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Developing Economies with Industrial Policy: Towards a Toolbox for Economic Growth. With Case Studies of Jordan and Egypt
Benner, Maximilian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
During the past two decades, the “Washington Consensus” has been the dominant recipe for unleashing economic growth in developing countries. In view of the strong criticism mounted against it, it seems to have lost prominence recently. The success of the East Asian newly industrialized...
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Devolution as a means to adequate social safety nets?
Van Mechelen, Natascha; De Maesschalck, Veerle - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Decentralisation is invariably among the recommendations that international organisations such as the World Bank make for an enhancement of social provisions, and particularly a better targeting of social assistance regimes, in Eastern and Central Europe. However, theoretical literature as wel...
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Technology distribution and north-south relations
Chichilnisky, Graciela; Cole, Sam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1978
This paper and appendices report an ongoing study of the interrelationships between technology, income distribution and other socio-economic issues in a long term global context. The present paper therefore describes the work in progress on a project to be completed by July 1980. The aim here is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619327
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Does Financial Liberalization, Spur Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries; Panel Unit Root and Panel Vector Error Correction Tests
Dandume, Muhammad Yusuf; A.C., Dr.Malarvizhi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper examines the linkage among financial liberalization, economic growth and poverty reduction in Sub … growth is positively associated with poverty reduction and financial liberalization coefficients are positively related to … economic growth. It implies that financial liberalization causes economic growth. However, the coefficients of financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010726390
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Does Financial Liberalization, Spur Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries; Panel Unit Root and Panel Vector Error Correction Tests
Dandume, Muhammad Yusuf; A.C., Dr.Malarvizhi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper examines the linkage among financial liberalization, economic growth and poverty reduction in Sub … growth is positively associated with poverty reduction and financial liberalization coefficients are positively related to … economic growth. It implies that financial liberalization causes economic growth. However, the coefficients of financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108060
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Fiscal Federalism and Decentralization in Mongolia
Lkhagvadorj, Ariunaa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
transition countries have developed a variety of forms of fiscal decentralization as a possible strategy to achieve effective and … efficient governmental structures. A generalized principle of decentralization due to the country specific circumstances does … not exist. Therefore, decentralization has taken place in different forms in various countries at different times, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839209
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The economic effects of federalism and decentralization : a cross-country assessment
Voigt, Stefan; Blume, Lorenz - 2009
component analysis, seven aspects of both federalism and decentralization are used as variables for explaining differences in (1 … study adds to our knowledge on the transmission mechanisms of federalism and decentralization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271861
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Public Provision and Local Income Tax Competition
Kuhlmey, Florian; Hintermann, Beat - 2016
We extend the literature on local income tax competition by allowing for inter-jurisdictional spillovers and imperfect rivalry in consumption of a publicly provided good. Comparing decentralized second-best results of a theoretical model with an efficient benchmark, we identify three...
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Federalism and economic development in India: An assessment
Singh, Nirvikar; Srinivasan, T.N. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper examines India’s federal system in the context of prospects for India’s future economic growth and development. After a brief review of India’s recent policy reforms and economic development outcomes, and of the country’s federal institutions, the analysis focuses on the major...
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Decentralization, Subnational Governments' Behaviour and Macroeconomic Instability: The Case of Malaysia
Jalil, Abdul; Zafarullah, Ahmad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In the last two decades there has been a worldwide interest in decentralization of government in all parts of the world … effects of decentralization on macroeconomic stability. Even though there is a huge literature both theoretically and … empirically on the impact of decentralization, not many of them seems to be interested on the question of the link between …
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