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numbers of students enrolled. Five of the six case study countries, Armenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and the Russian …
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the enterprise and financial sectors in Estonia. The report uses International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs …
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institutions maintained by the state prior to transition. During preparation of the Estonia Agriculture Project, the government …, Estonia has stabilized its macroeconomic situation and moved rapidly towards a market economy. Living standards, which … production has begun to revive. However, similar results have not materialized in rural areas. Estonia has the potential to be …
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"The Government of China has placed strong emphasis on addressing problems related to agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the development of a "new socialist countryside" designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2006-2010). The financing of public services in rural...
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"This paper presents a methodology to evaluate fiscal decentralization focusing on the potential mis-targeting of intergovernmental fiscal equalization transfers. The approach builds on an explicit comparison and the summary measurement of different (horizontal) allocation distributions across...
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"Fiscal equalization programs are fairly common features of intergovernmental fiscal relations in industrial countries. Some developing countries have also recently introduced these programs and still others are contemplating such programs. Institutional arrangements for fiscal equalization vary...
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"Empowerment of local governments and citizens is a primary object of decentralization. Using the analytic lens of empowerment, the author explores the nature of decentralized governance and how this type of structure is likely to be more or less empowering. His primary concern is fiscal...
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