政府财政和经济增长以政策的视角看斯里兰卡发展中的经济【外文翻译】.docVIP

本科毕业论文外文翻译 外文题目： Government Finances and Economic Growth:A Policy-Perspective on The Developing Economy of SRI LANK 出 处： Asia-Pacific Development Journal 作 者： Partha Pratim Ghosh In this paper, we analyse the fiscal policy orientation of the developing economy of Sri Lanka in the context of the growth performance of the economy during the period 1975-2000, using an integrated input-output and macroeconometric model. The paper draws upon the Government’s policy approach towards faster economic growth. The empirical findings show that the Government’s budget deficits are not primarily the result of an excess of consumption over revenue. Rather, other current expenses, such as Government transfers and interest payments, have been the main cause of the country’s mounting public debt. The proportion of Government investment in total Government outlays has declined over time. This could be a major obstacle to economic growth.At the same time, the Government’s recurring budget deficits have led to an escalating national debt, and the monetization of deficits has created inflationary pressures. In order to arrest these trends and encourage economic growth, reducing the current deficits in the Government budgets is imperative. Domestic private investment, foreign direct investment and Government investment have to be combined as complementary forces to ensure rapid economic growth in the country. According to economic theory, fiscal deficits and government debt squeeze out the growth potential of an economy (Abel and Bernanke, 2001).This is not true of a demand-constrained economy. It also does not hold true when the Government runs a deficit to make investment expenditures, since investment leads to growth.Many developing countries have been interested in reducing Government activities in the realm of economics, consonant with encouragement to the private sector.