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countries. In Asia’s export-dependent economies, this entails relying more on private domestic demand as a driver of growth … uncertainty, and by improvements in infrastructure that raise the returns to private investment …
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The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS-II) is a poverty reduction strategy for the period 2006–11, which is aimed at fulfilling Malawi’s future developmental aspiration—Vision 2020. The strategy identifies broad thematic areas and key priority areas to bring...
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strategic goals will be to pursue high, shared, and employment-creating economic growth and develop key infrastructure. The …
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This note reviews the Republic of Congo’s Poverty Reduction, Growth and Employment Strategy Paper (PRSP). PRSP outlines a comprehensive framework for the reduction of poverty and emphasizes diversifying the economy to generate employment, provide social services and reduce the...
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growth, rural development, urban development, infrastructure development, and an enabling environment. It was followed by the …
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According to MGDS-II, certain major factors such as Malawi’s vulnerability to external shocks, inadequate policy response, and weak implementation capacity have hindered growth and development of the economy. The political risks resulting from the upcoming 2014 tripartite elections have...
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richer and poorer countries in the quality of and access to social infrastructure (e.g., schools and hospitals), and, to a … lesser extent, economic infrastructure (e.g., roads and electricity). However, the economic and social impact of public … investment critically depends on its efficiency. Comparing the value of public capital (input) and measures of infrastructure …
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uncertainty, and by improvements in infrastructure that raise the returns to private investment. …
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finds that Asia''s remarkable output growth over the past 40 years reflected both high investment, and rapid productivity …
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