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Revenue collection and social policies : their underestimated contribution to social cohesion
Burchi, Francesco; Strupat, Christoph; Schiller, Armin von - Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik - 2020
order to shed light on these interlinkages, it is useful to have a closer look at the concept of the "fiscal contract … proactively support, the fiscal contract, and (ii) level of involvement, that is, the share of the population that is involved as … revenue collection and social policies can have on the fiscal contract and beyond, and we call on donors and policy …
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Public charge in the time of coronavirus
Tepepa, Martha - 2020
The United States government recently passed legislation and stabilization packages to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free virus testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid...
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Mining revenue, fiscal space and social policies : the case of Zambia
Aguirre Unceta, Rafaël - 2021
Mining resources have played an important role in the economy of Zambia. The country faces serious development challenges. This Working Paper investigates to which extent the mining of natural resources has facilitated public action regarding these challenges or whether, on the contrary, mining...
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Does Decentralization Facilitate Access to Poverty-Related Services? Evidence from Benin
Caldeira, Emilie - 2012
We study the effect of decentralization on the access to some poverty-related public services in Benin. Compiling panel data from local governments' accounts and from surveys on 18,000 Beninese households performed in 2006 and 2007, our study suggests that decentralization has a positive overall...
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Does Decentralization Facilitate Access to Poverty-Related Services? Evidence from Benin
Caldeira, Emilie - 2012
We study the effect of decentralization on the access to some poverty-related public services in Benin. Compiling panel data from local governments' accounts and from surveys on 18,000 Beninese households performed in 2006 and 2007, our study suggests that decentralization has a positive overall...
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Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes - Big Steps to a Smaller State
Booth, Philip - 2011
The government's 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review was anything but comprehensive. The cuts to government spending were modest, and large swathes of state activity were barely touched. Britain will remain a heavily regulated, high-tax, high-spend economy. Instead of totally reviewing the...
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Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes : Big Steps to a Smaller State
Booth, Philip - 2021
Executive summary:Government spending is over 50 per cent of national income. Spending grew steadily in the twentieth century and then experienced very rapid growth from the beginning of the 21st century.Much government spending discourages economic activity and prevents innovation and...
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Challenges and prospects in the EU : quality of life and public services
Anderson, Robert; Dubois, Hans; Fernández Ortiz, Elena; … - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and … - 2019
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Globalization and the twin protections
Fitoussi, Jean-Paul (contributor) - 2007
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Ethnic diversity, public goods provision and social cohesion : lessons from an inconclusive literature
Schaeffer, Merlin - 2013
Over the last two decades there has been a growing debate on the supposedly negative relation between ethnic diversity, public goods production and social cohesion. Despite the amount of evidence, existing in-depth qualitative reviews conclude that the literature is inconclusive. Advancing upon...
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