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No. 19 | 18 Feb 2002 |
Health, Education and Poverty Reduction
. The poor are the principal beneficiaries of universal access to social services. . Instead of thinking in terms of supply, we need to meet the demand for services from the poor. . Policies should be judged by their outcomes rather than by the... |
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No. 18 | 07 Aug 2001 |
Multilateral Tariff Liberalisation and the Developing Countries
• Tariffs still matter. • Full tariff liberalisation to 2010 would generate dynamic welfare gains of $1 200 billion (at 1995 prices), equivalent to 3 per cent of World GDP in 2010, from greater efficiency and higher productivity. • Developing... |
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No. 17 | 01 Apr 1999 |
Participatory Governance
• Empowerment of the poor is one ingredient in effective poverty reduction. • A demand-driven participatory approach enhances effectiveness and efficiency. • Accountability is the central lever for participatory governance. • Capacity building is... |
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No. 16 | 16 Jan 1999 |
After the Great Asian Slump
• The unprecedented withdrawal of foreign private capital from Asia, more than 10 per cent of GDP in the crisis countries, confronts them with a transfer problem. Creditor governments should induce their home banks into financial rescue operations to... |
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No. 15 | 01 Jan 1999 |
Pension Reform
• There are benefits from Latin American pension reform, but they have been overestimated. • The approaches taken in second-generation reforms and their still early results hold lessons for OECD and non-OECD countries alike. • A partial shift to... |
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No. 14 | 01 Apr 1997 |
Biotechnology Policy for Developing Country Agriculture
• Biotechnology offers the potential for more environmentally-friendly agriculture but the conditions for developing countries to take advantage of that potential should be created. • Policy intervention is needed to ensure that biotechnology... |
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No. 13 | 01 Oct 1996 |
The Political Feasibility of Adjustment
In the history of adjustment, concern with the political aspects appeared only after long reflection. At the beginning of the 1980s, given the urgency of the financial crises afflicting many developing countries, the only thought was to restore... |
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No. 12 | 01 Sept 1996 |
Policies for Economic Take-Off
. Political commitment is the key ingredient needed for economic take-off and long-term growth. Poor countries will be unable to escape the vicious circle of poverty unless they and the international community join forces. . Inappropriate financial... |
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No. 11 | 01 Jun 1996 |
The Policy Challenges of Globalisation and Regionalisation
• Globalisation and regionalisation tend to be mutually reinforcing. Policies must ensure that this outcome prevails, for non-OECD and OECD countries alike. • Globalisation can weaken social cohesion and States’ economic policy autonomy. •... |
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No. 10 | 01 Oct 1995 |
What Institutional Framework for the Informal Sector?
• Many micro-enterprises are known to the authorities, in particular because they pay taxes. • Intermediate-revenue countries impose certain standards to protect consumers. • Wages regulations are only rarely respected. • The creation and development... |
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No. 9 | 01 Jan 1995 |
Pension Fund Investment from Ageing to Emerging Markets
• The rapid ageing of populations in the rich economies can be expected to stimulate strong growth in private funded pensions, providing a massive potential of foreign finance for developing countries. • Pension managers can reap big diversification... |
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No. 8 | 01 Apr 1994 |
The Disarmament Dividend
. In 1990-1991, worldwide military expenditure amounted to $950 billion. This bill could be reduced by the year 2000 by over $300 billion.. . Excessive military expenditure jeopardizes development prospects. . Policies to achieve transparency and to... |
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No. 7 | 01 Jul 1993 |
Employment Creation and Development Strategy
. Developing countries will account for almost all the increase in the world's labour force over the next 25 years; most countries, especially in Africa, will experience very rapid labour force growth. . Labour-intensive development has been... |
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No. 6 | 01 Jan 1993 |
Towards Sustainable Development in Rural Africa
. A growing recognition of the need to delimit the role of the government, to promote the market framework, and to rely on the private sector as the engine of growth, offers the prospect of a new beginning in rural development in Africa. . Rural... |
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No. 5 | 01 Jun 1992 |
Trade Liberalisation
• Trade barriers seriously distort patterns of international trade, allocation of resources, and economic growth. The total economic costs of the barriers are estimated to exceed $475 billion per annum • Partial reform, such as envisaged in the... |
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No. 4 | 15 Apr 1992 |
Towards Capital Account Convertibility
• Advanced developing countries are increasingly encouraged to remove existing capital controls, but mixed experiences with capital account opening caution that reform must be carefully designed to increase efficiency and growth without compromising... |
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No. 3 | 02 Apr 1992 |
The Privatisation in Developing Countries
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No. 2 | 01 Apr 1992 |
Managing the Environment in Developing Countries
• Environmental policy should be inspired by the recognition that the environment is everyone’s business; all social actors must be involved in environmental management • Policies that implicitly subsidize a wasteful and environmentally destructive... |
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No. 1 | 01 Jan 1992 |
Adjustment and Equity
• Adjustment does not necessarily increase poverty • Adjusting before a crisis reduces social costs • Refusal to adjust and the suspension of imports leads to self-centred underdevelopment, which is socially much more costly • The choice of... |
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Health, Education and Poverty Reduction
Christian Morrisson
18 Feb 2002
. The poor are the principal beneficiaries of universal access to social services. . Instead of thinking in terms of supply, we need to meet the demand for services from the poor. . Policies should be judged by their outcomes rather than by the...
