Public Debt or Borrowings: Concept, Need, Sources & Types

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Atiqur Rahman
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Introduction

The study of public debt is an integral part of the study of public finance, apart from the study of public revenues and expenditures. Since the Great Depression of 1930, public debt has assumed greater significance in the process of economic growth.

Keynes saw public debt as an instrument of mobilizing saving, investment and improvement in the standard of living.

Public debt refers to the borrowings of the government from internal and external sources. A government borrows money when its revenue falls short of its expenditures.

Generally, the government raises debt through the issue of bonds or treasury bills with a promise to pay interest to the bondholders at specified intervals.

Read More About Public Debt or Public Borrowings

1. Concept of Public Debt or Public Borrowings
2. Need for Public Debt or Public Borrowing
3. Sources of Public Debt
4. Classification of Public Debt

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