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Paying for the Liberal State
By José Luís Cardoso, Pedro Lains. 2010
Public finance is a major feature of the development of modern European societies, and it is at the heart of…
the definition of the nature of political regimes. Public finance is also a most relevant issue in the understanding of the constraints and possibilities of economic development. This book is about the rise and development of taxation systems, expenditure programs, and debt regimes in Europe from the early nineteenth century to the beginning of World War I. Its main purpose is to describe and explain the process by which financial resources were raised and managed. The volume presents studies of nine countries or empires that are considered highly representative of the widest European experience on the matter and discusses whether there are any common patterns in the way the different European states responded to the need for raising additional resources to pay for the new tasks they were performing.The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security
By Lois M. Davis, Michael Pollard, Jeremiah Goulka, Katherine Mack, Russell Lundberg. 2008
The United States Postal Service has long held a statutory monopoly to deliver mail to mailboxes (known as the Mailbox…
Rule). Critics have argued against the Mailbox Rule on anti-monopoly and property rights grounds. But relaxing the Mailbox Rule may affect public safety and security. This study assesses the public safety concerns of relaxing the Mailbox Rule and makes recommendations to address these concerns.Direct Foreign Investment in Asia and the Pacific
By Peter Drysdale. 1972
This volume appears at a time when there is tremendous interest in direct investment of one country in the industry…
of another. It brings together papers by leading economists from North America, Australia and Asia, and provides an excellent introduction to this currently important economic issue. The contributions include original and comprehensive surveys of experience with, and policies towards, direct foreign investment in the Asian-Pacific region. Of particular interest are the discussion of investment within and from Japan and the synthesis of studies on North America, Australia, and the developing Asian countries. The book is a valuable guide for policy-makers and businessmen, and should serve as an essential text for students of foreign investment. General readers will find answers here to many questions on the economics of countries which encourage foreign investment or invest considerably outside their own shores.A groundbreaking study that shows how countries can create innovative production-based economies for the twenty-first centuryAchieving economic growth is…
one of today s key challenges In this groundbreaking book Michael Best argues that to understand how successful growth happens we need an economic framework that focuses on production governance and skills This production-centric framework is the culmination of three simultaneous journeys The first has been Best s visits to hundreds of factories worldwide starting early as the son of a labor organizer and continuing through his work as an academic and industrial consultant The second is a survey of two-hundred years of economic thought from Babbage to Krugman with stops along the way for Marx Marshall Young Penrose Richardson Schumpeter Kuznets Abramovitz Keynes and Jacobs The third is a tour of historical episodes of successful and failed transformations focusing sharply on three core elements the production system business organization and skill formation and their interconnections Best makes the case that government should create the institutional infrastructures needed to support these elements and their interconnections rather than subsidize individual enterprises The power of Best s alternative framework is illustrated by case studies of transformative experiences previously regarded as economic miracles America s World War II industrial buildup Germany s postwar recovery Greater Boston s innovation system Ireland s tech-sector boom and the rise of the Asian Tigers and China Accessible and engaging How Growth Really Happens is required reading for anyone who wants to advance today s crucial debates about industrial policy free trade outsourcing and the future of workThe Advance of the State in Contemporary China
By Sarah Eaton. 2016
Since the global financial crisis of 2008–9, central-level, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China have extended their reach into the Chinese…
economy. Some have interpreted this development as a turning point in Chinese economic development; a decision for state capitalism and a stand against slow but steady marketization. In The Advance of the State in Contemporary China, Sarah Eaton suggests that the shift is a much slower-moving process and that this particular aspect of state sector reform can be seen to predate the financial crisis. She argues that the 'advance of the State' has in fact developed incrementally from an eclectic set of ideas regarding the political and economic significance of large and profitable state-controlled enterprise groups. Drawing from case studies of China's telecommunication services and airline reforms, this fascinating new study offers illuminating insight into China's much-vaunted, but poorly understood, brand of state capitalism.Putting Faith in Partnerships: Welfare-to-Work in Four Cities
By Stephen V. Monsma. 2004
Putting Faith in Partnerships addresses a major conceptual change in American domestic policy, begun by Reagan and now fully realized…
by the Bush administration: the shift of responsibility for social services from the federal government to states and communities. In this groundbreaking study of a politically controversial topic---the debut offering in Alan Wolfe's Contemporary Political and Social Issues series---author Stephen Monsma avoids overheated rhetoric in favor of a careful, critical analysis of the hard evidence on whether public-private partnerships really work. The book is based on in-depth studies of social service programs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Dallas. By examining public-private partnerships between government offices and nonprofit organizations, Monsma seeks to understand how these partnerships affect the balance between government's efforts to deal with social problems and the rights of individual citizens to control their own lives.World Development Report 2013: Jobs
