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This paper investigates the relationship between taxation and firm performance in developing countries. Taking firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) and tax data from the Government Revenue Dataset (ICTD/UNU-WIDER), our results suggest that tax revenue benefits to firm...
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Japan has an impressive history when it comes to aid, industrial policy, and infrastructure development, both as a …. Looking towards an uncertain future in which infrastructure must be made resilient towards climate change, and the value of … has provided in human security sustainable. Infrastructure investment can not only reduce spatial inequality, and provide …
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issues, the effect of climate change on the road infrastructure of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, all located within the …, temperature, and flooding changes on the paved and unpaved road infrastructure of these countries. The paper highlights the result … precipitation changes from potential climate change through 2050. -- climate change ; roads ; infrastructure ; Mozambique ; Malawi …
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quantitative data on Colombian infrastructure contracts, we demonstrate that municipalities exhibit an 'electoral contracting cycle … Marta, reinforce that infrastructure contractors provide a critical source of campaign finance and can create subnational …
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infrastructure within South Africa. The approach builds upon previous work associated with the UNU-WIDER Development under Climate … road and building structures can be evaluated with the application of a new analysis system - the infrastructure planning … climate scenarios. Decadal costs are detailed through 2100. -- climate change ; infrastructure vulnerability ; infrastructure …
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traditional role of a development bank in closing market gaps in long-term, low-cost and stable infrastructure lending and in … ownership, control and responsiveness. -- development banks ; European Investment Bank ; infrastructure financing ; development …
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Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...
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The construction sector plays a key role in providing structures for economies. This paper surveys the literature on key issues pertaining to the construction sector. It starts by summarizing our knowledge about differences in unit costs across time and space. It then discusses key bottlenecks...
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Bangladesh. Conclusion: Many study facilities were deficient in the basic infrastructure necessary for providing basic surgical …
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processing, and infrastructure, and finds that the policies used have mostly not lived up to expectations. Finally, the outline … use of infrastructure, (v) a strong role for local government, and (vi) accurate information and monitoring. …
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