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Côte d’Ivoire; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Côte d’Ivoire's government decided on the National Development Plan to give a new impetus to its development policy. This new strategy is based on an ambitious and realistic recovery and development program centered on private and public investment. The institutional monitoring framework for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244156
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Fiscal Decentralization and Governance : A Cross-Country Analysis
International Monetary Fund - 2001
governance, such as corruption, rule of law, and government effectiveness. Unlike previous studies in the decentralization/governance … the relationship between decentralization and governance depends on how subnational expenditures are financed. The higher … stronger the association between decentralization and governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401240
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Measuring Fiscal Decentralization : Exploring the IMF’s Databases
International Monetary Fund - 2011
Conventional wisdom postulates that there are benefits from decentralizing government finances but there is little empirical evidence about actual country practices. This paper presents data on fiscal decentralization for about 80 countries over a period of about 20 years (1990-2008) from the...
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Can Fiscal Decentralization Strengthen Social Capital?
International Monetary Fund - 2000
cohesiveness tend to have more efficient governments, better governance systems, and faster growth. This paper provides cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399798
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Kenya; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
scandals. The governance agenda focuses on several reforms, including upgrading the public budget and financial management …
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Cameroon; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Third Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
the strengthening of fiscal management. It indicates that the government has implemented actions to improve governance and …
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Republic of Tajikistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper discusses socioeconomic development in the Republic of Tajikistan. Although poverty reduction in rural areas is proceeding at a faster pace than in urban areas, poverty continues to be a predominantly rural phenomenon. In addition to improving the gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244161
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Djibouti; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The modern economy of the Republic of Djibouti is based on rents directly or indirectly originating from the international port of Djibouti and from the country’s strategic position. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper discusses that the growth recorded over the last five years is...
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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The report describes the policy framework for the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDS) and the vision for Afghanistan's developments. It reviews the progress under I-ANDS, analyzes the macroeconomic environment, characteristics of poverty and the policy goals, assesses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244173
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Benin; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Benin’s program furthers the objectives elaborated in the previous report. It is the result of a broad participative process that engaged all levels of government, the private sector, civil society, and donor partners. Executive Directors commend the program as it provides an adequate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244174