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This paper examines the recent difficulties experienced in U.S. agriculture, and discusses the role played by government policies, in particular reviewing recent developments in those policies. Studies of the extent and costs of agricultural protection in the United States and other major...
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This chapter discusses principles and consequences of the common agricultural policy (CAP) of the European Community (EC). It shows that agricultural pricing policies aimed at supporting farm incomes were already in place in EC member countries before the inception of the CAP; indeed, in the...
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This paper analyses the economic costs of current agricultural policies in Turkmenistan. It argues that the opportunity cost of continuing with these policies is very high for the budget, the average farmer, and the economy as a whole. The paper calls for the development of nontraditional...
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This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that a broad-based economic upturn is under way in Sweden, spurred by …
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In Sweden, the authorities have indicated that their medium-term fiscal strategy is based on restraining expenditures …
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This Selected Issues paper on Sweden analyzes possible adjustments to the fiscal framework that the authorities may … wish to consider. The paper starts with a brief description of Sweden’s fiscal framework, followed by an assessment of the … framework’s strengths and weaknesses. The scope for stabilization policy in Sweden is analyzed. The paper describes the …
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weakness led to slower growth of Sweden in 2001. Private consumption stagnated despite rising disposable income, owing to …
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This Selected Issues paper on Sweden reviews economic developments in Sweden during 1994–98. In 1994, the general …
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This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes in Sweden. The … assessment reveals that the laws and regulations on banking activities and their supervision are in place in Sweden. The …
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This Selected Issues paper on Sweden examines developments in the government structural balance. The paper identifies …
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