In this chapter we identify and attempt to qualify the direct and indirect links that the mineral exporting sector has with other economic activity in a developing country. We find that the traditional macroeconomic models used for analysis in developed countries may not be appropriate for some...

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a series of empirical estimates of the relative impact of a series of changes in the Canadian taxation of income generated by foreign-owned investments on: 1) The change in Canadian tax revenues 2) The tax transfer to or from the U.S. Treasury, and 3)...

This paper examines a number of characteristics of East European economies-i.e., the degree of state ownership and public sector social expenditure- and considers the type of tax policies that would be appropriate for the immediate future. The conclusions are that the tax policies needed by...

As economists with some experience in mineral economics and the analysis of mining tax policy in several countries, it has been with some interest that we have followed the recent exchange between Thomas and Alduck in Mining Magazine regarding the economic effects of "high-grading". It is our...

Water shortages in North Cyprus are quite evident and both supply and demand policies to alleviate these shortages are urgently needed.This paper reports on an evaluation we have carried out on the financial feasibility of importing water by tanker from Manavgat (Turkey) to Kumkoy (North...

The value added tax system in North Cyprus is somewhat unique. It has a very high degree of legal coverage of goods and services in the economy and instead of exempting certain sectors from taxation; they are taxed at lower rates. At the same time the administration of the tax relies heavily on...

The Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF) of the Kyrgyz Republic indicates clearly the desire and the need to attract additional direct foreign investment to the country. The need for foreign investment is for at least two reasons. First, it is needed to improve the efficiency and...

At the present time the tax mix in the TRNC consists of an income tax at both the individual and corporate levels. The corporation income tax is partially integrated with the personal income tax system. In addition, at both the individual and the firm level there are social security...

This paper evaluates the strategic options available to a juice drink manufacturing company in Cyprus who is facing serious problems of survival in an aggressive and rapidly changing market environment. Following an initial screening of possible investments based on qualitative evaluation of the...

The objectives of this paper are to identify the most important constraints to achieving higher rates of pro-poor growth in Cambodia, and to propose some public sector expenditure policies that might address these constraints. The approach taken in this study is to look at the objectives, size,...