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Chapter 19

This story with links to Chapter 19 and especially to Case Study 1 on page 437 on UK fiscal rules.
Financial Times, Friday, July 27, 2007
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/904578b4-3ba2-11dc-8002-0000779fd2ac.html

The economic slowdown in 2008 has put pressure on UK government finances which may involve a big increase in the government budget deficit:
Financial Times, Thursday, July 17, 2008
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8db959d2-5445-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.html

This has led to some scrutiny of the fiscal rules which are set out on page 437:
Financial Times, Friday, July 18, 2008
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d15fbae4-5460-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.html
Financial Times, Wednesday, July 23, 2008
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fb961284-584f-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.html

A more general assessment of the state of the UK business cycle (that links also to Chapters 15-18) is:
Sunday Times, Sunday, July 6, 2008
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article4275567.ece

Analysis of the state of the UK economy:
Sunday Times, Saturday, August 16, 2008:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article4547911.ece