How Latvia came through the financial crisis [[electronic resource] /] / Anders Åslund and Valdis Dombrovskis |
Autore | Åslund Anders <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.94796/086 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DombrovskisValdis |
Soggetto topico |
Financial crises - Latvia
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-88132-605-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Authors' Note; About the Authors; Map; Introduction; Motivation; Key Lessons; Structure of the Book; Ch 1 Latvia's Post-Soviet Transition; A Bitter Struggle for Independence; Radical Transition to a Normal Market Economy; Evolution of Latvia's Democratic Politics; Notes; Ch 2 The Boom, 2004-07; EU Accession Crowning the Success of Transition; Capital Inflows Overheat the Economy; Politics of Complacency; Notes; Ch 3 Policy Choices and the Program of Crisis Resolution, 2008; Fall 2008: The Bubble Pops; Run on Parex Bank: Latvia Calls in the IMF
The International Assistance Package Notes; Ch 4 To Devalue or Not to Devalue; Arguments for a Fixed Exchange Rate; Arguments for Devaluation; How Latvia Differs from Argentina; The IMF Verdict; Notes; Ch 5 Implementation of the Stabilization Program, 2009; Collapse of the Godmanis Government; Formation of the Dombrovskis Government; A New Stabilization Program Takes Shape; Devaluation Crisis, But Adoption of a New Budget, June 2009; Complicated IMF-EU Negotiations; Budget for 2010; Notes; Ch 6 The Healing Begins, 2010; Estonia Qualifies for the Euro, March-June 2010 October 2010 Parliamentary Elections: Popular Approval of Crisis Resolution Budget for 2011; Economic Growth Returns; Notes; Ch 7 Latvia's Lessons for Itself and the World; Why Latvia Was Right Not to Have Devalued; Latvian Peculiarities; Lessons from Latvia for the World; Eyes on the Prize: Euro Adoption and European Convergence; Notes; Leading Latvian Officials; Chronology of Events; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457479903321 |
Åslund Anders <1952-> | ||
Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How Latvia came through the financial crisis [[electronic resource] /] / Anders Åslund and Valdis Dombrovskis |
Autore | Åslund Anders <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.94796/086 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DombrovskisValdis |
Soggetto topico |
Financial crises - Latvia
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
ISBN | 0-88132-605-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Authors' Note; About the Authors; Map; Introduction; Motivation; Key Lessons; Structure of the Book; Ch 1 Latvia's Post-Soviet Transition; A Bitter Struggle for Independence; Radical Transition to a Normal Market Economy; Evolution of Latvia's Democratic Politics; Notes; Ch 2 The Boom, 2004-07; EU Accession Crowning the Success of Transition; Capital Inflows Overheat the Economy; Politics of Complacency; Notes; Ch 3 Policy Choices and the Program of Crisis Resolution, 2008; Fall 2008: The Bubble Pops; Run on Parex Bank: Latvia Calls in the IMF
The International Assistance Package Notes; Ch 4 To Devalue or Not to Devalue; Arguments for a Fixed Exchange Rate; Arguments for Devaluation; How Latvia Differs from Argentina; The IMF Verdict; Notes; Ch 5 Implementation of the Stabilization Program, 2009; Collapse of the Godmanis Government; Formation of the Dombrovskis Government; A New Stabilization Program Takes Shape; Devaluation Crisis, But Adoption of a New Budget, June 2009; Complicated IMF-EU Negotiations; Budget for 2010; Notes; Ch 6 The Healing Begins, 2010; Estonia Qualifies for the Euro, March-June 2010 October 2010 Parliamentary Elections: Popular Approval of Crisis Resolution Budget for 2011; Economic Growth Returns; Notes; Ch 7 Latvia's Lessons for Itself and the World; Why Latvia Was Right Not to Have Devalued; Latvian Peculiarities; Lessons from Latvia for the World; Eyes on the Prize: Euro Adoption and European Convergence; Notes; Leading Latvian Officials; Chronology of Events; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781896603321 |
Åslund Anders <1952-> | ||
Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How Latvia came through the financial crisis [[electronic resource] /] / Anders Åslund and Valdis Dombrovskis |
Autore | Åslund Anders <1952-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.94796/086 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DombrovskisValdis |
