The study analyses macroeconomic policy-making in the European Union and the role of the European Parliament in it. There are three parts to the study. The first is concerned with policy-making procedures. The second analyses the implementation of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) and...

The purpose of this study has been twofold: (i) To undertake an evaluation of the 32(out of 33) budget support operations which have been conducted in Mali over 2003 to 2009 by ten Development Partners (DPs) and to provide recommendations on the management of future budget support operations in...

The period covered by the evaluation, 1996-2007, was a time of political-military crises and worsening poverty and insecurity for the Central African Republic. This continued the trend which started immediately after Independence and which led the Central African Republic into a situation of...

L’évolution de la croissance de l’économie mondiale joue un rôle crucial dans la conduite de la politique monétaire canadienne. À cet égard, les auteurs étudient l’utilité des indices mensuels des directeurs d’achats (PMI) pour la prévision de la croissance du PIB réel à court...

This study first provides an outline of Kaldor's growth model and then tests its relevance to the economic experience of Turkey during the period 1963-2005 by using cointegration and causality tests. Kaldor's first law states that manufacturing is the engine of economic growth, whereas the...

Seoul has played a leading role in the development of the social economy. It is the capital city of the Republic of Korea as well as the centre of its economic, social, and cultural activities; Seoul possesses abundant resources, relatively mature civil society capabilities, and a city...

En dépit de la plus grave crise économique que le pays a connue depuis la seconde guerre mondiale, l'emploi n'a pas reculé en Allemagne. Au contraire : alors que l'emploi a fortement régressé dans de nombreux autres pays, il a légèrement progressé en Allemagne. Ce " miracle " s'explique...

This article gives a general overview of economic developments in the United States in the nineties and aims to highlight certain structural characteristics underlying them. The performance of the American economy is situated in a longer-term perspective and compared with those of other advanced...