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  Working out of poverty

  International Labour Organization, 2003

  The report gives an analysis of poverty in developing countries from the perspective of the lack of opportunities for decent work and social inclusion.
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  Between Oslo and al-Alqsa: taxation and state formation in Palestine 1994-2000

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2002

  The report analyses the evolution of the tax system in the Palestinian territories governed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) during the period 1994-2000.
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  Far from home: do foreign investors import higher standards of governance in transition economies?

  Social Science Research Network, 2002

  This paper argues that while a number of recent studies have shown that corruption inhibits foreign direct investment (FDI), comparatively little attention has been given to the behavior of those who have invested in corrupt countries.
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  Gender-responsive government budgeting

  International Monetary Fund, 2003

  This paper examines the concept of gender-responsive government budgeting (GRGB) and the extent of its implementation by national governments in both advanced and developing countries.The paper argues that in order for GRGB to be fully effective, obstacles such as gender-biased culture, the lack of appropriate budget classifications, and the lack of gender analysis expertise and gender-disaggre
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  The impact of cash budgets on poverty Reduction in Zambia: a case study of the conflict between well-intentioned macroeconomic policy and service delivery to the poor

  World Bank, 2002

  This paper reviews Zambia’s experience during the past decade of the “cash budget,” in which government domestic spending is limited to domestic revenue, leaving no room for excess spending.
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  NEPAD and the African ‘resource gap’: a critical examination

  Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit, 2002

  The ‘New Partnership for Africa’s Development’ (NEPAD) is the latest attempt by African leaders to formulate an initiative to boost development on the continent, but is it a feasible approach for the continent?
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  Effects of financial globalization on developing countries: some empirical evidence

  International Monetary Fund, 2003

  This paper reviews recent empirical evidence on the impact of financial globalisation for developing countries.
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  Indonesia: managing decentralization

  International Monetary Fund, 2002

  The process of decentralisation in Indonesia was initiated after a long period of autocratic rule. Despite the political imperatives, there is a need to carefully sequence the fiscal decentralisation to ensure that the financing follows the assignment of functions. The functions should be commensurate with the capacity of the State to provide public services.
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  Capital markets financing for developing-country infrastructure projects

  Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2003

  This study is the result of the United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development held in Monterrey, Mexico in March 2002.
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  Democracy, regime stability, and growth

  Department of Economics, Stockholm University, 2002

  This study argues that a weak relation between democracy and economic growth found in previous studies is due to the neglect of the increase of stability of institutions over time, and the interaction of this stability with the type of political regime.

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