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  Proposed strategy for a regional exchange rate arrangement in post-crisis East Asia

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000

  This article suggests that a coordinated action by East Asian countries to stabilize their currencies against a common basket of major currencies (broadly representative of their average structure of trade and foreign direct investment) would help stabilize both intra-regional exchange rates and effective exchange rates-in a way consistent with the medium-term objective of promoting trade, investm
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  Sources of growth in South Asian economies

  Global Development Network, 2000

  This paper extracts insights from cross-country analysis about the performance of individual South Asian countries and the region as a whole.
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  Trends in private sector development in World Bank education projects

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000

  This article explores trends in private sector development in World Bank education projects.The principle underlying trends in Bank education projects is that strengthening the private sector's role in noncompulsory education over time will release public resources for the compulsory (primary) level.
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  Designing financial safety nets to fit country circumstances

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000

  This article explores constructing safety nets to fit specific country circumstances.Kane explains:How differences in the informational and contracting environments of countries affect the optimal design of their financial safety nets and their optimal strategies for managing financial crisesHow to design and operate safety nets at minimum cost to taxpayers and well-managed banks in
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  Economic policy, distribution and poverty: the nature of disagreements

  Department of Economics [Cornell University], 2001

  This article explores the disagreements which surround debates on poverty. It discusses the gulf between how officials and NGOs understand poverty.
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  Financial sector reforms and interest rate liberalization: the Kenya experience

  African Economic Research Consortium, 1998

  The study tracks down the financial liberalization process in Kenya and empirically tests for the interest rate determination in a liberalized market.
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  A foresight and policy study of the multilateral development banks

  Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2000

  The report looks at the current pressures on the MDBs to reform their and re-target their operations.
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  State of the Bangladesh economy in FY2000-01: a review of some early signals

  Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2000

  The article examines major developments and trends in the macro economy e.g.
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  Micro and small enterprise development and poverty alleviation in Thailand

  International Labour Organization, 2000

  This article explores the development of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and poverty alleviation in Thailand.
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  Year 2000 country profile: the status of Tanzania with the IMF and the World Bank

  Globalization Challenge Initiative, 2000

  Globalization Challenge Initiative (GCI) publishes the SAP Information Alert Series in order to promote informed debate about IMF and World Bank-financed operations, including the potential political, economic, social and environmental consequences of sectoral and strucural adjustment programs.

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