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Marxist political economy and global warming
Albritton, Robert - In: International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education 4 (2013) 3, pp. 310-324
This paper adds to the Marxist literature on the ecological crisis by drawing from the levels of analysis approach of Japanese political economists Kozo Uno and Thomas Sekine. While there are differences amongst scholars who have been influenced by this approach, I believe that Uno and Sekine's...
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Distribution and accumulation in post-1980 advanced capitalism
Barba, Aldo; Pivetti, Massimo - In: Review of Keynesian Economics 1 (2012), pp. 126-142
The paper tries to build a framework of the interconnections between income distribution and accumulation for the years … European economic policy of austerity and the process of substitution of loans for wages experienced by a large section of …
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Working paper / National Bank of Belgium
Banque Nationale de Belgique - Brussels - 1.2000 -
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Nigeria; 2010: Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Debt Sustainability Analysis; Informational Annex; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement b...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
projected to grow by 7 percent in 2011. Near-term risks to growth mostly relate to domestic factors. Nigeria’s strong external …
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Angola; Second and Third Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Two Performance Criteria
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Angola has made significant progress toward economic stabilization. Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), the government’s key fiscal anchor is the non-oil primary fiscal deficit (NOPD), and the revised 2010 budget is determined to avoid any increase in the non-oil primary deficit. Policy...
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Papua New Guinea; 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Papua New Gui...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Papua New Guinea showed solid economic growth, supported by greater political stability, fiscal framework, and a healthy banking sector. Executive Directors encouraged the authorities to consider tighter macroeconomic policies in the face of rising inflation pressures and also stressed the need...
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Nigeria; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The overarching policy challenge facing Nigeria is to reduce widespread poverty and unemployment. Macroeconomic performance was broadly positive, underpinned by buoyant international oil prices and prudent fiscal and monetary policies. The fiscal targets and the medium-term fiscal consolidation...
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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Aspects of Governance Structures and Investment Management
Al-Hassan, Abdullah; Papaioannou, Michael G; Skancke, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper presents in a systematic (normative) manner the salient features of a SWF‘s governance structure, in relation to its objectives and investment management that can ensure its efficient operation and enhance its financial performance. In this context, it distinguishes among the...
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Shocks, income diversification and welfare in developing and transition countries
Omar Mahmoud, Toman - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2010
This dissertation takes a welfare perspective to analyze how rural households in developing countries manage risks ex … bereavement has important consequences for childrens long-term capital accumulation in terms of both health and education. These …-sex children from the detrimental effects of orphanhood, suggesting that risks are not equally shared within households. The second …
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