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Global Monitoring Report, 2005 : Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum »
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 April 2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9780821360774.019
ISBN: 9780821360774
Keywords: primary education, multilateral development banks, debt relief, financial institutions, service delivery
The year 2005 marks an important juncture for development as the international community takes stock of implementation of the Millennium Declaration-signed by 189 countries in 2000-and discusses how progress toward...
Inclusive Growth, Institutions, and the Underground Economy »
Source: Inclusive Growth, Institutions, and the Underground Economy
Volume/Issue: 2012/47
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Adil Mohommad , Anoop Singh , and Sonali Jain-Chandra
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2012
ISBN: 9781463937089
Keywords: institutions, law, property rights, regulatory burden, institutional development, income tax rate, Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General,
Worldwide protests against the perceived lack of economic opportunity and failure of governance have refocused attention on the need for inclusive growth and strong institutions. In developing countries, large info...
Monetary Transmission in Low Income Countries »
Source: Monetary Transmission in Low Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2010/223
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Peter Montiel , Antonio Spilimbergo , and Prachi Mishra
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2010
ISBN: 9781455208883
Keywords: exchange rate, interest rate, institutions, bank lending, monetary transmission, central bank, government securities, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development,
This paper reviews monetary transmission mechanisms in low-income countries (LICs) to identify aspects of the channels that may operate differently in LICs relative to advanced and emerging economies. Given the wea...
Guyana »
Source: Guyana : Why Has Growth Stopped? An Empirical Study on the Stagnation of Economic Growth
Volume/Issue: 2007/86
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Judith Gold , Ruben Atoyan , and Cornelia Staritz
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 April 2007
ISBN: 9781451866506
Keywords: institutions, growth rates, growth accounting, private investment, capital formation, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, Comparative Studies of Countries,
After a period of exceptionally strong economic performance, Guyana's growth has stagnated since 1998. The paper tries to identify the factors that can explain this dramatic deterioration in economic performance. T...
The Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Commitment in Weak(er) Institutional Environments »
Source: The Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Commitment in Weak(er) Institutional Environments
Volume/Issue: 2010/193
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Marc Quintyn , and Sophia Gollwitzer
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2010
ISBN: 9781455205233
Keywords: Macroeconomic Commitment Institutions, Political-Economic Institutions, inflation, central bank, monetary fund, monetary union, The Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Commitment, Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development, Capitalist Systems: Political Economy, Other Economic Systems: Other
This paper analyzes the institutional conditions affecting the establishment and effectiveness of independent central banks and of budgetary institutions. It draws on the recent theory developed by North, Wallis an...
Emergence of the Gulf of Guinea in the Global Economy »
Source: Emergence of the Gulf of Guinea in the Global Economy : Prospects and Challenges
Volume/Issue: 2005/235
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Damian Ondo Mañe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2005
ISBN: 9781451862546
Keywords: Natural Resource Curse, Fiscal Policies, Institutional Quality, gas, natural gas, gas production, gas flaring, gas sector, Development Planning and Policy, Economywide Country Studies
The Gulf of Guinea's tremendous potential is creating investment opportunities for the region. Some of its resources, such as oil, minerals, and forests, continue to attract significant investments whereas others,...
Investing in Public Investment »
Source: Investing in Public Investment : An Index of Public Investment Efficiency
Volume/Issue: 2011/37
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Zac Mills , Annette Kyobe , Jim Brumby , Chris Papageorgiou , and Era Dabla-Norris
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2011
ISBN: 9781455217892
Keywords: public investment management, project appraisal, selection, implementation, and evaluation, growth, investment management, budget institutions, investment projects, investment spending
This paper introduces a new index that captures the institutional environment underpinning public investment management across four different stages: project appraisal, selection, implementation, and evaluation. Co...
1 Overview: Building Momentum toward the Millennium Development Goals »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2005 : Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 April 2005
ISBN: 9780821360774
Keywords: primary education, multilateral development banks, debt relief, financial institutions, service delivery
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Monterrey Consensus have created a powerful global compact for development. 1 But the continued credibility of this co...
2 Spurring and Sustaining Economic Growth »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2005 : Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 April 2005
ISBN: 9780821360774
Keywords: primary education, multilateral development banks, debt relief, financial institutions, service delivery
Economic growth is central to reducing poverty and meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Globally, prospects are promising for halving income poverty—the first goal—by 2015. The two c...
3 Scaling Up Service Delivery »
Source: Global Monitoring Report, 2005 : Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum
Series: Other Official Rpts and Docs
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 April 2005
ISBN: 9780821360774
Keywords: primary education, multilateral development banks, debt relief, financial institutions, service delivery
The chance for every child to go to primary school. A place to go for medicine and basic health care. Clean water flowing from a tap. Sanitation. Electricity at the turn of a switch. These basic...