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The changing dynamics of foreign aid and democracy in Mozambique
Manning, Carrie; Malbrough, Monica - 2012
This study explores the effects of foreign aid on democracy in Mozambique during the last decade. Aid for democracy built on historic relationships forged between donors and the government during the wartime humanitarian emergency. Foreign aid played an important role in Mozambique's transition...
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China and India: Country role models of development success?
Santos-Paulino, Amelia U. - 2010
political reforms pursued by the two countries. The paper also outlines the outstanding reforms and the bottlenecks that could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280165
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Assessing the effectiveness of World Bank investments: The gender dimension
Lauterbach, Claire; Zuckerman, Elaine - 2013
Today it is widely acknowledged that increasing the gender sensitivity of development aid increases its effectiveness. This report evaluates the extent to which the World Bank integrates gender concerns into its policies and investments, pointing out structural, financial and policy gaps that...
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Multiple pathways to gender-sensitive budget support in the education sector: Analysing the effectiveness of sex-disaggregated indicators in performance assessment frameworks and g...
Holvoet, Nathalie; Inberg, Liesbeth - 2013
In order to correct for the initial gender blindness of the Paris Declaration and related aid modalities as general and sector budget support, it has been proposed to integrate a gender dimension into budget support entry points. This paper studies the effectiveness of (joint) gender working...
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The role of governance and international norms in managing natural resources
Cust, James - 2017
The governance of natural resource wealth is widely considered to constitute a key determinant in whether the extraction of natural resources proves to be a blessing or a curse. What is meant by governance can span a wide range of components, while the steps to achieving good governance remain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943806
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The saga and limits of public financial management: The Mozambican case
Cruz, António; Ferreira, Ines A.; Flentø, Johnny; … - 2021
mechanisms, and successful reforms did coincide with high rates of economic growth for more than 20 years, after 1993. The reform … accordingly with significant economic and social costs. The paper brings out how difficult it is to make institutional reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705334
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Scoping paper on Kenyan manufacturing
Chege, Jacob; Ngui, Dianah; Kimuyu, Peter - 2014
was unsuccessful due to poor implementation of fiscal initiatives and macro-economic mismanagement. Reforms since 2003 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494216
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Property rights and elites
Amsden, Alice H. - 2010
An elite derives its status from its relationship to property, whether physical or human capital. While stable property … reform) may have a positive impact on economic development. When are the 'wrong' property rights right? Institutional changes … have a positive impact on economic development when a country's elite can manage them. To support this generalization we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280137
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Global capitalism theory and the emergence of transnational elites
Robinson, William I. - 2010
. This essay focuses on structural analysis of the distinction between these two fractions of the elite and the implications …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280164
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Globalization and the emergence of a transnational oligarchy
Brezis, Elise S. - 2010
stratification effect will be even stronger. Globalization will bring about the formation of an international technocratic elite with …
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