Download or read book The Changing Role of the State in the Economy written by Mr.Vito Tanzi and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses the role of the state from a historical perspective. It outlines how that role has changed over the past hundred years and discusses the forces that have promoted the changes. In the period between 1913 and 1980, there was a large increase in public spending in industrial countries and a considerable expansion in the role of the government in the economy in all countries. The paper also outlines the intellectual developments that, starting in the 1970s, have brought about a reaction to the large role that the state has come to play in the economy.