Economic globalization : the consequences for fiscal management / Iraj Abedian -- Growth, democracy, and expectations in South Africa / Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings -- The evolution of devolution : fiscal decentralization in South Africa / Tania Ajam -- Taxation and economic growth / Richard Simson, Victoria Newport-Gwilt, and Annabel Reinhardt -- Tax competition in South Africa : are we prepared? / Zurika Clausen -- Inflation and government revenues / Iraj Abedian and Michael Biggs -- Alternate budget-deficit measures and fiscal stance / Tania Ajam -- Deficits and economic growth : lessons from developing countries / Michael Biggs -- Deficit financing and the public debt in South Africa : some unpleasant fiscal arithmetic / Adrian Cronje -- Managing public debt in South Africa / Iraj Abedian and Haim Abraham -- Government spending in an international perspective / Krige Siebrits -- The institutional placing of social security : an option analysis / Conrad Barberton -- Government employment and remuneration : a fiscal analysis / Krige Siebrits -- Budgeting-system reform : a precondition for effective fiscal management / Iraj Abedian -- Efficiency in the public sector : lessons for South Africa / John Stuart with Réjanne Woodroffe -- Epilogue : rising to the real challenges of fiscal policy in a globalized economic order / Iraj Abedian.
