Granados. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (548 pages) <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 Two main themes of the book are that (1) politics can distort optimal fiscal policy through elections and through political fragmentation, and (2) rules and institutions can attenuate the negative effects of this dynamic. The book has three parts: part 1 (9 chapters) outlines the problems; part 2 (6 chapters) outlines how institutions and fiscal rules can offer solutions; and part 3 (4 chapters) discusses how multilevel governance frameworks can help. Mode of access: Internet Gupta, Sanjeev. Mulas-Granados, Carlos. Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/071/23794-9781475547900-en/23794-9781475547900-en-book.xml IMF e-Library