. Economists, public finance professionals, and policy makers working in such countries are frequently confronted with issues that … Economists, Public Finance Professionals, and Policy Makers, published in the World Bank Studies series, is to provide a concise …; as well as extractive-based economic diversification. The authors hope that, economists, public finance professionals …

This paper analyzes how investment incentives may or may not be used to foster private investment, particularly in … developing countries. As practitioners and policymakers can attest, political economy exerts a powerful influence on incentives …. Many incentives especially generous ones have persisted because of lobbying by special interests and politicians' need to …

competition within national markets reinforces international competitiveness of potential exporters through increased incentives …