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This project reviewed literature discussing the fiscal impacts of development and offers relevantcommentary and … distribution of the fiscal impacts of development across Delaware’s state and localgovernments. Chapter 2 describes and presents … development. Chapter3 outlines fiscal-impact-analysis applications that could be implemented by Delaware’s state,county, and …
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sectors. France, Italy and Spain are models of growth and development through tourism, which is possible due to their cultural …
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The idea of a flat tax, a tax levied at a single rate, has become an increasingly discussed and implemented fiscal strategy across Europe and the rest of the world. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania adopted flat tax systems in 1994 and 1995, making them the first modern countries to adopt flat...
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We analyze the role of risk-sharing institutions in transitions to modern economies. Transitions requires individual-level risk-taking in pursuing productivity-enhancing activities including using and developing new knowledge. Individual-level, idiosyncratic risk implies that distinct...
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This paper examines growth successes and failures across countries and notes the latter’s perplexing predominance among ex ante low-income economies. An explanation for this persistence of underdevelopment is proposed through an empirical investigation that brings forth evidence on the...
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This paper reviews the critical theoretical and policy issues relating to growth, economic development and structural … options, particularly with respect to trade and its implications for the process of growth and development. The discussion of …
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jeopardize economic performance and development going forward, drawing lessons for other developing countries. …
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Rapid economic development in China in the post-1978 era has been considered 'intriguing' and 'puzzling' since it … elite are motivated to promote economic development in China. It argues that like politicians in other types of political … regimes, autocratic leaders are interested in high growth rates. It also studies the historical development of China …
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Conventional wisdom about the relationship between income distribution and economic development has been subjected to … the development process. In early stages of industrialization, as physical capital accumulation was a prime engine of … growth, inequality enhanced the process of development by channeling resources towards individuals whose marginal propensity …
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