Successful Budget Consolidation: An International Comparison

by Uwe Wagschal

Blame it on the baby boomers. Unless Germany starts making a consistent effort to consolidate its public budgets, the country's already tight financial situation is going to get much worse. As with many Western countries, Germany's upcoming fiscal problems are rooted in demographic trends. Its baby boomer generation is preparing to move from active employment into retirement. Governmental budget planners will soon find themselves confronted with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 389204953X
• ISBN13: 9783892049531
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.1"