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“roberto benelli”

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  • Paraguay: Corruption, Reform, and the Financial System

    by Jeffrey Mr. Franks, Randa Miss Sab, Valerie Ms. Mercer-Blackman, Roberto Benelli ...
    Following some historical background, this paper describes how corruption is manifested in Paraguay. The paper distinguishes between factors that explain the growth performance of Paraguay since 1960 (where corruption does not directly enter as a significant factor) and factors that explain the relative level of income of Paraguay in the past 40 or 50 years compared with other countries. It then ... Read more

    $10.29 USD

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  • This Time Is Different

    Eight Centuries of Financial Folly

    by Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff ...
    Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing--and recovering--their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the experts have chimed, "this time is different"--claiming that the old rules of valuation no longer apply and that the new situation bears little similarity to past disasters. With this breakthrough study, leading ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Fragile by Design

    The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit

    by Charles W. Calomiris, Stephen Haber ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    Why stable banking systems are so rareWhy are banking systems unstable in so many countries—but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households.Analyzing the political and banking ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Saving for Development

    How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Save More and Better

    by Inter-American Development Bank ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save to invest in health and education, live productive and fulfilling lives, and make the most of their retirement years. Firms must save to grow their ... Read more

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  • Emerging Capital Markets And Globalization: The Latin American Experience

    by De la Torre Augusto; Schmukler Sergio ...
    Back in the early 1990s, economists and policy makers had high expectations about the prospects for domestic capital market development in emerging economies, particularly in Latin America. Unfortunately, they are now faced with disheartening results. Stock and bond markets remain illiquid and segmented. Debt is concentrated at the short end of the maturity spectrum and denominated in foreign ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Social Insecurity

    401(k)s and the Retirement Crisis

    by James W. Russell ...
    **How 401(k)s have gutted retirement security, from charging exorbitant hidden fees to failing to replace the income of traditional pensionsNamed one of PW's Top 10 for Business & Economics**A retirement crisis is looming. In 2008, as the 401(k) fallout rippled across the country, horrified holders watched 25 percent of their funds evaporate overnight. Average 401(k) balances for those approaching ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, And Growth: Prudence Or Abstinence?

    by Serven Luis; Perry Guillermo E.; Suescun Rodrigo ...
    Fiscal policy in Latin America has been guided primarily by short-term liquidity targets whose observance was taken as the main exponent of fiscal prudence, with attention focused almost exclusively on the levels of public debt and the cash deficit. Very little attention was paid to the effects of fiscal policy on growth and on macroeconomic volatility over the cycle. Important issues such as the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Taxation in Developing Countries

    Six Case Studies and Policy Implications

    Edited by Roger Gordon ...
    Series series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
    Taxes are a crucial policy issue, especially in developing countries. Just recently, proposals to raise middle-class taxes toppled the Bolivian government, and plans to extend or increase the value-added tax caused political unrest in Ecuador and Mexico. Despite the impact of tax policy on developing countries, a comprehensive study has yet to be written. Treating Argentina, Brazil, India, Kenya, ... Read more

    $67.49 USD

  • Public Finance For Poverty Reduction: Concepts And Case Studies From Africa And Latin America

    by World Bank ...
    This book presents some basic theoretical concepts of public finance with a particular emphasis on its impact poverty reduction. Eight case studies from Latin America and Africa illustrate how these concepts are applied in practice and the implementation issues that emerge. ... Read more

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  • Ten Crises

    by Peter Montiel ...
    Financial crises are dramatic events. When they emerge, they tend to dominate the attention of the press and become the focus of policymakers. In one form or another, they have affected the lives of millions of people throughout the world. As references to 16th century Dutch tulips, 18th South Seas merchant ventures, or 1920s Florida real estate make clear, they have been around for a long time. ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Chile: Institutions and Policies Underpinning Stability and Growth

    by Eliot Mr. Kalter, Steven Mr. Phillips, Manmohan Mr. Singh, Mauricio Mr. Villafuerte, Rodolfo Mr. Luzio, Marco Espinosa-Vega ...
    Series Book 231 - Occasional Papers
    This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully sequenced financial liberalization with in a strengthened regulatory framework.Chile has succeeded in ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Keeping The Promise Of Social Security In Latin America

    by Gill Indermit S. ; Packard Truman G. ; Yermo Juan ...
    Empirical analysis of two decades of pioneering pension and social security reform in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that much has been achieved, but that critical challenges remain. In tackling this unfinished agenda, a great deal can be learned from the reform experience of countries in the region. Keeping the Promise, produced by the chief economist's office in the Latin America and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD