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  Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks? new evidence

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 2006

  Kraay (2003) investigates the existence of non-linear effects of monetary policy. This paper extends on Kraay’s work and constructs an improved measure of monetary policy.
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  Expanding collaboration between public audit institutions and civil society

  International Budget Partnership, 2007

  Civil society organisations are increasingly undertaking innovative actions designed to hold governments accountable for the use of public resources. The paper gives concrete examples of civil society participation and audit institution engagement from India, South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea and Argentina. It demonstrates that civil so
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  Budget 2007: poverty amidst plenty

  Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2007

  This latest report from the Budget Information Service at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa examines the government budget for 2007 and proposes future policy options.
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  Does debt relief increase fiscal space in Zambia? The MDG implications

  International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006

  This country study from the UNDP's International Poverty Centre examines fiscal policy in Zambia, particularly how expenditure and taxation could be used to accelerate growth and reduce poverty.Drawing on results from a national study, the paper finds that:The Zambian government has little opportunity to choose its own fiscal policies, and is restricted by an array of external condition
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  Exchange rate uncertainty and monetary transmission in the Philippines

  Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands, 2006

  The relationship between exchange rates and interest rates are unpredictable. However, under some standard assumptions, interest rates can be adjusted to smooth nominal exchange rate movements at the expense of increased volatility in other variables.This paper uses data from the Philippines to generate results indicating the impact of policy change on output and inflation.
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  Understanding the politics of the budget: What drives change in the budget process?

  Department for International Development, UK, 2007

  This briefing note distills the findings of several political analyses of the budget process in developing countries and highlights why a good political understanding of theset processes is important to improve aid effectiveness.
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  Mobile banking: knowledge map and possible donor support strategies

  Department for International Development, UK, 2006

  Should donors support the development of mobile phone banking?
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  Budget analysis and policy advocacy: the role of non-governmental public action

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007

  Civil society initiatives to improve budget transparency and influence government spending priorities are being introduced in developing countries. This IDS working paper reports on research carried out on six civil society budget groups around the world. The case studies are on a social movement in India, a research institution in Croatia and NGOs in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Uganda.
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  Full disclosure: why bank transparency matters (a comparison of US and UK lending practices in disadvantaged communities)

  New Economics Foundation, 2007

  This report argues that there is a need for greater bank disclosure in the UK, meaning that area-based information could be used to better understand geographical, localised, patterns of financial exclusion in the UK.
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  Tracking resource and policy impact in Uganda: incorporating Millennium Development Goals and indicators and poverty reduction strategy paper monitoring across sectors

  Statistics Norway, 2006

  This report, prepared by Uganda Bureau of Statistics and Statistics Norway, demonstrates how the effects of allocations of resources in Uganda within the health, education and water and sanitation sectors might be monitored.The information presented allows the reader to follow resource allocation from policy decisions towards human welfare and poverty reduction.

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