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The study presents archival evidence to show how President Kaunda raised political and economic exclusivity in Zambia … in the early years of Zambia's independence, and how this retarded capital investment. Despite formal reforms and a new … government, this institutional mechanism still dominates and constrains Zambia's political economy today. …
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This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the current cash and food crops...
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Chapter 1. Almas Heshmati, “Introduction to Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia and summary of the contributions” -- Chapter 2. Tsegaye Mulugeta, “Impacts of Improved Agricultural Technology Adoption on Rural Poverty: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia” -- Chapter 3. Tsegaye Mulugeta,...
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This book offers an essential guide to Public Finance and National Accounts in the context of the European Union. Since the creation of the Eurozone, fiscal policy has been at the heart of economic (but also political/media) discussions in the EU. From the Stability and Growth Pact (1997) to the...
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This book analyses the methods used to assess financial sustainability as defined by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Recently, there have been calls to consider sustainability as a fundamental guiding principle in public management. The financial and economic crisis has...
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Einleitung und Zielsetzung -- Zentrale Erkenntnisse der Verhaltensökonomik -- Staatsfinanzierung und Verhaltensökonomik -- Staatsausgaben und Verhaltensökonomik: Psychologie der öffentlichen Ausgabentätigkeit -- Markteingriffe und Verhaltensökonomik: Psychologie der Rechtfertigung und...
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Dem Sport werden zahlreiche Gemeinwohlfunktionen zugeschrieben. Aus diesem Grund wird er mit öffentlichen Mitteln gefördert. In welchem Umfang der Sport in Deutschland auf diese Weise gefördert wird und insbesondere welche Mittel aus dem Sport wieder an die öffentlichen Haushalte...
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Das Wissen zur finanzpolitischen Bedeutung des Sports ist für politische Entscheidungsträger von großer Bedeutung. Tim Pawlowski und Christoph Breuer präsentieren und diskutieren verschiedene Methoden und Daten, um die finanzpolitische Bedeutung des Sports in Deutschland erstmals...
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After several years of practice, the question arises whether performance budgeting as one part of the New Public Management reforms has been effective. Derived from the international literature on experiences with performance budgeting Christiane Lorenz identifies five elements which constitute...
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This book explores new forms of private, mutual municipal, public-private and 'reverse' state funding of public investments, co-payments and shared contributions, vouchers, and pooled public risk-financing. It includes case studies taken from the Nordic countries, UK, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia,...
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