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Finance & Development, December 2011
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2011
Africa's Middle-Class Motor finds growing evidence that a recent resurgence in the continent's economic well-being has staying power. In his overview article, Harvard professor Calestous Juma says the emphasis for too long has been on eradicating poverty through aid rather than promoting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397363
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Finance & Development, March 2004
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2004
This paper presents a snapshot of changes in the world’s health and demographic conditions. The paper highlights that … in most parts of the world, individuals are healthier and living longer, thanks to improved health services and living … epidemic. Moreover, most regions of the developing world will not reach the Millennium Development Goals for health by 2015 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397371
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Finance & Development, December 2000
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2000
growing understanding that poverty is more than low income, a lack of education, and poor health. The poor are frequently …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397447
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Finance & Development, December 2001
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2001
This paper examines how Africa can reposition itself to take full advantage of globalization—while minimizing the risks in the process—to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty. The paper highlights that Africa’s share of world trade has dwindled, foreign direct investment in most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397448
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Finance & Development, March 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/10014397472
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Finance & Development, June 2003
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2003
This paper describes the importance of luck, timing, and political institutions in beating inflation. The paper highlights that countries experiencing high inflation typically make several disinflation attempts, some of which succeed only temporarily. If a country trying to stabilize prices and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397497
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Finance & Development, June 2004
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2004
sagging long-term trends in the growth of productivity, and the use of labor resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397502
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Finance & Development, September 1997
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 1997
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/10014397503
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Finance & Development, September 2002
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2002
This paper focuses on the Doha Development Agenda. The paper highlights that over the past 20 years, world trade has grown twice as fast as world real GDP, deepening economic integration and raising living standards. The paper underscores that the launch of a new trade round in Doha in November...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397504
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Finance & Development, September 2003
International Monetary Fund / External Relations Dept - 2003
This paper highlights that the Washington Consensus helped fill the need for an economic policy framework following the discrediting of central planning and import-substitution trade strategies. Latin American governments championed the Consensus in the early 1990s, and the policy agenda...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397505