Africa : : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization / / Laura Wallace |
Autore | Wallace Laura |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.96 |
Collana | Books |
Soggetto topico |
Free trade - Africa
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Africa Investments, Foreign - Africa Banks and Banking Exports and Imports Labor Public Finance Industries: Financial Services National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Employment Unemployment Wages Intergenerational Income Distribution Aggregate Human Capital Aggregate Labor Productivity Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages Trade Policy International Trade Organizations International Investment Long-term Capital Movements Public finance & taxation Banking International economics Civil service & public sector Labour income economics Finance Expenditure Public employment Trade liberalization Commercial banks International trade Financial institutions Foreign direct investment Balance of payments Trade policy Expenditures, Public Banks and banking Commercial policy Economic theory Civil service |
ISBN |
1-4623-8760-8
1-4552-9198-6 1-283-53791-5 9786613850362 1-4552-1628-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Session I Improving the Environment for Private Investment and Activities""; ""Opening Remarks""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: The Philippines� Experience""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: Kenya�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Developing Sound Banking Systems and Practices in Africa""; ""Relevance of Banking Lessons for Africa: Zimbabwe�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Liberalizing the Trade System""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""
""Session II Strengthening the Contribution of Government""""Better Public Sector Resource Management: Capacity Building and Good Governance""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Quality and Composition of Public Spending in Africa: Suggestions for Increased Effectiveness""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Session III Reform Priorities for Africa""; ""Panel Discussion""; ""General Discussion""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""List of Participants"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780757603321 |
Wallace Laura
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1999 | ||
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Africa’s Oil Abundance and External Competitiveness : : Do Institutions Matter? / / Mahvash Qureshi |
Autore | Qureshi Mahvash |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (46 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.27282 |
Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Econometric models
Competition - Econometric models - Africa, Sub-Saharan Investments: Energy Exports and Imports Trade: General Energy: General Trade Policy International Trade Organizations International economics Investment & securities Macroeconomics Exports Oil Oil exports Real exports Export performance Petroleum industry and trade |
ISBN |
1-4623-1543-7
1-4527-1477-0 1-282-84123-8 1-4518-7030-2 9786612841231 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Oil Abundance: Blessing or Curse?; A. Africa's Oil Riches and Competitiveness; III. Measuring Competitiveness; A. Export Performance; Figures; 1. Growth in Total and Oil Export Volume, 1970-2006; 2. Share of Oil Exports in Total Exports and GDP, 1970-2006; B. Export Structure and Diversification; Tables; 1. Export Structure by Product Category, 1970-2005; 3. Share in World Exports, 1970-2006; 2. Product Categories with Revealed Comparative Advantage, 1970-2005; 3. Sectoral Distribution of Revealed Comparative Advantage, 2005
4. Export Structure and Concentration, 1970-2005 C. Productivity, Infrastructure, and Human Capital; 5. World Share of Nonfuel Merchandise Exports, 1970-2005; 6. Real GDP and Non-oil GDP per Capita (US thousands), 1970-2006; 4. ICT and Transport Infrastructure Indicators for Selected Economies, 2005; D. Institutional Quality; 5. OPAC Human Development Indicators, 2005; 7. DBI Ranking for OPAC and Selected Economies, 2007; 8. WGI for OPAC and Selected Economies, 1998-2006; 9. GCI Rankings for Selected Economies, 2006; IV. Institutional Quality and Export Competitiveness 10. Oil Abundance and Non-oil Exports A. Methodology; B. Data Issues; C. Results; D. Sensitivity Analysis; 6. Institutions and Real Non-oil Exports: Estimates for the World Sample; 7. Institutions and Real Non-oil Exports: Estimates for Sub-Saharan Africa; V. Conclusion and Policy Implications; 8. Estimates for Countries with Low and High Institutional Quality; References; Appendixes; A. Macroeconomic Indicators and Export Performance; B. Data Sources and Sensitivity Results |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788234203321 |
Qureshi Mahvash
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
