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How “big” should government be?
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How big should government be? António Afonso and Ludger Schuknecht link the recent findings of Data Envelope Analysis on public expenditure to the size of government. Their analysis of government performance indicators in relation to public expenditure finds the biggest expenditure categories have the highest savings potential.