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  • Organisation

    Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue

    JCPP seeks to address the growing need for an ongoing process of dialogue by conducting in-depth research on issues of critical national and regional interests, publishing studies and disseminating
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    Institutions and private sector development in Vietnam

    The East Asian Bureau of Economic Research, 2007
    Vietnam's macroeconomic success has largely been driven by the expansion of the private sector and thus by the micro level. Microeconomic foundations of strong macroeconomic performance included formal recognition of private property rights, the right of doing business and competition laws.
  • Organisation

    Vox

    VoxEU.org is a policy portal set up by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (www.CEPR.org) in conjunction with a consortium of national sites, including the Italian site LaVoce (which provided i
  • Document

    Transparency at the IMF: a guide for civil society on getting access to information from the IMF

    Global Transparency Initiative, 2007
    This guide outlines how civil society organisations can use the information published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to hold their governments accountable for decisions made on economic policies. These are often constrained by the decisions of the IMF.
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    Legal empowerment for local resource control: securing local resource rights within foreign investment projects in Africa

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
    This report examines how local resource rights can be secured within the context of foreign investment projects in Africa. Taking foreign investment flows as a given, the report explores ways in which benefits for the local population can be maximised and costs minimised.
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    Does the IMF constrain health spending in poor countries? Evidence and an agenda for action

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    This paper reports on an investigation into whether the IMF constrains health spending in poor countries. With a focus on developing a framework of lessons and recommendations, it draws upon a range of background papers on different aspects of IMF programmes, including detailed case studies for Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia.
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    East African integration: how can it contribute to East African development?

    Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda, 2007
    Since the formal launching of the new East African Community (EAC) in 2001, the pace of integration has been quickening. The process for a free trade area and customs union between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania began in January 2005, and negotiations to establish a common market between these three countries with the addition of Rwanda and Burundi, have also been initiated.
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    The resource curse: which institutions matter?

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
    Countries rich in natural resources on average grow more slowly than countries without such
  • Document

    Budget, state and people: budget process, civil society and transparency in Angola

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
    This paper explores issues around budget governance in Angola by pointing out the obstacles and opportunities for increased transparency and popular consultation in the prioritisation of state expenditure. The paper reports on issues arising at the political and institutional level, the budget process and the role of civil society. Findings from the study include:
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    Algeria, the Arab Maghreb Union and regional integration

    EuroMesco, 2006
    This survey conducted in Algeria in July 2006 analyses attitudes in Algerian society towards inter-Maghreb country relations, the AMU’s stalemate and perspectives on regional integration. The analysis also suggests solutions to the stagnation affecting the North African (Maghreb) region.

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