Preface Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) was established in 2007 to conduct policy-oriented research with a rigorous academic perspective on key development issues facing Pakistan. In addition the Centre (i) facilitates and coordinates research by the faculty at the Lahore School of Economics, (ii) hosts visiting international scholars undertaking research on Pakistan and (iii) administers the postgraduate programme leading to the M Phil and PhD Degree at the Lahore School. An
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international trade flows, international financial flows, international investment flows and the transfer of technology, as well as the movement of labour between countries. Mao Tse Tung’s successor, Deng Xiao Ping, implemented a range of radical economic reforms that transformed China into an economy with a domestic focus to one with an international focus. Since becoming integrated within the global economy, China has become a bastion of world economic growth (increase in real GDP over time) and this has
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existing safety net programs on reducing inequality. | Social Safety Nets In Bangladesh This report looks at the overall structure of Social Security Net Plans in Bangladesh and their poverty impact at a macroeconomic level. The main objective of the study is to look into the overall impact of the existing safety net programs on poverty reduction in Bangladesh. The paper also looks into the impact of the existing safety net programs on reducing inequality. Institute of Business Administration
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23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism HA-JOON CHANG Department of Economics, Cambridge University 23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism HA-JOON CHANG ALLEN LANE an imprint of PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of
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Indonesia as the development country has to facing so many challenges and obstacles in order to achieve the goals of the country. From the very beginning the economic system in Indonesia is followed the Pancasila economic system. But, at the time before the new order, the economic system in Indonesia are liberal and statism that is not suitable for the citizen in the early of 50’s to 60’s. Before that time there are many program that already made by the government about the development of Indonesian
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BRAZIL Distribution of income Brazil has historically a very unequal income distribution. In the 90´s Brazilian government believed that if high inflation rate were cut down, the income distribution would improve. In fact, after a successful plan of stabilization of the inflation, the unequal pattern of income distribution did improve in a consistent way in this decade. Other important aspect about income inequality in Brazil is related to regional pattern of income distribution, which is extremely
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GLOBALIZATION: ENHANCING PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY New Delhi, India 7 October 2003 In cooperation with the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management Department of Economic and Social Affairs Public Administration and Globalization: Enhancing Public-Private Collaboration in Public Service Delivery New Delhi, India 7 October 2003 In cooperation with the Eastern Regional Organization
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wait times required by patients due to the ease of access to healthcare. I have some suggestions to not only save money, but also to reduce wait times. My first suggestion is to increase the budget for homecare and senior care. Senior citizens make up a very large portion of healthcare patients. Increasing financial support of homecare could reduce the number of hospitalized seniors by providing in home support in the form of Personal Support Workers, Registered Practical Nurse’s, Registered Nurse’s
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of the economy and monetary policy of the Republic of Liberia and the effectiveness it pursues in the implementation its institutional framework. The economy continues to be plagued by a multiplicity of social, financial and economic challenges which has seen production level of the sector far below prewar levels (Findlay & O’Rourke, 2007). Consequently, the government’s approach has been directed towards vigorous pursuing money and credit supply to stabilize the economy. In order for Liberia to
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Hossain • Introduction: Gender inequality or gap in education has a significant negative impact on economic growth and appears to be an important factor contributing to Africa's and South Asia's poor growth performance over the past 30 years. In addition to increasing growth, greater gender equality in education promotes other important development goals, including lower fertility and lower child mortality. Gender inequality in education has a direct impact on economic growth
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