By The World Bank. 2012
Which should come first in the development process--creating jobs or building skills? Adopting a cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary approach, this report…
looks at why some jobs do more for development than others. Introductory chapters explore development through jobs and changes in demographics and job markets. Part 1 considers the transformative power of jobs to improve living standards, increase productivity, and foster social cohesion. Part 2 looks at the diverse job agendas in agrarian economies, conflict-affected countries, urbanizing countries, resource-rich countries, small island nations, and countries with high youth unemployment. Part 3 examines labor policies and active labor market programs and gives recommendations for setting policy priorities for job creation. Numerous case boxes in each chapter address topics such as the garment industry boom in Bangladesh and new forms of collective bargaining in China. The report is designed to be readable, with boxes defining basic concepts such as drivers of economic growth, plus chapter discussion questions, a glossary, and a wealth of color photos, charts, tables, and maps. The companion web site for the complete set of World Development reports offers translations, background papers, and data files, plus a free iPad app that aids in navigating the report. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)Chile's Structural Fiscal Surplus Rule: A Model-Based Evaluation
By Michael Kumhof, Douglas Laxton. 2009
Even as life expectancy in many countries has continued to increase, social security and similar government programs can provide strong…
incentives for workers to leave the labor force when they reach the age of eligibility for benefits. Disability insurance programs can also play a significant role in the departure of older workers from the labor force, with many individuals in some countries relying on disability insurance until they are able to enter into full retirement. The sixth stage of an ongoing research project studying the relationship between social security programs and labor force participation, this volume draws on the work of an eminent group of international economists to consider the extent to which differences in labor force participation across countries are determined by the provisions of disability insurance programs. Presented in an easily comparable way, their research covers twelve countries, including Canada, Japan, and the United States, and considers the requirements of disability insurance programs, as well as other pathways to retirement.Breaking the Impediments to Budgetary Reforms: Evidence from Europe
By Stefania Fabrizio, Ashoka Mody. 2008
It's Legal but It Ain't Right: Harmful Social Consequences of Legal Industries
By Nikos Passas, Neva Goodwin. 2004
Many U.S. corporations and the goods they produce negatively impact our society without breaking any laws. We are all too…
familiar with the tobacco industry's effect on public health and health care costs for smokers and nonsmokers, as well as the role of profit in the pharmaceutical industry's research priorities. It's Legal but It Ain't Right tackles these issues, plus the ethical ambiguities of legalized gambling, the firearms trade, the fast food industry, the pesticide industry, private security companies, and more. Aiming to identify industries and goods that undermine our societal values and to hold them accountable for their actions, this collection makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing discussion of ethics in our time. This accessible exploration of corporate legitimacy and crime will be important reading for advocates, journalists, students, and anyone interested in the dichotomy between law and legitimacy.The Costs of Sovereign Default
By Eduardo Borensztein, Ugo Panizza. 2008
Dollarization and Maturity Structure of Public Securities: The Experience of Bolivia
By Esteban Vesperoni, Walter Orellana. 2008
Setting up a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Some Policy and Operational Considerations
By Amadou Sy, Christian Mulder, Udaibir S. Das, Yinqiu Lu. 2009
Advanced Public Financial Management Reforms in South East Europe
By Eivind Tandberg, Mia Pavesic-Skerlep. 2008
Tanzania The Story of an African Transition
By Roger Nord, Yuri Sobolev, Niko Hobdari, David Dunn, Alejandro Hajdenberg, Samar Maziad, Stéphane Roudet. 2009
In 1985, Tanzania was in severe economic distress, plagued by widespread shortages and high inflation. Agricultural production, the mainstay of…
the economy, had been declining steadily since the 1970s. Exports of cash crops, which traditionally accounted for the bulk of foreign exchange earnings, had fallen by half between 1970 and 1985. A foreign exchange shortage led to a precipitous drop in imports, which in turn caused a crisis in the manufacturing sector, which lacked raw materials and spare parts. Twenty years later, Tanzania looks radically different. Inflation has declined to single digits (Figure 1). Economic growth is buoyant, averaging 7 percent a year since 2000. Real per capita income has risen by 50 percent. Poverty, while still widespread, is heading downward. Exports are booming, public finances are sound, debt ratios are low (Figure 2), and foreign exchange reserves are ample. This paper is about the remarkable turnaround, the economiThe Effects of the Financial Crisis on Public-Private Partnerships
By Izabela Karpowicz, Justin Tyson, Philippe Burger, Maria Delgado Coelho. 2009
Revenue Mobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges from Globalization
By Michael Keen, Mario Mansour. 2009
Current Account Imbalances in the Southern Euro Area
By Florence Jaumotte, Piyaporn Sodsriwiboon. 2010