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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the … manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396968
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The governance of the international monetary system
Ocampo Gaviria, José Antonio - 2015
This paper proposes a reformed architecture of the international monetary system based on three pillars. The first is a representative apex organization, which can be understood as a transformation of the G-20 into a representative international institution. The second is the continuous reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010515838
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Resolution of balance of payments crises : emergency financing and debt workouts
Ocampo Gaviria, José Antonio - 2015
This paper analyses the history and effectiveness of the two major mechanisms of resolution of balance of payments crisis. It argues that IMF lending has met its counter-cyclical objectives through history and has been improving in terms of providing adequate lending facilities as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010465432
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Policy diffusion within international organizations : a bottom-up analysis of International Monetary Fund tax work in Panama, Seychelles, and the Netherlands
Ylönen, Matti - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017
I analyse the evolution of the International Monetary Fund tax policy advice in three countries commonly used for tax evasion or avoidance: Panama, Seychelles, and the Netherlands. A review of loan agreements and Country Reports covering 1999 to 2017 highlights the dependence of the Fund’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776458
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IMF conditionality and structural reforms : evidence from developing countries
Apeti, Ablam Estel; Gomado, Kwamivi - 2023
The global economy, dominated by the consequences of a disastrous health crisis and international tensions, needs policy support to regain its growth dynamic. To regain an inclusive and sustainable growth dynamic, structural policies of governments are needed to allow a reallocation of resources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014336020
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Assessing the likelihood of regional climate change over the Nile River basin and northern Africa : a hybrid assessment
Schlosser, C. Adam; Strzepek, Kenneth M. - 2015
northern Africa are presented. The probabilistic projections are obtained through a technique that combines projections of the …
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Competing cleavages in sub-Saharan Africa? : how economic distance affects ethnic bloc politics
Conroy-Krutz, Jeffrey - 2016
Does economic standing cross-cut ethnicity in African electoral politics? In many countries in the region, ethnicity appears to be a major consideration in individuals' political decision-making. However, there is significant variation in the extent to which coethnics support parties en bloc;...
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The impact of intergovernmental transfers on local revenue generation in Africa : evidence from Tanzania
Masaki, Takaaki - 2016
on local revenues in sub-Saharan Africa, a region where local fiscal capacity is limited and endogenously determined by … of many rural districts in Africa - intergovernmental transfers facilitate local revenue generation instead of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011548235
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The African lions : Kenya country case study
Kimenyi, Mwangi S.; Mwega, Francis M.; Ndung'u, Njuguna S. - 2015
that Kenya, as the ninth largest economy in Africa and the fourth largest in sub-Saharan Africa and with a locational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411141
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The effects of climate risk on hydropower P3 contract value : preliminary study of the Inga 3 Dam
Swanson, A. Richard; Sakhrani, Vivek - 2016
Large hydropower dams are at the centre of a debate weighing the value and costs of renewable energy against the risks of climate change. The debate is especially relevant on the African continent, which offers vast hydropower potential, but which is exposed to possible climatic changes. This...
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