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Argentina : : 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Argentina |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (93 p.) |
Collana | IMF Staff Country Reports |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign Exchange
Inflation Macroeconomics Public Finance Taxation Price Level Deflation Debt Debt Management Sovereign Debt Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Fiscal Policy Social Security and Public Pensions Public finance & taxation Pensions Currency Foreign exchange Monetary economics International economics Public debt Tariffs Pension spending Currencies Prices Taxes Expenditure Debts, Public Tariff Fiscal policy |
ISBN |
1-4755-5271-8
1-4755-5274-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155012703321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016 | ||
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Building a Common Future in Southern Africa / / Joannes Mongardini, Tamon Asonuma, Olivier Basdevant, Alfredo Cuevas, Xavier Debrun, Lars Engstrom, Imelda Flores Vazquez, Vitaliy Kramarenko, Lamin Leigh, Paul Masson, Genevieve Verdier |
Autore | Mongardini Joannes |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (140 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AsonumaTamon
BasdevantOlivier CuevasAlfredo DebrunXavier EngstromLars Flores VazquezImelda |
Soggetto topico |
Customs unions - Africa, Southern
Regionalism - Africa, Southern Exports and Imports Labor Macroeconomics Money and Monetary Policy Public Finance Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search Financial Aspects of Economic Integration Fiscal Policy Trade: General Demand and Supply of Labor: General Trade Policy International Trade Organizations International economics Labour income economics Public finance & taxation Monetary economics Monetary unions Labor markets Unemployment Unemployment rate Fiscal policy Economic integration Labor market Exports Expenditures, Public |
ISBN |
1-4755-1674-6
1-4755-2757-8 1-4755-2898-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 The Economics of Regional Integration: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities for Southern Africa; 2 The Benefits of Trade Integration in the Southern African Customs Union; 3 Southern African Customs Union Revenue Volatility: Roots and Options for Mitigation; 4 Designing Fiscal Policies within the Southern African Customs Union; 5 Welfare Effects of Monetary Integration: The Common Monetary Area and Beyond; 6 Closing the Jobs Gap in the Southern African Customs Union; References; The Authors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787666903321 |
Mongardini Joannes
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013 | ||
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Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic : : Trade Integration and Economic Performance / / Stephanie Medina Cas, Andrew Swiston, Luis Barrot |
Autore | Medina Cas Stephanie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (41 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SwistonAndrew
BarrotLuis |
Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
International trade
Economic development - Central America Economic development - Panama Economic development - Dominican Republic Exports and Imports Taxation Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Empirical Studies of Trade Economic Integration Economic Growth of Open Economies Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development Trade: General Financial Aspects of Economic Integration International economics Public finance & taxation Exports Tariffs Customs unions Regional integration Service exports Taxes Economic integration Tariff Protectionism International economic integration |
ISBN |
1-4755-1201-5
1-4755-1200-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; I. Introduction and Summary; II. Historical and Prospective Economic Performance; Figures; 1. Economic Growth in CAPDR; 2. Export-to-GDP Ratios, Average 1960-2009; 3. Openness and Growth; 4. Economic Size and Outward Orientation; 5. CAPDR: Exports by Destination; III. Trade Integration Agreements and Regional Initiatives; Box 1. Mesoamerican Project; 6. CAPDR: Average Effective Tariff Rates; 7. Programmed Harmonization of Tariffs under CAPDR; 8. CAPDR: Trade Logistics, Infrastructure, and Customs; IV. The Profile of CAPDR's Exports; A. Overall Exports of Goods and Services
9. CAPDR: Exports to GDP10. CAPDR: Exports of Goods and Services; B. Outward Orientation Indexes; 11. Exports of Small Countries; 12. Intra-Regional Exports of Small Countries; 13. CAPDR: Assessing Outward Orientation; 14. Sophistication of Services Exports; V. Outward Orientation and Economic Performance; A. Exports Model; Tables; 1. The Determinants of Exports to GDP; B. Growth Model; 15. Exports of Small Countries; 16. Intra-Regional Exports of Small Countries; 2. The Impact of Outward Orientation on Growth; VI. Conclusions; 17. CAPDR: Effect on Growth from Improving Export Structure AppendixesI. Country Groupings, Data Definitions and Sources, and Formulas; Appendix Tables; A.1. Countries Included in the Analysis; A.2. Data Sources; II. Key Features of Multilateral Trade Agreements Involving CAPDR; III. International Trade Agreements in CAPDR; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786475503321 |
