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Why are the elite in China motivated to promote growth?

Zang, Xiaowei - 2010

Rapid economic development in China in the post-1978 era has been considered 'intriguing' and 'puzzling' since it … elite are motivated to promote economic development in China. It argues that like politicians in other types of political … regimes, autocratic leaders are interested in high growth rates. It also studies the historical development of China …

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Socio-economic development in South Asia : the past 50 years

Osmani, Siddiqur Rahman - 2018

The story of South Asia is a topsy-turvy one. Soon after independence from British rule, the region seemed to have a much better prospect than many other parts of the Third World; the prospects soon dimmed, however, as South Asia crawled while East and Southeast Asia galloped away. But a large...

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Central Asia after two decades of independence

Pomfret, Richard - 2010

After becoming independent in 1991, the five Central Asian countries pursued differing transition paths from the defunct central planning. This paper analyses the connection between economic policies and performance during the 1990s and 2000s. Performance over the two decades has been determined...

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Tax revenues in transition countries : structural changes and their policy implications

Khujamkulov, Ismoil - International Centre for Tax and Development - 2016

Changes in the tax structure and category of taxes clearly matter when it comes to initiating tax policies. This paper employs data from a sample of 33 transitional countries over the period 1991-2014. It finds that, in a particular transitional country, the higher the national income, the...

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Viet Nam : the dragon that rose from the ashes

Tarp, Finn - 2018

This study takes as its starting point what Gunnar Myrdal had to say about Viet Nam in the context of his seminal work, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, published in 1968. Myrdal pointed to the decisive nature of the Vietnamese people; and subsequent developments, which are...

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Structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growth in Bangladesh

Raihan, Selim; Khan, Sunera Saba - 2020

The Bangladesh economy has undergone significant structural changes over the last four decades. The share of agriculture in GDP has declined, while the significance of industry and service sectors has increased. These structural changes have been associated with persistent challenges such as...

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Interrelationships among health, environment quality, and economic activity : what consequences for economic convergence?

Drabo, Alassane - 2011

This paper examines the link between health indicators, environmental variables, and economic development, and the consequences of this relationship on economic convergence. In the early stage of economic development, the gain from income growth could be cancelled or mitigated by environmental...

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Impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Sierra Leone : empirical analysis

Kargbo, Philip Michael - 2012

This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Sierra Leone, a country where an empirical econometric study on aid effectiveness is yet to exist. Using a triangulation of approaches involving the ARDL bounds test approach and the Johansen maximum likelihood approach to...

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Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens

Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2015

Over the past twenty years, Mozambique has achieved remarkable progress in promoting macroeconomic growth and stability. Nonetheless, poverty rates remain high and labour market activity is dominated by smallholder farming. We use recent household survey data to dig into these trends and provide...

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Redistribution, inequality, and growth revisited : comment on "Redistribution, inequality, and growth: new evidence"

Jäntti, Markus; Pirttilä, Jukka; Rönkkö, Risto - 2020

An influential paper by Berg et al., 'Redistribution, inequality, and growth: new evidence', uses the SWIID data to examine the impact of inequality and redistribution on growth in both developing and developed countries. It finds that while inequality is harmful for growth, redistribution does...

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