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Asia Leading the Way explores how the region is moving into a leadership role in the world economy. The issue looks at … Asia's biggest economy, China, which has relied heavily on exports to grow, and its need to increase domestic demand and to … promote global integration if it is to continue to thrive. China is not the only Asian economy that heavily depends on exports …
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responsibility for economic and financial stability. And Vivek Arora and Athanasios Vamvakidis measure how China's economy is …
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Latin America: An End to Boom and Bust? covers prospects in that region, which has managed to sustain a decade of prosperity after a history of boom and bust cycles. In our cover story, Nicolás Eyzaguirre, Director of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department, says Latin America has the potential...
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The June 2007 issue of F&D spotlights gender equality. The lead article discusses progress toward fulfilling the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on redressing gender discrimination and empowering women and related MDGs. The section also looks at how budgeting with gender issues in mind can...
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Crisis Stalls Globalization: Reshaping the World Economy"" examines the multiple facets of the recession-from the …
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'Africa: Making Its Move' explores some of the obstacles facing sub-Saharan Africa as it attempts to capitalize on changes that offer fresh opportunities for growth and poverty reduction. The lead article describes the changes and suggests how Africa can build on them to progress further. Other...
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The Economics of Demographics provides a detailed look at how the biggest demographic upheaval in history is affecting global development. The issue explores demographic change and the effects of population aging from a variety of angles, including pensions, health care, financial markets, and...
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Asia Rising -- explores Asia's role in the world economy, the challenges faced from globalization, the quest for …
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Cracks in the System: World Economy Under Stress"" explores the rapidly changing institutional and policymaking …
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For policymakers around the world, finding ways to promote faster growth is a top priority. But what exactly do economists know and not know about growth? What direction should future research and policymaking take? This issue explores this topic, starting with a major World Bank study and...
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