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Fiscal Composition and Aid Effectiveness: A Political-Economy Model
Mosley, Paul - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
In accounting for the rather gloomy trend of the aid effectiveness literature over the last few years, one explanatory strand has been fiscal, suggesting in particular that aid flows in weak states have tended to erode the taxbase and the structure of institutions. We pursue this idea, tracing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010540129
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A New Fiscal Pact, Tax Policy Changes and Income Inequality
Cornia, Giovanni Andrea; Martorano, Bruno - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
The paper analyses the changes in tax policy, tax/GDP ratios, tax incidence and income inequality which have taken place in Latin America during the last decade against the background of the changes observed in these variables during the liberal years of the 1980s and 1990s. The paper argues...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366428
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Taxation and development: A review of donor support to strengthen tax systems in developing countries
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
Recent years have seen a growing interest among donors on taxation in developing countries. This reflects a concern for domestic revenue mobilization to finance public goods and services, as well as recognition of the centrality of taxation for growth and
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643203
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The Decarbonization of China's Agriculture
Huang, Yongfu; He, Jingjing - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
Agriculture is one of the major greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sources in China. This paper aims to identify the key … factors that have led to rising GHG emissions in China.s agricultural sector in recent decades. This research allows for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010854503
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Global Supply Chains in Chinese Industrialization: Impact on Waste Scavenging in Developing Countries
Medina, Martin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
China has undergone remarkable economic growth spearheaded by industrialization. Chinese industry demands a wide … domestic supply for several materials. Thus, China needs to import raw materials. In order to satisfy its needs, China has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366417
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China and India: Country Role Models of Development Success?
Santos-Paulino, Amelia U. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
The paper discusses views on China and India as country role models. In so doing the article recounts the economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008738740
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Why Are the Elite in China Motivated to Promote Growth
Zang, Xiaowei - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
Rapid economic development in China in the post-1978 era has been considered ‘intriguing’ and ‘puzzling’ since it … elite are motivated to promote economic development in China. It argues that like politicians in other types of political … regimes, autocratic leaders are interested in high growth rates. It also studies the historical development of China …
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Household Income Dynamics in Rural China
Jalan, Jyotsna; Ravallion, Martin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970113
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.Rushing in where Angels Fear to Tread?.: The Early Internationalization of Indigenous Chinese Firms
Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
In this paper I empirically investigate the early international entrepreneurship of indigenous Chinese firms using data on 3,948 firms surveyed by the World Bank in 2002-03. I find important differences in the extent and motivation of early internationalization between indigenous and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973334
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Early International Entrepreneurship in China: Extent and Determinants
Naude, Wim; Rossouw, Stephanie - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
investigate early international entrepreneurship (international new ventures) in China. The extent of early international … entrepreneurship in China is significant: 65 per cent of the exporting firms start export operations within three years. Foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973346