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This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world's most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the threats...
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1. Public sector shock in Europe : between structural reforms and quantitative adjustment / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead -- 2. Public sector adjustment and the threat to gender equality / Jill Rubery -- 3. Early application of fiscal austerity measures in the Baltic states / Jaan Masso and Kerly...
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finance. The two-volume set encompasses numerous sections including the public sector in a market economy, market …, Real Tax Revenue, and the Case for Inflationary Finance: Theory with an Application to Argentina', International Monetary …- Intertemporal Approach, Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4, Princeton, NJ: International Finance Section, Department of Economics, Princeton …
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literature is still scant as to which products are the most effective. In order to inform gender targeting of rural finance …
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A large body of literature suggests that consumers derive utility from gains and losses relative to a reference point. This paper shows that such reference dependence can affect savings in opposite directions depending on whether people face liquidity constraints. Existing models for wealth and...
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Weather-related production risks remain one of the most serious constraints to agricultural production in much of the developing world. Financial and technological innovations that mitigate these risks have the potential to greatly benefit farmers in areas prone to such risks. In this study we...
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resort to external funders to finance fixed export costs and investments in production capacities. We assume that sectors … allows firms to finance fixed export costs at a lower interest rate. On the other hand, financial health reduces the cost of … of trade. By increasing the cost of external finance, a financial shock increases the financial cost of exporting and …
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Agricultural research and development has stimulated enormous increases in agricultural productivity in the twentieth century. Now, in response to common pressures, countries the world over are changing how they manage and pay for agricultural R&D. Paying for Agricultural Productivity reviews...
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local government finance system in each nation, and the major challenges and policy options they face. The contributions in … this book provide comprehensive coverage of a transitional Europe that encompasses both modern local public finance theory … government and local public finance, but also practitioners and all those who have to deal with the accountability and financial …
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, this book brings together finance and qualitative research to encourage researchers to expand their respective bodies of … investment, and the human impact of financial loss. Providing a comprehensive guide for finance researchers on how to produce …
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