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outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …
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that some types of investment are becoming excessive in China, particularly in inland provinces. In these regions, private … existing trends continue, valuable resources could be wasted at a time when China’s ability to finance investment is facing …This paper proposes a possible framework for identifying excessive investment. Based on this method, it finds evidence …
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. It finds that, in many ways, inequality may have been an inevitable by-product of China’s investment and export …This paper uses the Shapley Value decomposition technique to assess the factors behind the rise of inequality in China … SMEs, including in rural areas. Not surprisingly, given the argued nexus between China’s growth strategy and inequality …
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million individuals out of poverty—has become too reliant on credit and investment, and has begun to experience diminishing … from its continued reliance on capital accumulation, China can grow at a healthy pace and maintain its convergence toward …
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This selected issues paper on Indonesia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on August 21, 2012. The views expressed...
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Now close to 50 percent of GDP, this paper assesses the appropriateness of China’s current investment levels. It … stand out, partly due to a surge in investment over the last decade. Moreover, its investment is significantly higher than …. However, because its investment is predominantly financed by domestic savings, a crisis appears unlikely when assessed against …
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This paper examines the empirical relationship between inequality and growth, and analyzes the impacts of growth …, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that … challenge the belief that income inequality has a negative effect on growth and confirm the validity of the Kuznets curve …
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This paper applies the work of Berg and Ostry (2011) to the SACU region, to identify how inequalities have played a role in growth in each of these countries, and elaborates policy options to mitigate the effects of inequalities and foster growth. Lower income inequalities could lead to...
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is the main contributor to inequality in Mauritius. Social protection expenditures reduce poverty and inequality, but …
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Poverty and unemployment remained high in Botswana. The shortcomings of the labor market policies are responsible for a high unemployment rate. This selected issues paper sheds considerable light on ways that Botswana can enhance inclusive growth and reduce the high level of structural...
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