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Seductions of An Underdevelopment Trap; Systemic Impediments to Agricultural Reform in Russia
Gershenson, Dmitry; Amelina, Maria - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
Despite ambitious agricultural reforms initiated by the federal government, inefficient and unprofitable producers predominate in post-Soviet Russia. However, in some regions a more robust restructuring has taken place. Observing two Russian regions-one with substantially restructured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769207
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Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper reviews the progress report on implementation of the National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED) during 2004 in Albania. The NSSED established a multiyear plan to combat poverty and strengthen governance. The main implication of the Integrated Planning System for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252553
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Senegal; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper presents the Annual Progress Report (APR) 2004 on Senegal’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The APR analyzes the 2004 macroeconomic framework for the purpose of comparing the forecasts under the various scenarios and the results obtained. Budgetary programming and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252919
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: 2003/04 Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper examines the Annual Progress Report on the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. The broad thrust of the government’s strategy remains creating rural growth, accelerating private sector growth in the modern economy to create employment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824976
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Kenya; Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report: 2003/2004
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual progress report highlights that sound macroeconomic management policies are finally beginning to yield results in terms of macroeconomic growth, which is the underpinning for future poverty reduction. A high degree of price stability has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242927
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Kenya; Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report: 2004/2005
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper examines Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy annual progress report. The Investment Program for the Economic Recovery Strategy is Kenya’s medium-term strategy to foster economic growth and reduce poverty. Poverty is defined as the inability to command resources and is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243196
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Republic of Mozambique; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on the Republic of Mozambique review the country’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, and external financing needs and major sources of financing. It is essential to guarantee that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244005
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Tax Farming; A Radical Solution for Developing Country Tax Problems?
Stella, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
proposed solution is tax farming. Tax farming is a system wherein the right to collect taxes is auctioned off to the highest … bidder. An analysis of the historical experience with tax farming shows that its purported administrative efficiency is … farming would appear to have little attraction for a modern state concerned with justice and equity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263952
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Wage Gaps and Development; Lessons From U.S. History
Mourmouras, Alex; Rangazas, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
than in agriculture. In this paper, we examine the sources and consequences of wage and productivity gaps in the U.S. from … for the relatively low labor productivity and wages earned in agriculture. Farm ownership, along with the higher cost of … century US. Consequently, the reallocation of labor from farming to industry raised the average annual growth rate of output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599726
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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