This paper briefly introduces the special preferential economic policies implemented by the Chinese government in ethnic minority areas. For statistical comparison and analysis, the authors divide China into ethnic minority economic zones and non ethnic minority economic zones. In some analyses,...

This paper analyses macroeconomic aspects of exit from aid-dependence. By 'exit from aid', we mean substantial and enduring decline over time in Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The relevant macroeconomic variables are identified by systematically...

The paper aims at analyzing macroeconomic and financial strategies, which are to ensure achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Kyrgyz Republic. The paper is based on results of simulations generated through the application of standard MAMS, a computable general equilibrium...

This article aims to suggest a research agenda that reconciles the macroeconomic policy with the development policy. It starts with the structural analysis of Brazilian economy in historical perspective and identifies the structural constraints to economic development in Brazil. The current...

This paper aims to outline the basis for a development strategy for Brazil. Therefore, it starts from some basic premises. First, there will be no development without social mobilization. Second, development is a planning result, in which the Government plays a key role. Besides, a development...

This paper first analyzes the comparative economic growth performance of Latin America in the period 1950-2001. Then it reviews industrial and trade policies, macroeconomic stabilization and institutional development in Latin American countries. In the final section the emerging approach to...

This paper deals with the implications of natural resources for the conduct of economic policies and the role and design of institutions in resource-rich countries. The paper briefly reviews the experience of a few resource-rich countries, highlighting the successes of those that have done well...

The economic performance of European countries was in general disappointing in the nineties. However, country difference increased, as it was that in some European countries economic growth and productivity accelerated or could match US rates. This paper uses a broad set of performance...

Am 15. Oktober 2023 wird in Polen eine neue Regierung gewählt. Das Ergebnis dieser Wahl und die weitere wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Landes sind auch für Europa und besonders die unmittelbaren Nachbarländer wie Deutschland relevant. Denn Polen ist mittlerweile überregional eng...

This paper examines the causes of Taiwan's exceptional economic performance, focusing on the influence of organizational and policy choices and how Taiwan's example differs from those of more typical less-developed countries. After briefly citing cultural factors as proposed by his late...