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Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
Finance & Development September 2008 Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Finance & Development September 2008 Deutscher & Fyson |
Improving the Effectiveness of Aid A proliferation of donors and projects has made the governance of aid more problematic. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Bio-Tchane & Christensen |
Right Time for Africa Africa needs to build on its recent success to catch up. A forward-looking reform agenda should aim to maintain macroeconomic stability, improve the business climate, promote trade, and, most important, strengthen fiscal institutions. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Berg & Qureshi |
The MDGs: Building Momentum A big push on aid is not the sole answer. International development policy needs to move beyond aid and aim for actions that, together with stronger reforms in developing countries, cohere into a broader big push. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Ernesto Hernandez-Cata |
Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can Be Done? Sub-Saharan Africa must increase economic growth to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This article discusses some obstacles to growth in the region, as well as some policy actions that would improve its prospects. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Sharpe, Wood & Wratten |
U.K.: More Country Ownership A country-led approach, in which the governments of developing countries themselves define and lead the poverty reduction agenda, is the key to improving aid effectiveness. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Daniel Kaufmann |
Back to Basics--10 Myths About Governance and Corruption The challenge of governance and anticorruption confronting the world today strongly argues against business-as-usual. A bolder approach is needed. The rich world must not only deliver on its aid and trade liberalization promises, it must also lead by example. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Birger Fredriksen |
Keeping the Promise What is holding up achieving primary education for all African children? |
Finance & Development September 2010 |
Making a Breakthrough To accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, growth must happen in sectors that directly benefit the poor, such as agriculture. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Peter S. Heller & Sanjeev Gupta |
Challenges in Expanding Aid Flows The international community is calling for an increase in foreign development aid to 0.7 percent of industrial country GNP from 0.24 percent of GNP at present. But a large increase in aid flows could pose a number of challenges for the poorest countries. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Gupta, Hammond, Leete, & Swanson |
Progress Toward the International Development Goals It is easy to lose track of the improvements that have occurred over time in the lives of poor people in many developing countries.... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Schieber et al. |
Getting Real on Health Financing Unless the efficiency of the global aid architecture is improved and countries enhance their ability to put aid to good use, the massive investment in health that is currently taking place will not deliver the improvement in the health of the poor that everybody is striving for. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Nsouli & Le Gall |
The New International Financial Architecture and Africa African countries have made progress on various elements of the new architecture, but more work is needed---in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability, implement standards and codes, and strengthen financial systems. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Peter S. Heller |
Making AID Work An unlikely alliance of rock stars, politicians, and grassroots activists has put the issue of combating poverty at the forefront of global policymaking. Scaling up aid flows is just the start of a complex set of decisions and tough choices. |
Finance & Development September 2010 |
Regaining Momentum Progress on the Millennium Development Goals has been slowed by the crisis. The rest of the world has to help. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Baldacci et al. |
What Does It Take to Help the Poor Spending on education and health can boost human capital in poor countries and help them reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but only if governments are held accountable. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Brian Ames |
Taking Stock of Poverty Reduction Efforts What exactly is a poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP), the centerpiece of the international community's new assault on poverty? It is essentially a road map prepared by countries themselves to help them better target public policies in support of poverty reduction. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Michael Klein |
Taking Care of Business Creating a better business environment is crucial for bolstering growth in Africa. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Andrews et al. |
Ethiopia: Scaling Up Assessing the impact of a dramatic increase in aid on one of Africa's poorest countries. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Jean-Baptiste Compaore |
Burkina Faso: Greater Capacity In Burkina Faso, only about 70% of aid committed by donors is effectively disbursed. Improving absorption capacity is crucial if a scaling up of aid is to be effective in growing its economy. |
Finance & Development March 2011 Alicia Barcena |
Spreading the Wealth Poverty and inequality have declined in Latin America in recent years, but there is a lot more to do. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Sundberg & Gelb |
Making Aid Work Aid in the past was often guided by geopolitical considerations linked to the interests of donor countries rather than by development objectives. But the end of the cold war and progress toward a new aid architecture should make aid more effective in Africa. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 |
Crafting Bolivia's PRSP: 5 Points of View Bolivia's poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) was issued in March 2001. Building on an earlier national dialogue, it formulates a four-pronged plan for sustainable growth, social development, institutional strengthening, and eradication of drug (coca) production and trade. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Sergio Pereira Leite |
