Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:40 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Finance policy http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 Pensions in Asia and the Pacific In addition to giving insights on the sustainability of public pensions and the pressures they face with the mounting demographic issues, Pensions at ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59592 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59592 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:33 GMT Is Malawi making the most of its regional trade agreements? D. Chikhasu This research was undertaken to analyse Malawi's trade competitiveness in Africa, particularly in the Common Market for East and Southern Africa ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59294 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59294 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:34 GMT Government investment in public sector: Malawi This paper is an analytical report on the Public Sector Investment programme (PSIP). PSIP is a comprehensive listing of all priority public programmes ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59300 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59300 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:10:26 GMT Brazil's social security system is not sustainable in its current form R. Alves de Mesquita; G. Balbinotto Neto In two decades Brazil has built a comprehensive welfare state, but it is very costly and ill prepared to face the ageing of the Brazilian population ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59220 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59220 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:47:54 GMT How can Asian economies prepare for their ageing populations? S.-H. Lee; A. Mason; D. Park Asia faces the challenge of population ageing. Youthful populations that contributed substantially to growth in the past are maturing and countries that ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59210 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59210 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:54:49 GMT The coming population changes offer most of South Asia an opportunity to benefit from a demographic dividend D.E. Bloom; L. Rosenberg If demographic change is to shed lights on a region's future, what do we foresee for South Asian economies in 2060? This paper explores the economic ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59049 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59049 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:31:59 GMT Social development in Bangladesh M.K. Barai; M.L.H. Moral Reduction of poverty has remained the most important national goal since the independence of Bangladesh. Though it was initially the sole responsibility ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59180 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59180 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:22:39 GMT Did demographic transitions in South Asia automatically reflect as economic improvement? D.E. Bloom; D. Canning; L. Rosenberg Demographic change can make powerful contributions to economic growth. This has strong implications for understanding past growth in South Asia ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59050 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59050 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:55:59 GMT Bangladesh weathering the storm of the global financial crisis M. Rahman; K.G. Moazzem; S.S. Hossain This study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue examines the impact of the ongoing global financial crisis on the economy and other social dimensions of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58986 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58986 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:07:23 GMT IMF conditionality: the case of Bangladesh This article explores the conditionality of foreign aid and its impact on the national economy of Bangladesh, in response to an agreement between Bangladesh ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58983 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58983 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:57:43 GMT Model for assessing inflation in Bangladesh M. Mujeri According to this paper the P* model (an economic model) has gained wide popularity in recent years to explain inflation dynamics, especially in developed ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59072 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59072 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:13:28 GMT The nature of exchange rate policy in Bangladesh M. Hossain; M. Ahmed This article analyses the exchange rate policies of Bangladesh under a 'floating rate regime' during the period 2000-2008. It also analyses ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59069 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59069 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:29:57 GMT Circular migration - who benefits the most? P. Wickramasekara 'Circular migration' has recently been promoted as a triple win solution, bringing benefits to destination countries, origin countries and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59041 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59041 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:02:42 GMT Poverty reduction is uneven across the Asian region G. Wan; I. Sebastian Despite continued poverty reduction in the region, Asia and the Pacific remains home to the majority of the world's poor. In 2008, around 63% of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59018 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59018 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:50:53 GMT The global financial and economic crisis and its impact on women: a human rights perspective S Nigam; S Mishra How has the global financial and economic crisis impacted on south Asian countries, and how has it affected women and men differently? Common economic ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59009 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59009 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:23:40 GMT Why Chinese farmers choose informal financial associations more than formal financial institutions Y. Yuan; Y. Hu; P. Gao Informal credit markets are very active in China. This paper investigates farmers' borrowings in China from both formal and informal sources with higher/lower ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58943 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58943 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:52:52 GMT Risks threatening Chinese households decrease participation in migration P.S. Ward; G.E. Shively Households in developing countries take various actions to smooth income or consumption as a means of managing or responding to risk. This paper examines ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58967 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58967 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:47:51 GMT Adopting technologies for irrigated rice in Tanzania needs access to credit Y. Nakano; K. Kajisa The imbalance between domestic production of rice and rice consumption has been growing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nevertheless, one possible strategy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58839 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58839 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:15:41 GMT What is the best way to manage climate finance? N. Bird This report analyses the development effectiveness dimensions of climate finance in Nepal. It offers a forward looking perspective on how climate finance ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58920 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58920 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:43:49 GMT Causality between money and income in Bangladesh M. Hossain The causal relationship between money and income remains a contentious and lively issue in the literature. Even though the literature on this issue is ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58861 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58861 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:39:03 GMT Have households with older people in South Africa and Brazil managed to reduce their poverty gaps? A. Barrientos; J. Mase The knowledge gap relating to the dynamics of wellbeing and poverty among older households in developing countries has direct implications for ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58833 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58833 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:38:06 GMT Does the Ugandan monetary framework need more radical modifications? C. Adam Observers state that recent modifications to the Bank of Uganda's operating procedures have very significantly improved the conduct of monetary ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58599 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58599 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:00:17 GMT Pension reform in Argentina made positive outcomes in terms of growth, labour-market and poverty-improvement M.L. Alzua; H. Ruffo In 1994, Argentina introduced Pensions Reform and Unemployment Benefits as a major reform component to its social security system. This paper analyses ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58832 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58832 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:52:19 GMT Natural disasters and political unrest in Sudan reinforce the need for stable social security systems I.A.W. Mohamed 'Social Protection Floor' means an access to essential services and social transfers for the poor and vulnerable. Sudan, the author of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58681 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58681 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:15:02 GMT Poverty reduction, employment and increased income opportunities in Malawi W. Chirwa This document constitutes a country position paper on poverty and employment in Malawi. It aims at analysing the possibilities of using employment and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58540 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58540 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:03:36 GMT An analysis on pre and post-liberalization periods in Malawi E. Chirwa; M. Mlachila Financial reforms have been a major component of structural adjustment programmes in developing countries. Following the McKinnon (1973) -Shaw (1973) ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58541 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58541 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:54:35 GMT Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan need to unite contributory pensions and social assistance if the elderly are to be protected E. Mikkonen-Jeanneret; R. Rayapova; N. Yefimov Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan face the simultaneous challenges of a ballooning informal labour force and an ageing population. Pension systems will have ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58692 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58692 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:19:55 GMT Islamic banks' profitability has not been impacted during Asian and Global Financial crises N. Ahmad; M. Noor Islamic banks today exist in all parts of the world, and are looked upon as a viable alternative system which has many things to offer. While it was initially ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58659 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58659 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:03:06 GMT Long term declining trend of profitability has deepened due to undirected and partial deregulations M. Hossain; F. Rafiq This paper analyses the behaviour of the Japanese banks at the outset of the asset price bubble in the late 1980s. The paper argues that with the advent ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58680 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58680 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:55:56 GMT Can Malawi achieve prudent financial management? L. Chirwa This paper sets out to present a general analysis of Malawi's public expenditure management situation assessing the factors that have undermined ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58545 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58545 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:24:30 GMT