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Assessing the pro-poorness of government fiscal policy in Thailand
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006Fiscal policy represents one of the key ways in which public actions can have an impact on poverty. This can occur both through its impacts on growth and on distribution. This paper focuses on assessing the impact of fiscal policy on poverty.DocumentTaxation in developing countries: case study of Cameroon
World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006In the beginning of the 1980s, Cameroon witnessed a sustained rate of growth, associated with the boom in the oil sector. But after this period of expansion, the country's economic development slowed consideratbly, leading to profound imbalances, notably in public finance and the external account.DocumentEffects of budget support: a discussion of early evidence
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2004The purpose of this literature review is to review and summarise existing literature on General Budget Support (GBS), covering both ongoing and completed studies and evaluations, and applying this new information to the GBS evaluation framework.DocumentMeeting the challenge of the resource curse: international experiences in managing the risks and realising the opportunities of non-renewable natural resource revenue management
Overseas Development Institute, 2006This report starts from the premise that countries endowed with non-renewable natural resources (NRNR) are faced with substantial opportunities, but also great risks.DocumentReversing the curse: five principles for beating the "natural resource curse"
Overseas Development Institute, 2006This briefing paper recognises that the presence of non-renewable natural resources (NRNR) in a country, such as oil, gas, metals and mineral commodities, can bring great risks, in the shape of economic mis-management, instability, inflation, and corruption, as well as potential opportunities.DocumentBeware of emigrants bearing gifts: optimal fiscal and monetary policy in the presence of remittances
International Monetary Fund, 2006The World Bank’s recent Global Economic Prospects (World Bank, 2006) estimates official remittances received by developing countries in 2005 were $167 billion, up 73 percent from 2001.DocumentMacroeconomic challenges of scaling up aid to Africa: a checklist for practitioners
International Monetary Fund, 2006This handbook is intended as a practical guide for assessing the macroeconomic implications and challenges associated with a significant scaling up of aid to African countries.DocumentA broad view of macroeconomic stability
Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, 2005This paper recommends a broad concept of macroeconomic stability, whereby “sound macroeconomic frameworks” include not only price stability and sound fiscal policies, but also a well-functioning real economy, sustainable debt ratios and healthy public and private sector balance sheets.DocumentTax policies to promote private charitable giving in DAC countries
Center for Global Development, USA, 2006Almost no attention has been paid to private overseas giving, by individuals, universities, foundations, and corporations. Yet private giving is significant—as much as $15.5 billion/year, compared to more than $60 billion/year in public giving—and is in many ways an outcome of public policy.DocumentCommunity participation in social funds in Malawi and Zambia
Q-Squared: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Poverty Analysis, 2006The paper examines community participation in social funds projects in Malawi and Zambia, and at the participatory processes through which the funds are dispersed.The authors find that:the Zambia and Malawi social funds have been able to implement a number of sub-projects that have spread resources across the respective countries through community-based demand driven models.while thPages