Multilateral Tariff Liberalisation and the Developing Countries
Sébastien Dessus, Kiichiro Fukasaku and Raed Safadi
07 Aug 2001
• Tariffs still matter. • Full tariff liberalisation to 2010 would generate dynamic welfare gains of $1 200 billion (at 1995 prices), equivalent to 3 per cent of World GDP in 2010, from greater efficiency and higher productivity. • Developing...
Participatory Governance
Hartmut Schneider
01 Apr 1999
• Empowerment of the poor is one ingredient in effective poverty reduction. • A demand-driven participatory approach enhances effectiveness and efficiency. • Accountability is the central lever for participatory governance. • Capacity building is...
After the Great Asian Slump
Helmut Reisen
16 Jan 1999
• The unprecedented withdrawal of foreign private capital from Asia, more than 10 per cent of GDP in the crisis countries, confronts them with a transfer problem. Creditor governments should induce their home banks into financial rescue operations to...
Pension Reform
Monika Queisser
01 Jan 1999
• There are benefits from Latin American pension reform, but they have been overestimated. • The approaches taken in second-generation reforms and their still early results hold lessons for OECD and non-OECD countries alike. • A partial shift to...
Biotechnology Policy for Developing Country Agriculture
Carliene Brenner
01 Apr 1997
• Biotechnology offers the potential for more environmentally-friendly agriculture but the conditions for developing countries to take advantage of that potential should be created. • Policy intervention is needed to ensure that biotechnology...
The Political Feasibility of Adjustment
Christian Morrisson
01 Oct 1996
In the history of adjustment, concern with the political aspects appeared only after long reflection. At the beginning of the 1980s, given the urgency of the financial crises afflicting many developing countries, the only thought was to restore...
Policies for Economic Take-Off
Jean-Claude Berthélemy and Aristomene Varoudakis
01 Sept 1996
. Political commitment is the key ingredient needed for economic take-off and long-term growth. Poor countries will be unable to escape the vicious circle of poverty unless they and the international community join forces. . Inappropriate financial...
The Policy Challenges of Globalisation and Regionalisation
Charles P. Oman
01 Jun 1996
• Globalisation and regionalisation tend to be mutually reinforcing. Policies must ensure that this outcome prevails, for non-OECD and OECD countries alike. • Globalisation can weaken social cohesion and States’ economic policy autonomy. •...
What Institutional Framework for the Informal Sector?
Christian Morrisson
01 Oct 1995
• Many micro-enterprises are known to the authorities, in particular because they pay taxes. • Intermediate-revenue countries impose certain standards to protect consumers. • Wages regulations are only rarely respected. • The creation and development...
Pension Fund Investment from Ageing to Emerging Markets
Bernhard Fischer and Helmut Reisen
01 Jan 1995
• The rapid ageing of populations in the rich economies can be expected to stimulate strong growth in private funded pensions, providing a massive potential of foreign finance for developing countries. • Pension managers can reap big diversification...
The Disarmament Dividend
Jean-Claude Berthélemy, Robert S. McNamara and Somnath Sen
01 Apr 1994
. In 1990-1991, worldwide military expenditure amounted to $950 billion. This bill could be reduced by the year 2000 by over $300 billion.. . Excessive military expenditure jeopardizes development prospects. . Policies to achieve transparency and to...
Employment Creation and Development Strategy
David Turnham
01 Jul 1993
. Developing countries will account for almost all the increase in the world's labour force over the next 25 years; most countries, especially in Africa, will experience very rapid labour force growth. . Labour-intensive development has been...
Towards Sustainable Development in Rural Africa
David Turnham
01 Jan 1993
. A growing recognition of the need to delimit the role of the government, to promote the market framework, and to rely on the private sector as the engine of growth, offers the prospect of a new beginning in rural development in Africa. . Rural...
Trade Liberalisation
Ian Goldin and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
01 Jun 1992
• Trade barriers seriously distort patterns of international trade, allocation of resources, and economic growth. The total economic costs of the barriers are estimated to exceed $475 billion per annum • Partial reform, such as envisaged in the...
Towards Capital Account Convertibility
Bernhard Fischer and Helmut Reisen
15 Apr 1992
• Advanced developing countries are increasingly encouraged to remove existing capital controls, but mixed experiences with capital account opening caution that reform must be carefully designed to increase efficiency and growth without compromising...
The Privatisation in Developing Countries
Olivier Bouin
02 Apr 1992
Managing the Environment in Developing Countries
David O'Connor and David Turnham
01 Apr 1992
• Environmental policy should be inspired by the recognition that the environment is everyone’s business; all social actors must be involved in environmental management • Policies that implicitly subsidize a wasteful and environmentally destructive...
Adjustment and Equity
Christian Morrisson
01 Jan 1992
• Adjustment does not necessarily increase poverty • Adjusting before a crisis reduces social costs • Refusal to adjust and the suspension of imports leads to self-centred underdevelopment, which is socially much more costly • The choice of...