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17 Does Corruption Affect Income Inequality and Poverty? »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
1. Introduction Government officials may use their authority for private gain in designing and implementing public policies. This phenomenon—defined broadly as corruption (Tanzi, 199...
Forum: Global Imbalances a Continued Threat, De Rato Says »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 36 Issue 05
Volume/Issue: 36/5
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 March 2007
ISBN: 9781451938272
Keywords: international monetary fund, financial globalization, development bank, macroeconomic management
IMF chief economist Simon Johnson, IEO report, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tom Bernes, Joanne Salop, exchange rate analysis, CGER, Jonathan Ostry, Belize, Malan report, IMF-World Bank cooperation, Bruegel, IMF goverance, C...
Forum: IMF, World Bank Urged to Help Fight Global Warming »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 36 Issue 04
Volume/Issue: 36/4
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 February 2007
ISBN: 9781451938234
Keywords: public investment, international monetary fund, governance reform, macroeconomic management
Policy Support Instrument; PSI; Tanzania; quota reform; David Burton; basic votes; Andrew Tweedie; Abbas Mirakhor; Iqbal Zaidi; Rodrigo de Rato on Latin America; Brazil; sovereign debt; debt rigidity; financial sec...
An international perspective on basic needs: Providing for basic needs can help in alleviating poverty and developing human resources; national strategies may vary »
Source: Finance & Development, September 1980
Volume/Issue: 17/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 1980
ISBN: 9781616353421
Keywords: bank, finance, credit, loans, education systems
This paper highlights that despite severe limitations of resources, developing countries have made substantial progress during the past three decades in sending more children to school and in generally improving th...
Interview with Raghuram Rajan: Protectionist Backlash still a Risk to Global Economy »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 36 Issue 01
Volume/Issue: 36/1
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 January 2007
ISBN: 9781451938135
Keywords: education, secondary education, financial globalization, secondary
IMF opens African technical assistance center; interview with Raghuram Rajan; IMF weighs contingent financing; Latin American growth; Nepal seeks prosperity; link between budget institutions, fiscal outcomes; fuel...
Part IV Corruption, Income Distribution, and Poverty »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
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Social Expenditure, Income Distribution, and Poverty »
Source: Public Expenditure Handbook : A Guide to Public Policy Issues in Developing Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 1991
ISBN: 9781557752222
Keywords: expenditure, public expenditure, military, health care, fiscal policy
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VI Afterword: The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility »
Source: Social Issues in IMF-Supported Programs
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Ritha Khemani , Sanjeev Gupta , Calvin McDonald , Louis Dicks-Mireaux , and Marijn Verhoeven
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 January 2000
ISBN: 9781557758736
Keywords: health care, social safety nets, health care spending, safety nets, public spending
Following the Executive Board’s consideration of this and other papers, important changes were made to the ESAF to give the goal of poverty reduction greater prominence and improve its effective...
XIX. Poverty and Social Security »
Source: Public Expenditure Handbook : A Guide to Public Policy Issues in Developing Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 1991
ISBN: 9781557752222
Keywords: expenditure, public expenditure, military, health care, fiscal policy
How is poverty measured? Which groups are most vulnerable and why? How instructive is industrial...