Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Discussion Paper Series in Economics,
Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics
No 15/2014: Growth in public finances as tool for control: Norwegian development 1850-1950.
Ola Grytten ()
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Ola Grytten: Dept. of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Postal: NHH , Department of Economics, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Abstract: By drawing on information from public accounts from the nineteenth and twentieth century the present paper aims at mapping the development of key financial indicators for the Norwegian central government sector. It concludes that growth in the size of this sector often, but clearly not always, reflects political economy regimes. The paper concludes that persistant growth in public finances as tool for control over the economy did not take place before the introduction of the social-democratic regime in 1935.
Keywords: Public finances; Norwegian development.
JEL-codes: N23; N24; N33; N34; N43; N44; O16; O21; O23; P11; P16; P41
27 pages, May 5, 2014
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