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Are donor countries giving more or less aid?
International Monetary Fund, 2006This working paper looks at how the volume of foreign aid has increased during the last four decades, albeit with interruptions in certain years.DocumentAfghanistan: managing public finances for development
World Bank, 2005Afghanistan’s reconstruction has made considerable progress during the past four years.DocumentHarmonisation of domestic consumption taxes in Central and Western African countries
International Monetary Fund, 2006To eliminate distortions arising from complex and disparate domestic consumption taxes, West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries decided to harmonise these taxes in the mid-1990s.DocumentSupporting remittances in Southern Africa: estimating market potential and assessing regulatory obstacles
Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2005In many poor nations, remittances are an extremely important, form of income upport. In some countries remittance flows are large enough to substantially support the balance of payments and dwarf aid flows.DocumentBudget institutions and fiscal responsibility: parliaments and the political economy of the budget process in Latin America
World Bank, 2005“Can parliaments make an effective contribution to the budget process while preserving fiscal discipline?” is one of the key questions this paper seeks to answer. Parliaments do possess a wide range of budgetary powers, but often fail to exercise them effectively or responsibly.DocumentGender-responsive budgeting in education
Oxfam, 2005Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is an attempt to ensure that gender-related issues are considered and addressed in all government policies.DocumentHow does trade openness influence budget deficits in developing countries?
International Monetary Fund, 2005This working paper analyses the effects of trade openness on budget balances by distinguishing the effects of natural openness from those of trade-policy induced openness.DocumentThe cost of poverty: transaction costs and the struggle to make aid work in the education sector in Tanzania
Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2005This paper explores transaction costs (TCs) in the Tanzanian education sector.DocumentAid effectiveness: can aid agencies be smarter than the invisible hand?
Public Policy for the Private Sector [World Bank], 2005Private financial flows such as foreign direct investment seem to encourage economic growth and relieve poverty in part because they create excellent incentives for transferring know-how and in part because they are subject to a stern market test that ensures they are allocated and monitored carefully.DocumentWhat can the European Central Bank learn from Africa?
World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2005The CFA Franc Zone in former French colonies of West Africa is the world’s oldest and most robust multinational single currency area.Pages