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Fiscal Consolidation and the Public Sector Balance Sheet in South Africa

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  • Philippe Burger & Krige Siebrits & Estian Calitz, 2016. "Fiscal Consolidation and the Public Sector Balance Sheet in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 84(4), pages 501-519, December.
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