Human Rights and the IMF Human rights and macroeconomic stability are far from incompatible. Rather, they both play crucial roles in the fight against poverty. By supporting sound economic policies and encouraging constructive dialogue within civil society, the IMF contributes to human rights. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Masood Ahmed & Hugh Bredenkamp |
Supporting Poverty Reduction in Low-Income Developing Countries: The International Community's Response Despite developing countries' improved economic growth rates during the 1990s, poverty has remained firmly entrenched. How can developing countries, international financial institutions, and developed countries work together more effectively to reduce the incidence of poverty? |
Finance & Development September 2008 Gupta & Tareq |
Mobilizing Revenue Strengthening domestic revenue bases is key to creating fiscal space for Africa's developmental needs |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Alain Mingat & Carolyn Winter |
Education for All by 2015 At the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, in 2000, officials from 180 countries set a challenging goal: ensuring access to primary education for all children by 2015... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2003 Eken et al. |
Living Better Improving human development indicators in MENA will require different approaches to health, education, and social protection |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Bio-Tchane & Yehoue |
Africa's Missing Ingredients How international economic aid can be better directed to entrench development in sub-Saharan Africa. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Flemming Larsen |
The IMF's Dialogue with Nongovernmental Organizations The IMF is responding to questions about its role in today's world economy by reaching out to civil society at large and to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in particular... |
Finance & Development September 2008 Elaine Venter |
Point of View: A Work in Progress The Paris Declaration renews focus on aid reform but is still donor-centric |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Caroline M. Robb |
How the Poor Can Have a Voice in Government Policy Development thinking has changed significantly in recent years. Policymakers have recognized the ability of the poor to make a valuable contribution to the analysis of poverty and are consulting them directly. This new participatory approach has resulted in a broader definition of poverty and better-informed public policies that are more responsive to the needs of the poor. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 David E. Bloom |
Governing Global Health How better coordination can advance global health and improve value for money. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Peter Heller |
Back to Basics -- Fiscal Space: What It Is and How to Get It Although the term is new, the concept is not. It has long been an element of sound fiscal analysis. And the challenge of creating fiscal space is one that has always confronted governments and their advisors, including international financial institutions like the IMF. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Radelet et al. |
Aid and Growth Although the impact of aid on economic growth diminishes as aid increases, in countries with stronger institutions or better health, more aid can be absorbed effectively. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Eduardo Aninat |
Surmounting the Challenges of Globalization In recent years, concerns have grown about the negative aspects of globalization and especially about whether the world's poorest will share in its benefits. There is an urgent need for a broad global debate on how these challenges can best be met and on who should play what role... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Buvinic & King |
Smart Economics In the long run, greater gender equality in access to opportunities, rights, and voice can lead to more efficient economic functioning and better institutions, with dynamic benefits for investment and growth. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Ambroise Fayolle |
Out of the Trap Given that fragile states face urgent and specific needs, the framework created by donors to support them is both too slow and not comprehensive enough. Closer coordination between all actors, including the IMF, should be a priority in fragile states. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Masood Ahmed |
Building Consensus on Poverty Reduction One hundred eighty-nine countries came together at the United Nations Millennium Summit and pledged to act individually and collectively to make the Millennium Development Goals a reality. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Stapenhurst & Pelizzo |
A Bigger Role for Legislatures As elected representatives, legislatures should be involved in developing national poverty reduction strategies and overseeing their implementation. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Jamison & Radelet |
Making Aid Smarter How donor support for primary education can be made more effective. |
IDB America August 2005 |
"A Bigger, More Creative, More Efficient Bank..." After 17 years as IDB president, Enrique V. Iglesias offers an assessment of the Bank's performance and reflects on Latin America's uneven economic progress. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Boughton & Bradford |
Global Governance: New Players, New Rules The financial turbulence of 2007 illustrates -- not for the first time -- both the benefits and the risks of financial globalization. Here's why the 20th-century model needs a makeover. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Cohen & Bloom |
Cultivating Minds Educating all the world's children well is not only urgent but also feasible within the next few decades. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 |
Bulletin IMFC Meeting Endorses IMF Crisis Prevention Efforts... IMF in the process of change... The IMF's Role in Poverty Reduction... IMF Acts to Streamline and Focus Conditionality... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Guy Pfeffermann |
Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: The Role of Private Enterprise The role of private enterprise in development has been neglected by scholars, governments, and aid organizations. This is regrettable: a vibrant private sector generates jobs, raises incomes, and makes better, cheaper goods and services available... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Bourguignon & Sundberg |
Aid Can Work The effectiveness of aid remains a highly controversial issue for economists and development practitioners. However, aid effectiveness is getting better, even though it is tough to prove. |