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World Bank - 2013

This paper takes stock of Madagascar's first 10 years of decentralization. As it happened in many other developing … countries, particularly in Africa, Madagascar's decentralization process has seen reversals, uncertainties and lack of clarity … all along. This explains why Madagascar, despite the experience with decentralization, remains a highly centralized …

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Angola : Oil, Broad-Based Growth, and Equity

World Bank - 2012

This book points out that the main issues confronting the Angolan authorities in their efforts to consolidate macroeconomic stability on a sustainable basis and in promoting an improvement in the welfare of the Angolan citizens do not seem to differ significantly from those addressed in the 1990...

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Growth Challenges and Government Policies in Armenia

World Bank - 2013

This report reviews growth trends in Armenia for the period 1994-2000, outlines major weaknesses of existing development patterns, and suggests a package of policy recommendations designed to accelerate enterprise restructuring, attract investment, and encourage the creation of new businesses in...

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The Road to Sustained Growth in Jamaica

World Bank - 2013

Jamaica's economic history is one of paradoxes, and potential - it has an English-speaking, and reasonably well-educated labor force, is close to the world's largest market, the United States, and, has an abundance of natural beauty, which has spurred tourism - and, many of its social, and...

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Slovak Republic : Living Standards, Employment, and Labor Market Study

World Bank - 2013

By most indicators the Slovak Republic has achieved a high level of human and social development. Despite the country's generally high living standards and overall level of development, there are families in Slovakia whose living conditions are below what is considered to be socially acceptable....

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Inequality and Economic Development in Brazil

World Bank - 2013

This study addresses three questions : why do inequalities matter for Brazil's development? Why does Brazil occupy a position of very high inequality in the international community? And, What should public policy do about it? Excessive income inequality is unfair, and undesirable on ethical...

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Strengthening Bolivian Competitiveness : Export Diversification and Inclusive Growth

World Bank - 2012

Bolivia's trade liberalization, launched in the mid-1980s, has resulted in a relatively open trade regime; but the …

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Afghanistan : State Building, Sustaining Growth, and Reducing Poverty

World Bank - 2012

Afghanistan has come a long way since emerging from major conflict in late 2001. Important political milestones mandated by the Bonn Agreement (two Loya Jirgas, a new Constitution, recently the Presidential election) have been achieved. The economy has recovered strongly, growing by nearly 50...

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Enhancing the Prospects of Growth and Trade of the Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank - 2013

The Kyrgyz Republic has made major strides in the past decade in its transition to a market-based economy. Its trade and investment policies are arguably the most liberal among the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. This report is aimed at assisting authorities...

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Economic Growth in the Republic of Yemen : Sources, Constraints, and Potentials

World Bank - 2013

High and sustained rate of economic growth in Yemen is a necesary, though not sufficient, condition for reduction of the high incidence of poverty and for raising the living standards of Yemeni citizens. Evidence in this report suggests that the main obstacle to rapid and sustained economic...

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