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Are victims of human rights abuses better off with or without economic sanctions targeted at their perpetrators? We …
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Financial sanctions, which aim to economically hurt a target by restricting its access to financial assets and markets … offer secrecy ('tax havens') undermine sanctions by hiding ownership information, so far data limitations have prevented a … findings confirm that target countries evade sanctions by moving large portions of their funds from sanctioning countries to …
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This paper overviews the debate on the relationship between the measures of globalization, economic growth and pace of urbanization, and speculates on its impact on the quality of life and poverty in the context of Asian countries. After experiencing moderate to high urban growth for three to...
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Forty billion dollars of official development assistance during 1991-2012 reduced Ethiopian absolute poverty while underwriting more efficient but exclusionary public institutions. This aid-institutions paradox reflects a strong interest-alignment between major donors pursuing geostrategic...
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The informal sector makes up an overwhelming share of both gross domestic product and total employment in Africa. In this paper, we lay out some of the basic characteristics of the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa, relevant institutions, and development issues. Proposed policy approaches...
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In recent decades, Africa has received a large share of official development assistance compared to other regions of the world. Using AidData for 2000-13, this paper examines the effects of aid to productive sectors on manufacturing growth in Africa. Econometric results show that increased...
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Despite the Ethiopian government's commitment to attracting foreign direct investment to its emerging manufacturing sector and its shared interests with Chinese private businesses in building profitable investments, relations between Chinese private businesses and the Ethiopian government are...
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There exists a burgeoning empirical literature on the impact of aid fragmentation on development outcomes in aid-receiving countries, with it being widely recognized that aid fragmentation is deleterious. This paper adds to the existing literature by estimating the impact of aid fragmentation on...
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The paper analyses the 20-year experience with transition in the SEE countries in a comparative framework, illustrating … 1989 to implement a swift transition to a market economy. The paper recalls the initial conditions in the SEE region in … 1989, macroeconomic performance and progress achieved in the various transition-related economic reforms. The international …
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Why do some states, with foreign assistance, transition from 'fragile' to 'robust?' Scholars in state-building have …
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