Soggetto topico |
Financial crises - Latvia
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
ISBN | 0-88132-605-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Authors' Note; About the Authors; Map; Introduction; Motivation; Key Lessons; Structure of the Book; Ch 1 Latvia's Post-Soviet Transition; A Bitter Struggle for Independence; Radical Transition to a Normal Market Economy; Evolution of Latvia's Democratic Politics; Notes; Ch 2 The Boom, 2004-07; EU Accession Crowning the Success of Transition; Capital Inflows Overheat the Economy; Politics of Complacency; Notes; Ch 3 Policy Choices and the Program of Crisis Resolution, 2008; Fall 2008: The Bubble Pops; Run on Parex Bank: Latvia Calls in the IMF
The International Assistance Package Notes; Ch 4 To Devalue or Not to Devalue; Arguments for a Fixed Exchange Rate; Arguments for Devaluation; How Latvia Differs from Argentina; The IMF Verdict; Notes; Ch 5 Implementation of the Stabilization Program, 2009; Collapse of the Godmanis Government; Formation of the Dombrovskis Government; A New Stabilization Program Takes Shape; Devaluation Crisis, But Adoption of a New Budget, June 2009; Complicated IMF-EU Negotiations; Budget for 2010; Notes; Ch 6 The Healing Begins, 2010; Estonia Qualifies for the Euro, March-June 2010 October 2010 Parliamentary Elections: Popular Approval of Crisis Resolution Budget for 2011; Economic Growth Returns; Notes; Ch 7 Latvia's Lessons for Itself and the World; Why Latvia Was Right Not to Have Devalued; Latvian Peculiarities; Lessons from Latvia for the World; Eyes on the Prize: Euro Adoption and European Convergence; Notes; Leading Latvian Officials; Chronology of Events; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820205703321 |
Åslund Anders <1952-> | ||
Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improving the business environment in Latvia [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of FIAS assistance / / Sanda Liepina, Jacqueline Collidge, Lars Grava |
Autore | Liepina Sanda |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 p.) |
Disciplina | 650.094796 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CoolidgeJacqueline G
GravaLars |
Collana | Occasional paper / FIAS |
Soggetto topico | Investments, Foreign - Latvia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-19130-2
9786611191306 0-8213-7190-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; IMPROVING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN LATVIA:THE IMPACT OF FIAS ASSISTANCE; Figure 1. FIAS Monitoring and Evaluation Framework; Figure 2. Cycle of Reforms; Figure 3. Areas of Regulation Considered by Businesses to Impede Their Operation and Growth, 2001, 2003, and 2005; Table 1. Changes in Obstacles to Doing Business between 2002 and 2005; Figure 4. Business Registration in EU Accession Countries, 2004 and 2005; Box 1.Inspections Reform: More Professional Inspections, More Accountability in the Inspection Process
Figure 1B.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003Figure 1B.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2. Summary of the Quantifiable Impact of Reform; Figure 5. Annual FDI in Latvia, 1996 through September 2005; Figure 6. Rates of Unemployment and Job Seekers, 1999-2004; Table 3. Key Indicators of Economic Development, 1999-2005; Figure 7. Comparison of Average Wage and the Cost of Minimum Subsistence, 1997-2005; Figure 8. GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999 and 2005; Figure 9. Change in GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999-2005; Figure 10. Poverty Trends in Latvia, 1998-2004 Table 4. Key Poverty and Inequality Statistics, 1998-2004APPENDIX 1:OVERVIEW OF THE FIAS PROGRAM IN LATVIA 1998-2004; Table 1A.1. Logical Framework for Removal of Administrative Barriers to Investment; APPENDIX 2:DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIAS' LATVIA PROGRAM; Table 2A.1. Inspections: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.2. Average Number of Annual Inspections per Company Inspected; Table 2A.3. Changes in Selected Performance Indicators of the State Labor Inspectorate Table 2A.4. Selected Performance Indicators of the Fire and Rescue Service and the State Labor InspectorateTable 2A.5. Government Information Available to Enterprises; Table 2A.6. Evaluation of Inspectorate Web Sites,August 2004; Figure 2A.