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The law of fiscal management responsibility: Combating government failures in the Brazilian way

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  • Carlos Antonio Luque

    (Professor titular do Departamento de Economia da Universidade de São Paulo – USP, São Paulo/SP, Brasil - Secretário-Adjunto da SEP/SP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.)

  • Vera Martins da Silva

    (Professora licenciada da Universidade da Fundação Escola de Comércio Alvares Penteado - UNIFECAP, São Paulo/SP, Brasil - Assessora da Sociedade Brasileira de Economia Política da SEP/SP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil)

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The purpose of this article is analyzing the principal aspects of the new regulation, the so-called “ Lei de Responsabilidade na Gestão Fiscal” using the framework of the budget imbalance as a government failure. We pointed out that the principle of the new regulation is that if the government planning is highly detailed and the deficit is under control, we will observe neither inflation nor debt pressures. There are two great issues of control: limits to expenditures with personnel’s salaries and the amount of debt. The new regulation restrains the public action during the last year of mandate and deals with the importance of spreading information on fiscal issues and the public participation on the budgetary practices. Despite the good aspects of the regulation – especially on the last year of a given government’s expenditures, there are still some problems: the lack of discussion on the adequate size and functions of the government and the anti-cyclical component of the government action which is despised by the law. JEL Classification: H60; H61; H62; H63.

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  • Carlos Antonio Luque & Vera Martins da Silva, 2004. "The law of fiscal management responsibility: Combating government failures in the Brazilian way," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 24(3), pages 413-432, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:24:y:2004:i:3:id:95752
    DOI: 10.1590/0101-35172004-1614
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    JEL classification:

    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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