This book contains a unique collection of studies on key economic and social policy challenges faced by countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region in a short- and long-term perspective. Prepared within the EU funded FP7 project on „Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean...

This handbook aims to make a positive contribution to the efforts that many countries are undertaking to modernize their customs administrations. The handbook views a competent and well-organized customs service as one that successfully balances its various responsibilities to ensure a high...

Most government expenditure is financed by taxes, which not only raise revenue but also often constitute a major government instrument to influence income distribution. The effects of government expenditure on income distribution have received considerable attention in recent years. Therefore,...

Monetary policy is among the indirect policy instruments that are increasingly being relied upon in China as a result of the process of economic reform launched in 1979. Previously, the main function of monetary policy was to support the implementation of the central plan while maintaining...

Capital gains receive preferential tax treatment under present U.S. legislation. Three alternative methods of taxing these are analyzed and the revenue and distributional implications of these alternatives are simulated for 1966. The methods analyzed are: (1) annual taxation of accrued capital...