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Part I. The Growth of Government: A Historical Perspective: 1. Thegrowth of government since 1870; 2. The composition of public expenditure;3. Revenue, deficits, and public debt; Part II. Gains from the Growth ofPublic Expenditure: 4. Historical evidence on government performance; 5. Thesize of government and its performance; 6. The experience of thenewly-industrialized economies; Part III. The Role of the State andGovernment Reform: 7. Rethinking the role of the state; 8. Fiscal rules andinstitutions; 9. Blueprint for public expenditure reduction; Part IV. RecentCountries' Experiences in Reforming the Government: 10. Recent reformexperience; 11. Fiscal reform in the public debate; 12. The future of publicspending.