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Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes and Policy Outcomes in Brazil

Alston, Lee J.; Melo, Marcus André; Mueller, Bernardo; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This paper analyses the dynamics of policy-making among the various political institutions in Brazil. The authors find … that the driving force behind policies in Brazil is the strong set of powers given to the President, though several … office, state governors and the Constitution itself. The electorate of Brazil holds the President accountable for economic …

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Tax Reform in Brazil: The Long Process in Progress

Varsano, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003

A tax reform process is now in course in Brazil. It started in 1995, when the President of the Republic presented to …

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The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy: Survey

Eslava, Marcela - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This paper surveys the recent literature on the political economy of fiscal policy, in particular the accumulation of government debt. The authors examine three possible determinants of fiscal balances: opportunistic behavior by policymakers, heterogeneous fiscal preferences of either voters or...

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Aggregate Effects of a Universal Social Insurance Fiscal Reform

Antón, Arturo; Leal, Julio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

This paper analyzes the aggregate effects of a revenue neutral fiscal-cum-social policy reform in a typical developing country that consists of two main changes: (1) the implementation of universal social insurance to replace the current dual social protection system (i.e., a reconfiguration of...

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A Cycle-Adjusted Fiscal Rule for Sustainable and More Equitable Growth in Argentina

Zúñiga, Jimena; Capello, Marcelo; Butler, Inés; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

This paper seeks to identify the most promising fiscal strategy to boost long-term economic growth in Argentina and quantify its effects. To this end, the authors updated a growth-diagnostics study for Argentina and corroborated that low appropriability of social returns and insufficient public...

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Trade Liberalization and Trade Taxes

Tanzi, Vito - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003

This note discusses trade liberalization and trade taxes. The main issue should not be the reduction of trade taxes but of total tax revenue. By potentially changing the structure of the economy, trade liberalization will affect not just tax revenue but also the role of the state in the economy...

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Who Decides the Budget?: A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process in Latin America

Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto H.; Abuelafia, Emmanuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

This book explains how economies, institutions, and politics interact to produce budget outcomes in Latin America, a region in which informality dominates public governance. It includes detailed country analyses which provide comparative knowledge about the workings of policymaking and budget...

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Fiscal Federalism in Latin America: From Entitlements to Markets

Durán, Eduardo Wiesner - Inter-American Development Bank

The aim of this book is to provide policymakers in Latin America with the stylized facts of what works and what does not in decentralization policies and schemes, based on analysis of the recent experiences of several Latin American countries.

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From Growth to Prosperity: Policy Perspectives for Trinidad and Tobago

Artana, Daniel; Thomas, Wendell; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; … - Inter-American Development Bank

The topics covered in the chapters of the report were presented and discussed in a conference organized by the IDB in Port of Spain on July 13th, 2004. After more than a decade of economic growth and despite encouraging prospects for the future, the Trinidad and Tobagp economy remains overly...

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The Fiscal Institutions of Tomorrow

Sanginés, Mario; Cabrera, Joan Oriol Prats; Pimenta, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank

The Fiscal Institutions of Tomorrow, the first publication in the series Institutions for People, addresses issues of public management that are key to economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It presents the challenges that the countries in the region face to strengthen fiscal...

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