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  Money talks: how aid conditions continue to drive utility privatisation in poor countries

  ActionAid International, 2004

  This study of the World Bank and IMF’s own reports finds that the continued use of loan conditionality to impose the privatisation of water, electricity and other utility services on developing countries occurs in a number of ways:in some cases utility privatisation is explicitly included in key documents outlining loan conditions, at times ignoring outcomes of the PRSP consultations and
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  Corporate governance in developing, transition and emerging–market economies

  OECD Development Centre, 2003

  This paper argues that sound corporate governance is vitally important for the success of long-term development efforts in developing economies. It argues that it is important because virtually all developing countries are going through a difficult process of transformation in which corporate governance plays a key role.
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  To pay or not to pay?: citizens’ views on taxation in local authorities in Tanzania

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  Widespread tax evasion reflected in persistent public resistance to pay is seen as part of the problem of raising local government revenues in Tanzania. Dealing with the policy problem of revenue enhancement and tax evasion requires some understanding of the factors underlying the individual’s decision whether to pay or evade taxes.
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  Building on success in African agriculture: are Kenya's horticultural exports a replicable success story?

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004

  Summarising a background paper presented at the 'Successes in African Agriculture: Building for the Future' conference, this brief examines some of the factors that have contributed to the over six percent growth in Kenyan horticulture exports over the last 30 years.
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  Social dialogue and labour market performance in the Philippines

  International Labour Organization, 2003

  This paper is one of a number of country studies on social dialogue to be undertaken by the InFocus Programme on Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration (IFP/Dialogue). The series seeks to elaborate on the concept of social dialogue as practised in member states, analyse different approaches to social dialogue and identify best practice.
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  Private sector involvement in policy making in a poverty-stricken liberal democracy

  Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway, 2003

  Looks at the attempt by Zambia to operate a system of advocacy pluralism, involving the private sector and civil society in policy setting.
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  International investment and human rights: political and legal issues

  Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2003

  This paper constitutes an exploratory examination of some of the issues involved in the foreign investment-human rights nexus. It studies the patterns of global investment flows and the legal mechanisms that regulate them, as well as human rights legislation.
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  Building demand-led and pro-poor financial systems for the poor

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2003

  This NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) position paper discusses the role of microfinance in poverty reduction and in Norwegian development cooperation, and outlines the future principles and focus of NORAD's involvement in microfinance.The paper also discusses briefly the role of microfinance and poverty reduction, and microfinance market niches and approaches.Main outcome
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  Who will pay?: coping with aging societies, climate change, and other long-term fiscal challenges

  Finance and Development, IMF, 2003

  This article analyses the fiscal consequences of a series of demographic, climate, economic, security and technological changes that all countries in the world are experiencing nowadays.It argues that in this changing context governments will need to respond to growing demands for social services, heightened security needs, and unanticipated shocks, which will have serious fiscal implications.
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  Determinants of European Union enterprises relocation in Bulgaria

  Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria, 2003

  In 1997, a massive flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria was triggered by the introduction of the Currency Board and International Monetary Fund agreements.

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