Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?

This note provides selected measurements of public sector size for the countries and territories of the Americas and discusses the resulting differences across countries and territories and across the different measurements of size. The key conclus...

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Main Author:	Carrizosa, Mauricio
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGGREGATE DEMAND BORROWING CAPITA INCOME ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL REGULARITIES ENDOGENOUS GROWTH GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS GOVERNMENT SPENDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MONETARY UNITS NET LENDING POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER PARITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF GOODS PUBLIC PUBLIC CORPORATIONS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES RELATIVE LABOR RELATIVE PRICE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL SECURITY TAX TAXATION TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8517269/public-sectors-americas-big http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10295

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spelling	okr-10986-102952021-04-23T14:02:50Z Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They? Carrizosa, Mauricio AGGREGATE DEMAND BORROWING CAPITA INCOME ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL REGULARITIES ENDOGENOUS GROWTH GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS GOVERNMENT SPENDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MONETARY UNITS NET LENDING POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER PARITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF GOODS PUBLIC PUBLIC CORPORATIONS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES RELATIVE LABOR RELATIVE PRICE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL SECURITY TAX TAXATION TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO This note provides selected measurements of public sector size for the countries and territories of the Americas and discusses the resulting differences across countries and territories and across the different measurements of size. The key conclusions are that public sector sizes differ considerably across countries and territories, that there are differences in the public sector size ranking of countries and territories depending on which measurement is looked at, and that there is a wide variety of reasons that may account for or explain why a given country has a large or a small public sector. 2012-08-13T11:05:24Z 2012-08-13T11:05:24Z 2007-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8517269/public-sectors-americas-big http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10295 English en breve; No. 108 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	AGGREGATE DEMAND BORROWING CAPITA INCOME ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL REGULARITIES ENDOGENOUS GROWTH GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS GOVERNMENT SPENDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MONETARY UNITS NET LENDING POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER PARITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF GOODS PUBLIC PUBLIC CORPORATIONS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES RELATIVE LABOR RELATIVE PRICE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL SECURITY TAX TAXATION TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
spellingShingle	AGGREGATE DEMAND BORROWING CAPITA INCOME ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL REGULARITIES ENDOGENOUS GROWTH GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS GOVERNMENT SPENDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MONETARY UNITS NET LENDING POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER PARITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF GOODS PUBLIC PUBLIC CORPORATIONS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES RELATIVE LABOR RELATIVE PRICE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL SECURITY TAX TAXATION TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Carrizosa, Mauricio Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?
geographic_facet	Latin America & Caribbean
relation	en breve; No. 108
description	This note provides selected measurements of public sector size for the countries and territories of the Americas and discusses the resulting differences across countries and territories and across the different measurements of size. The key conclusions are that public sector sizes differ considerably across countries and territories, that there are differences in the public sector size ranking of countries and territories depending on which measurement is looked at, and that there is a wide variety of reasons that may account for or explain why a given country has a large or a small public sector.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Carrizosa, Mauricio
author_facet	Carrizosa, Mauricio
author_sort	Carrizosa, Mauricio
title	Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?
title_short	Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?
title_full	Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?
title_fullStr	Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?
title_full_unstemmed	Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?
title_sort	public sectors in the americas : how big are they?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8517269/public-sectors-americas-big http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10295
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Public Sectors in the Americas : How Big are They?

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