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Policy transparency in the public sector : the case of social benefits in Tanzania
Wright, Gemma Clare; Leyaro, Vincent; Kisanga, Elineema; … - 2018
Safety Net in mainland Tanzania to explore factors that hinder the achievement of this objective. The eligibility criteria … and benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania and all pose challenges for policy transparency. The authors argue that … implementation, and that such improvements will greatly assist the public sector in ensuring that people in Tanzania receive the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011844146
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The long road to normalcy : where Russia now stands
Popov, Vladimir V. - 2010
The goal of this study is to reveal the long-term trajectory of Russian economic development and to make predictions for the future. The study starts with a much discussed question: why Russia did worse economically during transition than most other countries in Europe and Asia? It is argued...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008660851
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Herding, rent-seeking taxpayers, and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022
-seeking lobbying efforts by poor and rich constituencies. We recognize taxpayers' inter-dependency as reflected in increased evasion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013469619
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The political economy of food price policy : a synthesis
Watson, Derrill D. - 2015
This paper identifies eight political economy factors that influenced governments' policy choices during the most recent global food price crisis. To explain the variety of responses and the policy failures, a framework is proposed that locates policies along the twin dimensions of unitary vs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392700
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Taxation, social protection, and governance decentralization
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2016
Governments do not have perfect information regarding constituent priorities and needs. This lack of knowledge opens the door for groups to lobby in order to affect the government’s taxation levels. We examine the political economy of decentralized revenue-raising authority in light of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011539434
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2018
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We examine a stylized poor state with weak institutions in which a "culture of evasion" damages state authority. Many evade tax payments, limiting the state's economic development...
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Corruption and the efficiency of capital investment in developing countries
O'Toole, Conor M.; Tarp, Finn - 2012
This paper considers the effect of corruption on the effciency of capital investment. Using firm-level level data from the World Bank enterprise surveys, covering 90 developing and transition economies, we consider whether the cost of informal bribe payments distorts the efficient allocation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009508596
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Foreign aid, resource rents and institution-building in Mozambique and Angola
Pérez Niño, Helena; Le Billon, Philippe - 2013
Sharing similar colonial and post-independence civil war experiences, Mozambique and Angola's development paths are often contrasted, with foreign aid-dependent Mozambique hailed a success compared to oil rentier Angola. This paper questions the so-called Mozambican miracle and contrasts it with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010191185
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Is there a fiscal resource curse? : resource rents, fiscal capacity, and political institutions in developing economies
Masi, Tania; Savoia, Antonio; Sen, Kunal - 2020
States' fiscal capacity plays a pivotal role in developing economies, but it is less clear what its determinants are or what explains cross-country differences. We focus on the impact of natural resources. Standard arguments suggest that natural resources rents may reduce incentives to invest in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012165580
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Civil service reform : a review
Repucci, Sarah - 2012
Civil service reform is one of the most intractable yet important challenges for governments and their supporters today. However, civil service reform thus far has largely failed. Based on a review of existing literature, this paper presents principles for donors, governments, and advocates to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009633858