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.7. Customs Administration, Border-Crossing, and Import/Export Procedures: Reform Recommendations and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.3. Business Opinions on Customs Services Obstacles to Operation and Growth, 2003; Figure 2A.4. Customs Control Work, 1998-2003 Figure 2A.5. Number of Customs Declarations (Import, Export,Transit), 1998-2003, and Amount of Calculated Tax, 2000-03Table 2A.8. Tax Administration: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.6. Time Required for Tax Preparation, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.9. Work Permits: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Table 2A.10. Land and Construction Procedures: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.7. Building Permits Issued Nationally for Houses, Nonresidential Buildings, and Engineering Structures, 1999-2003; Figure 2A.8. Building Permits Issued in Riga, 1998-2003 Figure 2A.9. Length of Real Estate and Construction Procedures, 2001, 2003, and 2005 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451564303321 |
Liepina Sanda | ||
Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improving the business environment in Latvia : : the impact of FIAS assistance / / Sanda Liepina, Jacqueline Collidge, Lars Grava |
Autore | Liepina Sanda |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 92 pages : color illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
Disciplina | 650.094796 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CoolidgeJacqueline G
GravaLars |
Collana | Occasional paper / FIAS |
Soggetto topico | Investments, Foreign - Latvia |
ISBN |
1-281-19130-2
9786611191306 0-8213-7190-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; IMPROVING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN LATVIA:THE IMPACT OF FIAS ASSISTANCE; Figure 1. FIAS Monitoring and Evaluation Framework; Figure 2. Cycle of Reforms; Figure 3. Areas of Regulation Considered by Businesses to Impede Their Operation and Growth, 2001, 2003, and 2005; Table 1. Changes in Obstacles to Doing Business between 2002 and 2005; Figure 4. Business Registration in EU Accession Countries, 2004 and 2005; Box 1.Inspections Reform: More Professional Inspections, More Accountability in the Inspection Process
Figure 1B.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003Figure 1B.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2. Summary of the Quantifiable Impact of Reform; Figure 5. Annual FDI in Latvia, 1996 through September 2005; Figure 6. Rates of Unemployment and Job Seekers, 1999-2004; Table 3. Key Indicators of Economic Development, 1999-2005; Figure 7. Comparison of Average Wage and the Cost of Minimum Subsistence, 1997-2005; Figure 8. GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999 and 2005; Figure 9. Change in GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999-2005; Figure 10. Poverty Trends in Latvia, 1998-2004 Table 4. Key Poverty and Inequality Statistics, 1998-2004APPENDIX 1:OVERVIEW OF THE FIAS PROGRAM IN LATVIA 1998-2004; Table 1A.1. Logical Framework for Removal of Administrative Barriers to Investment; APPENDIX 2:DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIAS' LATVIA PROGRAM; Table 2A.1. Inspections: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.2. Average Number of Annual Inspections per Company Inspected; Table 2A.3. Changes in Selected Performance Indicators of the State Labor Inspectorate Table 2A.4. Selected Performance Indicators of the Fire and Rescue Service and the State Labor InspectorateTable 2A.5. Government Information Available to Enterprises; Table 2A.6. Evaluation of Inspectorate Web Sites,August 2004; Figure 2A.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.7. Customs Administration, Border-Crossing, and Import/Export Procedures: Reform Recommendations and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.3. Business Opinions on Customs Services Obstacles to Operation and Growth, 2003; Figure 2A.4. Customs Control Work, 1998-2003 Figure 2A.5. Number of Customs Declarations (Import, Export,Transit), 1998-2003, and Amount of Calculated Tax, 2000-03Table 2A.8. Tax Administration: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.6. Time Required for Tax Preparation, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.9. Work Permits: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Table 2A.10. Land and Construction Procedures: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.7. Building Permits Issued Nationally for Houses, Nonresidential Buildings, and Engineering Structures, 1999-2003; Figure 2A.8. Building Permits Issued in Riga, 1998-2003 Figure 2A.9. Length of Real Estate and Construction Procedures, 2001, 2003, and 2005 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778248503321 |
