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This paper focuses on the Medium-Term Development Program for the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of this program is to put … the economy of the country into a sustainable vector of development and improve the budget status to prevent social … will help to reduce the State budget deficit, enhance the fight against corruption, improve living standards, and decrease …
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This paper analyses why corruption can persist for long periods in a democracy and inquires whether this can result …, the paper analyzes how corruption distortsthe allocation of resources between public and private expenditure, altering the … citizens can indirectly benefit from corruption. The paper shows that, under this condition, if the citizens anticipate a shift …
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This paper analyzes the links between financial and trade openness and financial development in Sub-Saharan African … a general direct robust link between trade and capital account openness and financial development in SSA, once we … important for financial development in countries with better institutional quality. The findings might be due to a number of …
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The growth rate of agriculture in Cameroon was estimated at 3.3 percent in 2006, compared with 2.7 percent in 2005. This is owing to increased activity in the food agriculture sector (4.3 percent) and in forestry and logging (4.0 percent). Livestock farming and fisheries, on the one hand, grew...
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resource abundance can contribute to growth. It finds that governance determines the extent to which the growth effects of …
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This paper is concerned with economic consequences of unethical governance. A framework is set out, based on principles … programs intended to improve living standards. The purpose is to include ethics of governance, and, in particular, unethical … behavior of the strong toward the weak, in preconditions for economic development. …
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Do foreign-educated individuals play a role in promoting democracy in their home countries? Despite the large amount of private and public resources spent on foreign education, there is no systematic evidence that foreign-educated individuals foster democracy in their home countries. Using a...
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of pro-poor growth, human development, and governance, is consistent with the challenge of accelerating growth and …
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order to create trust. This paper identifies over 200 post-1960 episodes of accelerations in financial development in a … large cross-section of countries. We find that the likelihood of an acceleration leading to sustained financial development …
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This paper focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—National Strategy for Development and Integration (PRSP⠅
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