Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author Profiles -- Abbreviations -- Map and Fast Facts -- 1. The Kazakhstan Economy: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges -- 1.1 Growth, Inequality, and Environmental Dynamics -- 1.2...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Concepts -- 1. Market and Plan: Typology of Plan Models -- 2. The Classical Plan: Stalinplan -- 3. The Neoclassical Plan: Conservative and Liberal -- 4....

Job creation and productivity growth are at the forefront of the global development agenda. This is particularly relevant for Azerbaijan, whose government faces a central challenge to create conditions that will facilitate growth in nonoil tradable sectors. This study seeks to identify...

Job creation and productivity growth are at the forefront of the global development agenda. The central challenge today for the government of Armenia is to find new sources of long-term economic growth to become an upper middle-income country, with a view to experiencing a substantial...

Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction -- The Paradox -- The Historical Context -- Finding the Global Past and Understanding the Global Present in Bolivia -- 1 The Death of Neoliberalism? -- The Landscapes of Neoliberalization -- Promoting...

Written by four recognized experts with senior experience in research and government, this text is the first comprehensive survival kit for students and practitioners of economic policy. It is set to become an indispensable resource for everyone involved or interested in modern economic policy....

Developing a Sustainable Economy in Cameroon is an ambitious effort as the authors try to set a blue print for Cameroon's economy. In the 1980s facing economic crisis, and as dictated by the structural adjustment programme, Cameroon sharply cut public investment expenditures before later cutting...

Cover -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- I. Introduction -- II. Recent Economic Developments -- III. Policy Discussions -- A. Policies for 2007: Reducing Inflation -- B. Medium-Term Policies: Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability -- C. Medium-Term Policies: Promoting Sustained Nonhydrocarbon Growth --...

Cover -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Strong Growth in 2006, Though Housing Market Started to Cool -- III. Growth Slowdown Ahead, with Risks on the Downside -- IV. Ample Room for Fiscal Stabilizers, but Population Aging Ahead -- V. Banks have Large Exposures to Property, but Big Cushions...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.