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the possible patterns of inequality in China in the future, and outlines policy options that could help accomplish China … suggests extending different types of formal social security in both urban and rural areas, for fixing the inter- government … fiscal system in order to facilitate the provision of public services, and for managing fiscal risk beyond the government …
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Economic activity in China has picked up in 2023, but the recovery remains fragile. Real GDP growth accelerated to 5 … pressures and still weak consumer confidence, suggests continued fragility in the recovery. China's investment deceleration has …
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Activity in China continues to track the ups and downs of the pandemic - outbreaks and growth slowdowns have been … growth is expected to slow to 2.7 percent in 2022 - 1.6 percentage points lower than projected in the June China economic …
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. However, growth momentum has slowed since April, indicating that China's recovery remains fragile and dependent on policy … support. China’s GDP growth is projected to rise to a 5.6 percent in 2023, led by a rebound in consumer spending. The economic … recovery offers an important opportunity for policymakers to refocus their efforts on achieving China’s longer-term development …
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the costly Goldenberg scandal uncovered in 1992. But tangible results in the shape of favorable government debt dynamics …
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"The authors use a sample of 147 countries to investigate the link between democracy and reforms. Democracy may be conducive to reforms, because politicians have the incentive to embrace growth-enhancing reforms to win elections. By contrast, authoritarian regimes do not have to worry as much...
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Kosovo's economic growth in the past decade has been solid, yet, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of 1,760, the country remains one of the poorest in Europe. The end of the conflict, output was growing at double-digit rates, driven by the donor-funded reconstruction efforts. Since...
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This report undertakes a comprehensive assessment of Ukraine's growth experience over the past decade. It shows how vulnerabilities were allowed to accumulate during the economic boom. And how growth, averaging seven percent annually between 2000 and 2008, was achieved without tackling Ukraine's...
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public investments, and huge expansion of credit, particularly under government directed lending programs. Simultaneously …
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