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The anatomy of a multiple crisis : why was Argentina special and what can we learn from it?

Perry, Guillermo - 2003

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Public finance, security, and development : a framework and an application to Afghanistan

Byrd, William A. - 2009

work and impact of all development partners would be enhanced if the multiple linkages between public finance, security …, and development were explicitly taken into account. At the extreme, in some cases better public finance management could … complementary tools to analyze the security sector from the point of view of public finance management, service delivery, and …

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Fiscal decentralization and fiscal performance

Shah, Anwar - 2005

"A resurgence of recent interest in fiscal federalism has been a source of concern among macroeconomic stabilization experts. They argue that a decentralized fiscal system poses a threat to macroeconomic stability as it is incompatible with prudent monetary and fiscal management. The author...

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India : why fiscal adjustment now

Pinto, Brian - 2003

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Fiscal risks and the quality of fiscal adjustment in Hungary

Brixi, Hana Polackova - 1999

Hungary's government has made great progress toward revealing the true fiscal cost of its budgetary and off-budget programs, containing the financial risks of its policies, and improving the management of public expenditures and contingent liabilities. Although far from complete, fiscal...

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Corruption, public finances, and the unofficial economy

Johnson, Simon - 1999

In this sample of 49 Latin America, OECD, and transition economies, it is the ineffective and discretionary administration of tax and regulatory regimes--not higher tax rates alone--as well as corruption, that increases the size of the unofficial economy. And countries with a large unofficial...

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Public finances and economic transition

Barbone, Luca - 1996

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Banking in Brazil : structure, performance, drivers, and policy implications

Urdapilleta, Eduardo - 2009

" The objective of this paper is to analyze the industry structure of banking services in Brazil in order to shed light … designing public policy for the banking sector. In particular, retail banking is found to be less sensitive to price competition … and to exhibit considerably higher returns than corporate banking. The authors identify and discuss the factors underlying …

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Bank activity and funding strategies : the impact on risk and returns

Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı - 2009

. Overall, banking strategies that rely prominently on generating non-interest income or attracting non-deposit funding are very … risky, which is consistent with the demise of the U.S. investment banking sector. "--World Bank web site …

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Pursuing efficiency while maintaining outreach : bank privatization in Tanzania

Cull, Robert J. (contributor); Spreng, Connor P. (contributor) - 2008

contract management by private banking consultants, Rabobank of the Netherlands emerged as a purchaser. Profitability has since …

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