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The role of domestic debt markets in economic growth: an empirical investigation for low-income countries and emerging markets
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2007In this paper the authors argue that domestic debt (DD) markets play an increasingly important role in supporting economic development in developing countries.DocumentFollow the money: a resource book for public expenditure tracking in Tanzania
International Budget Partnership, 2007This toolkit looks at different ways in which public expenditure tracking (PET) can be carried out. The manual is targeted at local authorities and journalists, and aims to help raise awareness about PET whilst promoting accountability and transparency of local government.DocumentThe impact of relative prices on welfare and inequality in Brazil 1995-2005
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007This paper analyses the impact of relative prices on the evolution of welfare and inequality in Brazil from 1995 to 2005. The authors argue that:DocumentThe extent and effects of casualisation in southern Africa: analysis of Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2006This study explores the extent of casualisation in the southern African region’s formal sector and its impact on workers and the economy. It is based on country studies in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Some of the conclusions include: LesothoDocumentConditional cash transfers in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico: impacts on inequality
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007This working paper examines whether Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes have had an inequality reducing effect in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico and Chile.DocumentThe role of parliament in budgetary oversight
Parliamentary Centre, Canada, 2007This document provides an overview of the role of the Cambodian Parliament (National Assembly and Senate) in budgetary oversight, and general information on the budget process. It is targeted both at parliamentarians and at government officials and academics who wish to better understand the role of parliament in budget oversight.DocumentThe Impact of Private Sector Growth on Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Indonesia
SMERU Research Institute, Indonesia, 2007This paper assesses the effect of public and private sector growth on poverty in Indonesia. The impact of growth in different types of economic expenditures on poverty reduction is estimated empirically using fixed capital formation growth as the proxy for the private sector and growth in government spending as the indicator of the public sector.DocumentMonetary policies for an mdg-related scaling up of ODA to combat HIV/AIDS
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006What would be the effects of a surge in aid flows in developing countries? This paper discusses the best monetary policy to manage the macroeconomic effects of a Millennium Development Goal (MDG)-related scaling up of aid inflows to address the HIV and AIDS pandemic. The paper suggests that the evidence on the overvaluation effects of aid flow is thin, at best.DocumentLessons from the field: the impact of civil society budget analysis and advocacy in six countries
International Budget Partnership, 2007Can civil society improve the transparency, accountability and impact of public spending? While anecdotal information has been very encouraging, there is not yet sufficient information available to answer this central question.DocumentExpanding decent employment in Kenya: the role of monetary policy, inflation control, and the exchange rate
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007This paper examines the current Kenyan monetary regime and evaluates the extent to which it is able to promote sustainable economic development that significantly expands decent employment opportunities.Pages