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have seen such effort foild or diminished by corruption and leakage. The creation of good governance and institutions and … structures to combat corruption require determination and passion but also intricate design rooted in data, analysis, and … create better governance structures, design laws for corruption control, and nurture good institutions …
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This book presents a detailed account of Iceland’s recovery from the tumultuous banking collapse that overturned its … financial industry in 2008. Early chapters recount how Iceland’s central bank was unable to follow the quantitative easing … reinvigorated liquidity streams for the financial system. The authors argue that Iceland, long-called the ‘canary in the coal mine …
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implications for a regional cluster. This volume focuses on Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. …
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Iceland became one of the symbols of the global financial crisis. It provides an ideal test case for the perceptions of … of Iceland's financial system, about the economy. What did and didn't they see coming, and why? …
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This book argues that the implementation of compulsory, highly regulated, privately administered, defined contribution pensions facilitates rent-seeking behaviour on the part of the pension fund administrators and undermines the retirees’ income and well-being. While the book focuses primarily...
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1.Introduction -- 2. Concept of Income Distribution and Indexes and Methods for Measuring Income Inequality -- 3.Income Inequality of China’s Urban Resident and the Factors Which Impact It -- 4.Income Inequality of Chinese Rural Resident and the Factors Which Impact It -- 5.Income Inequality...
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This volume identifies rent-seeking behavior as a primary cause of poor economic performance in many places, particulary Africa. The book presents a detailed empirical study of rent-seeking within the civil service, parastatal sector, and business community in Tanzania. It quantifies and...
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This book presents an overview of the economics and politics implemented in the European Union and especially the Eurozone during the crisis of 2008-2012. Although it focuses on these four years, the analysis starts from the establishment of the European Union and covers the period up to the...
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systemic spread of state-controlled financial corruption in the form of bank fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, and … systemic spread of state-controlled financial corruption in the form of bank fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, and …
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