Liepina Sanda | ||
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Improving the business environment in Latvia : : the impact of FIAS assistance / / Sanda Liepina, Jacqueline Collidge, Lars Grava |
Autore | Liepina Sanda |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 92 pages : color illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
Disciplina | 650.094796 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CoolidgeJacqueline G
GravaLars |
Collana | Occasional paper / FIAS |
Soggetto topico | Investments, Foreign - Latvia |
ISBN |
1-281-19130-2
9786611191306 0-8213-7190-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; IMPROVING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN LATVIA:THE IMPACT OF FIAS ASSISTANCE; Figure 1. FIAS Monitoring and Evaluation Framework; Figure 2. Cycle of Reforms; Figure 3. Areas of Regulation Considered by Businesses to Impede Their Operation and Growth, 2001, 2003, and 2005; Table 1. Changes in Obstacles to Doing Business between 2002 and 2005; Figure 4. Business Registration in EU Accession Countries, 2004 and 2005; Box 1.Inspections Reform: More Professional Inspections, More Accountability in the Inspection Process
Figure 1B.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003Figure 1B.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2. Summary of the Quantifiable Impact of Reform; Figure 5. Annual FDI in Latvia, 1996 through September 2005; Figure 6. Rates of Unemployment and Job Seekers, 1999-2004; Table 3. Key Indicators of Economic Development, 1999-2005; Figure 7. Comparison of Average Wage and the Cost of Minimum Subsistence, 1997-2005; Figure 8. GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999 and 2005; Figure 9. Change in GDP Per Capita, PPS, 1999-2005; Figure 10. Poverty Trends in Latvia, 1998-2004 Table 4. Key Poverty and Inequality Statistics, 1998-2004APPENDIX 1:OVERVIEW OF THE FIAS PROGRAM IN LATVIA 1998-2004; Table 1A.1. Logical Framework for Removal of Administrative Barriers to Investment; APPENDIX 2:DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIAS' LATVIA PROGRAM; Table 2A.1. Inspections: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.1. Average Duration of Inspections, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.2. Average Number of Annual Inspections per Company Inspected; Table 2A.3. Changes in Selected Performance Indicators of the State Labor Inspectorate Table 2A.4. Selected Performance Indicators of the Fire and Rescue Service and the State Labor InspectorateTable 2A.5. Government Information Available to Enterprises; Table 2A.6. Evaluation of Inspectorate Web Sites,August 2004; Figure 2A.2. Changes in Quality of Inspection Work between 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.7. Customs Administration, Border-Crossing, and Import/Export Procedures: Reform Recommendations and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.3. Business Opinions on Customs Services Obstacles to Operation and Growth, 2003; Figure 2A.4. Customs Control Work, 1998-2003 Figure 2A.5. Number of Customs Declarations (Import, Export,Transit), 1998-2003, and Amount of Calculated Tax, 2000-03Table 2A.8. Tax Administration: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.6. Time Required for Tax Preparation, 2001 and 2003; Table 2A.9. Work Permits: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Table 2A.10. Land and Construction Procedures: Recommended Reforms and Their Outcomes; Figure 2A.7. Building Permits Issued Nationally for Houses, Nonresidential Buildings, and Engineering Structures, 1999-2003; Figure 2A.8. Building Permits Issued in Riga, 1998-2003 Figure 2A.9. Length of Real Estate and Construction Procedures, 2001, 2003, and 2005 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819441303321 |
Liepina Sanda | ||
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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