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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 …
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Aiding education? : the effect of international aid on local educational enrolment in Nigeria
Haer, Roos van der; Østby, Gudrun - 2023
Health Surveys with spatio-temporal data from AidData on the precise location and timing of aid projects in Nigeria for the …-starting age increases the probability that an individual will enrol in school, at both primary and secondary levels. The effect of …
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Tourism global value chains and Africa
Daly, Jack; Gereffi, Gary - 2017
As Africa continues to attract record numbers of international arrivals, there are industry undercurrents that …
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The impacts of studying abroad : evidence from a government-sponsored scholarship programme in Brazil
Conceição, Otávio Canozzi; Oliveira, Rodrigo Carvalho; … - 2023
This paper investigates the impact of the Science without Borders (Ciência sem Fronteiras) (CSF) programme on participants' post-graduation enrolment, employment, and entrepreneurship. The programme was launched in 2011 to increase students' human capital and interest in science and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The politics of inequality and redistribution in Latin America's post-adjustment era
Roberts, Kenneth M. - 2012
aftermath to the structural adjustment policies of the 1980s and 1990s.Equity gains, however, have occurred under conservative … period of economic liberalization. -- inequality ; redistribution ; structural adjustment ; political parties ; populism …
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Institutional and policy adjustments to implement Free Trade Agreements with the European Union : a developing country perspective
Baltzer, Kenneth - 2015
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and trade partners go far beyond mere elimination of tariffs to include such diverse issues as non-tariff barriers, competition legislation, investment protection, and more. Implementing such provisions requires deep institutional and...
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