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economic growth. The analysis many focused both in the theoretical
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easy decision, both in terms of the current state of the economy, as well as political decisions.
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1. Introduction
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is not an easy decision, both in terms of the current state of the economy, and
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only by economists, but from a wider range of people. In this article I discussed
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article closes with conclusions.
2. Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
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long period long attracted the attention of economists. Unfortunately, studies
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will increase aggregate demand which will result with increased production. In
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showed that the higher is the share of public spending on infrastructure in the
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term agreements, thus contributing to the reduction of production. One of the
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