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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787508503321

Titolo

Finance and Development, September 2013

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013

ISBN

1-4755-6164-4

1-4843-6501-1

1-4843-6846-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Finance & Development

Soggetti

Economic assistance

Finance - Developing countries

International finance

Exports and Imports

Macroeconomics

Public Finance

Production and Operations Management

Natural Resources

Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics

Environmental and Ecological Economics: General

Macroeconomics: Production

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures

Other Public Investment and Capital Stock

Remittances

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Energy: General

Environmental management

Public finance & taxation

International economics

Investment & securities

Natural resources

Output gap

Public investment spending

Banking

Environment

Production



Expenditure

Balance of payments

Potential output

Economic theory

Public investments

Industrial productivity

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Departments; Also in this Issue; Earth's Precious Resources; Letters to the Editor; In Brief; People in Economics: A Class Act; Too Much of a Good Thing?: For natural resource riches to drive growth and reduce poverty, countries must balance spending now with investing in the future; A Drop in the Bucket: Successful management of water must balance development needs and economic considerations; On the Edge: How oil markets will adjust to high prices is unclear

Extracting Resource Revenue: For countries with abundant oil, gas, and mineral deposits, formulating tax and spending policies can be trickyThe Elusive Revival: The expected boost in growth from natural resource booms is not yet happening; Capital Flight Risk: Natural-resource-rich countries risk capital flight as multinational corporations seek to avoid taxes; Eurasia's Next Frontier: For the Caucasus and Central Asia, natural resource wealth holds the key to achieving emerging market status

Picture This: Minerals of the Future: A secure, green, and innovation-filled future awaits us, but only with the help of rocks buried deep in the groundA Bumpy Road Ahead: Latin America needs large and sustained productivity gains to maintain its recent strong growth; Back to Basics: What Is the Output Gap?; Closer to Home: Despite all the talk of globalization, business cycles seem to be becoming more regional; A Big Question on Small States: Can they overcome their size-related vulnerabilities and grow faster and more consistently?

Beyond the Household: Remittances that migrants send home to their families also have a major impact on the overall economyStrength in Lending: Strong balance sheets help banks sustain credit to the economy during crises; Book Reviews

Sommario/riassunto

For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D).  This lively quarterly magazine brings you in-depth analyses of these and other subjects by the IMF’s own staff  as well as by prominent international experts.  Articles are written for lay readers who want to enrich  their understanding of the workings of the global economy and the policies and activities of the IMF.