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The Burden of Government Debt in the Indian States: Implications for the MDG Poverty Target

In this paper we explore what impact, if any, government debts have on achieving the Millennium Development Goals for the Indian states...

Public debt Economic development Fiscal policy
Book Chapter
Provision of Social Services: Civil Economy, Cultural Evolution, and Participatory Development

From the book: Social Provision in Low-Income Countries

Nonprofit organizations Public - private sector cooperation Social security
Book Chapter
Haiti: Towards the Abyss?: Poverty, Dependence, and Resource Depletion

From the book: War, Hunger, and Displacement

Economic development Land use Population
Book Chapter
The State

From the book: China and the Global Economy since 1840

Economic policy International trade State governments
Working Paper
Underdevelopment, Transition and Reconstruction in Sub-Saharan Africa

Reconstructing Africa's war damaged economies is an urgent task...

Economic policy (Business enterprises) Economic policy Government policy (Poor)
Book Chapter
TNCs and the Nation State

From the book: Transnational Corporations and the Global Economy

International business enterprises Nationalism State governments
Working Paper
Towards the Abyss?: The Political Economy of Emergency in Haiti

Towards the Abyss? The Political Economy of Emergency in Haiti analyzes the various factors that have contributed to create a protracted humanitarian emergency situation in Haiti...

Economic development Land use Population
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