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The challenge of the public debt

ABSTRACT

As challenging as dealing with the public deficit it is to calculate it. This piece deals with the measurement of the government savings and public sector borrowing requirements and compares Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico statistics.

KEYWORDS:
Deficit; public accounts; national accounting

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