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  • Enhancing Development Assistance to Africa: Lessons from Scaling-Up Scenarios (EPub)

    by Matthew Gaertner, Laure Ms. Redifer, Pedro Conceição, Rafael Portillo, Luis-Felipe Zanna, Jan Gottschalk, Andrew Mr. Berg, Ayodele Odusola, Brett Mr. House, José Saúl Mr. Lizondo ...
    The pace of progress toward achievement of the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in many sub-Saharan African countries remains too slow to reach targets by 2015, despite significant progress in the late 1990s. The MDG Africa Steering Group, convened in September 2007 by the UN Secretary-General, designated 10 countries for pilot studies to investigate how existing national development plans would ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Growth and Poverty Reduction in Armenia: Achievements and Challenges

    by Christian Mr. Beddies, E. Mr. Gelbard, James Mr. McHugh, Laure Ms. Redifer, Garbis Mr. Iradian ...
    Since 2000, Armenia's economic performance has been remarkable. Real economic growth has averaged 11 percent a year, annual inflation has averaged 3 percent, and poverty and inequality have fallen. The country has outperformed other low-income countries including other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. This is particularly impressive given the geographical location of Armenia, the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Is the Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?

    Issues in Managing Water Challenges and Policy Instruments

    by Kalpana Ms. Kochhar, Catherine Ms. Pattillo, Yan Ms. Sun, Nujin Mrs. Suphaphiphat, Andrew Swiston, Robert Mr. Tchaidze, Benedict Mr. Clements, Stefania Ms. Fabrizio, Valentina Flamini, Laure Ms. Redifer, Harald Mr. Finger ...
    Series Book 15 - IMF Staff Discussion Notes
    This paper examines water challenges, a growing global concern with adverse economic and social consequences, and discusses economic policy instruments. Water subsidies provided through public utilities are estimated at about $456 billion or 0.6 percent of global GDP in 2012. The paper suggests that getting economic incentives right, notably by reforming water pricing, can go a long way towards ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • The Economics and Politics of Oil in the Caspian Basin

    The Redistribution of Oil Revenues in Azerbaijan and Central Asia

    Edited by Boris Najman, Richard Pomfret, Gaël Raballand ...
    Series series Central Asia Research Forum
    The Caspian Basin region has boomed since the late 1990s due to new oil discoveries, new pipelines that have diversified countries' transport options and world oil prices that have risen from below $10 in 1998 to $70 in 2006.This book analyzes the experience of the Caspian countries during the oil boom. It is founded on empirical studies, using either macroeconomic tools or an analysis of public ... Read more

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  • Singapore: a Case Study in Rapid Development

    by Kenneth Mr. Bercuson ...
    Series Book 119 - Occasional Papers
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  • Gaining Currency

    The Rise of the Renminbi

    by Eswar S. Prasad ...
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    by Peter T. Treadway, Michael C. S. Wong ...
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  • Back to the Future: Postwar Reconstruction and Stabilization in Lebanon

    by Thomas Mr. Helbling, Sena Ms. Eken ...
    Series Book 176 - Occasional Papers
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    A Better Bargain for Working People

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