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Finance & Development, September 2000
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2000
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly magazine brings you in-depth analyses of these and other subjects by the IMF’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397665
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Finance & Development, June 2005
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2005
The paper highlights that over the past century, access to education has increased enormously, illiteracy has fallen dramatically, and a higher proportion of people are completing primary, secondary, or tertiary education than ever before. But huge problems remain. About 115 million children of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398256
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Finance & Development, September 2005
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2005
This paper explores why increased aid flows require economic policymakers to confront some specific issues. Ensuring that increased aid promotes growth and reduces poverty is certainly the most important task. Empirical studies offer only mild support for aid-boosting growth. However, one study...
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Finance & Development, December 2005
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2005
This paper reviews the resurgence of Latin America. The paper highlights that much of the region has witnessed a swift and robust recovery from the successive financial crises of 2001–02. Within two years, the region’s economic growth reached 5.6 percent in 2004, a 24-year high. Growth rates...
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Finance & Development, September 2007
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2007
, for the first time in history, more than 50 percent of the world's population will be living in urban rather than rural … articles in this series look at poverty as an urban phenomenon in the developing world and the development of megacities and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398608
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Finance & Development, September 2011
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2011
All for One examines inequality and the many ways it matters. In our overview article, the World Bank's Branko …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398722
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Finance & Development, June 2011
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2011
'Wising Up to the Costs of Aging' looks at how falling fertility and rising life expectancy have combined to threaten the ability of many countries to provide a decent standard of living for the old without imposing a crushing burden on the young. In our lead article, Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399491
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Finance & Development, June 2010
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2010
Asia Leading the Way explores how the region is moving into a leadership role in the world economy. The issue looks at … will emerge following the world wide recession. ""Back to Basics"" explains supply and demand. ""Data Spotlight"" explores …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400258
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Finance & Development, June 2006
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2006
Asia Rising -- explores Asia's role in the world economy, the challenges faced from globalization, the quest for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401567
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Finance & Development, December 2008
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2008
Cracks in the System: World Economy Under Stress"" explores the rapidly changing institutional and policymaking … world got into the mess and what to do about it, both now and over the medium term. Other articles review options for … changing the rules of world finance, examine the case for modernizing the way countries coordinate their policies, and try to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401568