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Black Markets, Openness, and Central Bank Autonomy

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Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries

This paper reviews main S&D provisions for developing countries under the GATT-WTO trading system and discusses issues relating to the future of S&D treatment from the perspective of the least-developed countries (LDCs). It argues that negotiations...

  • Commercial law
  • Commercial policy
  • Economic development
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Into the Void

Twenty years after the fall of the iron curtain—which for decades had separated East from West—most countries of Central and Eastern Europe are now members of the European Union; some have even adopted the euro. Nonetheless, these countries have also...

  • Commercial law
  • Financial institutions
  • Government financing
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Legal and Institutional Barriers to Optimal Financial Architecture for New Economy Firms in Developing Countries

This paper reviews the obstacles for an appropriate financial architecture of new economy firms in developing countries by reviewing the theoretical and some preliminary empirical underpinnings of the importance of legal and institutional barriers...

  • Capital investments
  • Commercial law
  • Corporate finance
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Insolvency and Debt Recovery Procedures in Economic Development

Insolvency and debt recovery procedures are as crucial to a well-performing financial sector as credit provision itself. They are even more important in Africa, where attempts are underway to create fully-fledged financial markets. For the financial...

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  • Commercial law
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Book Chapter
Into the Void

Part of Book Economies in Transition

  • Commercial law
  • Financial institutions
  • Government financing
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Institutional Development in Africa

Part of Book Reforming Africa's Institutions

  • Bankruptcy
  • Commercial law
  • Credit
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Black Markets, Openness, and Central Bank Autonomy

Part of Book Financial Openness and National Autonomy

  • Capital market
  • Commercial law
  • Foreign exchange
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Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries

Part of Book Globalization, Marginalization and Development

  • Commercial law
  • Commercial policy
  • Economic development
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