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Inclusive Growth in Mozambique seminar series: Analysis of the dynamics of sustainability of public finance in MozambiqueProf. Sylvestre Manoela from the Faculty of Economics will give a presentation on 8 May 2019 at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, on ‘Analysis of the dynamics of sustainability of public finance in Mozambique 2000-16’ (‘An...
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The impact of intergovernmental transfers on local revenue generation in Africa: Evidence from TanzaniaDo intergovernmental transfers reduce revenues collected by local government authorities (LGAs) There is already a well-established body of literature in public finance, which argues that intergovernmental grants ‘crowd out’ local revenue...
Public financeJournal Article
Foreign Aid, Resource Rents, and State Fragility in Mozambique and AngolaPart of Journal Special Issue Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Economic assistance and foreign aid Public finance Natural resourcesBlog
Financial Reforms and Falling Inequality in Latin America, 2002-2012: Are They Connected?
29 October 2014 Giovanni Andrea Cornia For the last quarter of the twentieth century, Latin America suffered from low growth, rising inequality, and frequent financial crises; i.e., currency, sovereign debt, and banking crises...
Equality and inequality Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Public financeWorking Paper
Explaining Positive Deviance in Public Sector Reforms in DevelopmentPublic sector reforms are commonplace in developing countries. Much of the literature about these reforms reflects on their failures...
Bureaucracy Economic development Economic growthWorking Paper
Foreign Aid, Resource Rents and Institution-Building in Mozambique and AngolaSharing similar colonial and post-independence civil war experiences, Mozambique and Angola’s development paths are often contrasted, with foreign aid-dependent Mozambique hailed a success compared to oil rentier Angola...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Elite (Social sciences) Public financeWorking Paper
Delivering Good Aid in Hard Places: the Yemen Social Fund for Development ApproachThe Yemen Social Fund for Development (SFD) was established in 1997 with the support of the international community, and in particular the World Bank, to combat national poverty and reinforce the limited existing social safety net...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development Economic development projectsResearch Brief
Growth for Low-Income Countries?Even the most optimistic analyses accept that many low-income countries (LICs) will remain low income for some time to come. Consequently, when assessing the policy options available to LICs it is important to take a long term view...
Climate change Economic assistance and foreign aid Public financeWorking Paper
Aid, Fiscal Policy, Climate Change, and GrowthThis paper sets out to provide an introduction to two sets of questions, and to some relevant literature that has tried to answer them...
Climate change Economic assistance and foreign aid Public financeBlog
Do the Awakening Giants Have Feet of Clay?
It's imperative to demolish myths around the economic achievements of China and India and get a better sense of the real challenges...
Economic development Economic growth Equality and inequalityBook
Fiscal Policy for Development: Poverty, Reconstruction and GrowthFiscal policy is critical to the development of poor countries...
Economic development Public expenditures Public financeBook Chapter
Emergent Regime Formation for the Information Society and the Impact on AfricaFrom the book: New Economy in Development
Economic integration Economic policy Public financeBook Chapter
Development FinanceFrom the book: Development Agendas and Insights
Economic development Finance Public financeBook
Fiscal Policy for Development: Poverty, Reconstruction and GrowthFiscal policy is critical to the development of poor countries...
Economic development Public expenditures Public financeBook Chapter
IntroductionFrom the book: Fiscal Policy for Development
Economic development Public expenditures Public finance