TY - BOOK ID - 84541690 TI - Government Role and the Efficiency of Policy Instruments PY - 1995 SN - 1462334814 1455292907 1281600857 9786613781543 1455285730 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Banks and Banking KW - Foreign Exchange KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - Central Banks and Their Policies KW - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General KW - Public Enterprises KW - Public-Private Enterprises KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Banking KW - Civil service & public sector KW - Currency KW - Foreign exchange KW - Expenditure KW - Quasi-fiscal operations KW - Revenue administration KW - Public sector KW - Central banks KW - Economic sectors KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Revenue KW - Finance, Public KW - Banks and banking, Central KW - Congo, Democratic Republic of the UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84541690 AB - Comparisons about the role of the government in an economy are usually made by reference to the share of tax revenue or of public expenditure in gross domestic product. However, governments often use other tools for pursuing their objectives. The paper discusses these other tools, shows the extent to which they can replace the traditional fiscal instruments, and assesses their quantitative importance. Various highly speculative hypotheses are advanced about the role of these other tools in countries at different levels of development. ER -