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Privatization and State Capacity in Postcommunist Society
King, Lawrence; Hamm, Patrick - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
quantitative analysis of mass privatization programs in the postcommunist world. We argue that rapid large-scale privatization … back on the enterprise sector, as the state can no longer support the institutions necessary for the effective functioning … implementation of mass privatization programs negatively impacts measures of economic growth, state capacity and the security of …
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Revitalizing the Jamaican Economy: Policies for Sustained Growth
Artana, Daniel; Zavala, Emilio Osambela; Thomas, Desmond; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Revitalizing the Jamaican Economy: Policies for Sustained Growth aims to improve our understanding of the constraints to social and economic development in Jamaica. It also proposes practical solutions to overcome some of those problems. This book is a collection of studies commissioned by the...
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Growth of modern service providers for the African agricultural sector : an insight from a public irrigation scheme in Ghana
Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Agandin, John; Kolavalli, … - International Food Policy Research Institute - 2017
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The devolution revolution : implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana
Resnick, Danielle - 2018
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On the economic desirability of the West African monetary union : would one currency fit all?
Couharde, Cécile; Grekou, Carl; Mignon, Valérie - In: Economic modelling 113 (2022), pp. 1-18
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Micro and macro determinants of public support for market reforms in Eastern Europe
Hayo, Bernd - 1999
This paper looks at public support for the creation of a market economy in Eastern Europe. As a data base, the Central and Eastern Eurobarometers surveys are employed, covering up to 21 countries over a time period of 1990-96 and totalling more than 100000 observations on individuals. The...
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A new strategy for the European periphery
Aiginger, Karl - 2013
The southern European periphery suffered a severe setback in its catching-up process versus Western Europe after the financial crisis with GDP dropping by 10% between 2008 and 2012 and unemployment increasing to 20% for Greece, Portugal and Spain. We analyze first the reason for this setback,...
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Do economic reforms hurt or help the informal labor market?
Kar, Saibal - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
The evidence is mixed on whether informal labor in developing countries benefits from trade and labor market reforms. Reforms lead to higher wages and improved employment conditions in the informal sector in some cases, and to the opposite effect in others. At a cross-country level, lifting...
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Privatisation in Developing Countries: What Are the Lessons of Recent Experience?
Estrin, Saul; Pelletier, Adeline - 2016
This paper reviews recent empirical evidence on privatisation in developing countries. Particular emphasis is placed on new areas of research such as the distributional impacts of privatisation. Overall, the literature now reflects a more cautious and nuanced evaluation of privatisation. Thus it...
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