Definitions of Government in IMF-Supported Programs

Claudia Dziobek, Alberto Jimenez de Lucio and James Chan

No 2013/001, IMF Technical Notes and Manuals from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This note addresses the following main issues: • Statistical definitions of government (Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001) • Institutional structure of government and public sector • What is a precise definition of government and why it is relevant • Potential pitfalls of lacking a precise definition of government • Definitions of government in IMF-supported programs • Applications for fiscal rules and other fiscal policy design

Keywords: TNM; government; definition of government; definition; country; precise definition; Statistical definition of government; Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 (GFSM 2001); System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA); intragovernment transfer; government entity; government balance sheet; federation government; governments of the State; Government finance statistics; Personal income; Public sector; Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS); Central and Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2013-05-10
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