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Political Credibility and Economic Development

By: Silvio Borner,Aymo Brunetti,Beatrice Weder

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Political Credibility and Economic Development

By: Silvio Borner,Aymo Brunetti,Beatrice Weder

Why have the economies of some developing countries fallen back while others have advanced? Why have so many stabilization and structural adjustment programs failed to deliver growth dividends? This book shows that there is a common and valid answer: political credibility defined as the predictability of the institutional rules of the game. This case is not only argued theoretically but also found to be confirmed by empirical analysis. Ten case studies pitting Latin American countries against Southeast Asian ones reveal the sources of political credibility. Economic openness is the necessary precondition, long-term reputation or democratic participation the sufficient one. Despite the seemingly superior strength of authoritarian reputation democratic control is the more successful road.

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226

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Springer

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ISBN 10

1349240494

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9781349240494

How Businesses See Government

Responses from Private Sector Surveys in 69 Countries

By: Aymo Brunetti,Gregory Kisunko,Beatrice Weder

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How Businesses See Government

Responses from Private Sector Surveys in 69 Countries

By: Aymo Brunetti,Gregory Kisunko,Beatrice Weder

This paper presents the results of a survey of almost 4,000 entrepreneurs in 69 countries who were asked to judge what constituted a major obstacle for business operations. Among the numerous findings in the report, corruption, crime and theft, and tax regulations were found to be important obstacles to doing business. OECD countries, six transition countries, and twelve developing countries were represented in the survey.

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World Bank Publications

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082134174X

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9780821341742

Investment and Institutional Uncertainty

A Comparative Study of Different Uncertainty Measures

By: Aymo Brunetti,Beatrice Weder

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Investment and Institutional Uncertainty

A Comparative Study of Different Uncertainty Measures

By: Aymo Brunetti,Beatrice Weder

Looking decades ahead into the future, many informed observers see China moving steadily to the top of the world's economic league. Several sources, including the OECD, forecast that the country will be the world's largest economy by 2020. China's urban economy has been the driving force behind the country's recent trends of accelerated growth. By the same token, deterioration in the urban centers could constrain future growth. The Dynamics of Urban Growth in Three Chinese Cities looks at the interplay between geography, size, and industrial structure that determines the industrial vigor of cities. Their conclusions, abundantly illustrated through the experience of the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Tianjin, and Guangzhou, is that each of these factors must be made to work for the city through effective policymaking. The authors compare these cities with each other in the context of the changes sweeping China's economy, review their history and their reform programs from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, and examine their infrastructure and human capital. The volume includes maps of the cities and their outlying areas and of China's road and rail system, as well as figures depicting the industrial structure of each city. Published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press.

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