Medina Cas Stephanie
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 | ||
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The CFA Franc Zone : : Common Currency, Uncommon Challenges / / Anne Gulde, Charalambos Tsangarides |
Autore | Gulde Anne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.4/966 |
Altri autori (Persone) | TsangaridesCharalambos |
Soggetto topico |
French franc area
Monetary unions - Africa, French-speaking Banks and Banking Exports and Imports Finance: General Foreign Exchange Macroeconomics Taxation Inflation Trade: General Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages Empirical Studies of Trade General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) International economics Currency Foreign exchange Public finance & taxation Banking Finance Real effective exchange rates Tariffs Imports Real exchange rates International trade Taxes Terms of trade Tariff Banks and banking Economic policy nternational cooperation Exports |
ISBN |
1-4552-6102-5
1-4519-9866-X 1-283-53603-X 9786613848482 1-4519-2674-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Overview / Anne-Marie Gulde -- ; pt. 1. Sustainability of macroeconomic policies -- Monetary policy in a currency union? : the case of CEMAC / Corinne Deléchat, Gustavo Ramirez, and Romain Veyrune -- Long-run determinants of inflation in WAEMU / Abdoulaye Diop, Gilles Dufrénot, and Gilles Sanon -- Fiscal reaction functions in the CFA franc Zone / Oumuyiwa S. Adedeji and Oral Williams -- Reserve adequacy in the CFA franc zone / Corinne Deléchat and Jan Kees Martijn -- ; pt. 2. Capacity to adjust to changes in external conditions -- Economic fundamentals and the CFA franc zone real exchange rates / Yasser Abdih and Charalambos Tsangarides -- Competitiveness in the CFA franc zone / Gustavo Ramirez and Charalambos Tsangarides -- What is fuzzy about clustering in West Africa? / Mahvash Saeed Qureshi and Charalambos Tsangarides -- ; pt. 3. Integration and growth -- Financial sector integration in WAEMU / Amadou Sy -- Banking sector integration and competition in CEMAC / Samer Saab and Jérôme Vacher -- Growth and convergence in the CFA franc zone / Catherine Pattillo, Charalambos Tsangarides, and Pierre van den Boogaerde -- Trade in CEMAC : developments and reform opportunities / Jan Kees Martijn and Charalambos Tsangarides -- Trade in WAEMU : developments and reform opportunities / Manuela Goretti and Hans Weisfeld. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780743003321 |
Gulde Anne
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
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Chile : : Trade Performance, Trade Liberalization, and Competitiveness / / Brieuc Monfort |
Autore | Monfort Brieuc |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (35 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.0983 |
Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Exports - Chile
Imports - Chile Prices - Chile Exports and Imports Foreign Exchange Economic Theory Trade: General Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices International economics Currency Foreign exchange Economic theory & philosophy Exports Imports Trade liberalization Real effective exchange rates Demand elasticity Commercial policy Elasticity Economics |
ISBN |
1-4623-6185-4
1-4527-9348-4 1-4518-6987-8 9786612840814 1-282-84081-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Methodology; III. Estimations at the Aggregate Level; A. Exports; B. Imports; C. Short-Term Dynamics and Dynamic Contributions; IV. Robustness Analysis; A. Sectoral Estimations; B. Alternative Specifications for the Export Equation; V. Estimations for Latin American Countries; VI. Concluding Remarks; Appendix; Data; Annex Tables; 1. Database Used; 2. Descriptive Statistics; 3. Main Trade Partners of Chile and Trade Agreements; 4. Income and Price Elasticities for Exports and Imports: A Few Comparative Results; 5. Sensitivity to the Lag Structure
6. What Explains the Differences of Elasticity by Export Sector 7. Principal Export Products in a Selection of Latin America Countries; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788320003321 |
Monfort Brieuc
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Collateral Damage : : Exchange Controls and International Trade / / Zhiwei Zhang, Shang-Jin Wei |
Autore | Zhang Zhiwei |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (41 p.) |
Disciplina | 343.032 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WeiShang-Jin |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign exchange - Law and legislation
International trade Balance of payments Non-tariff trade barriers Exports and Imports Foreign Exchange Taxation International Investment Long-term Capital Movements Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Trade: General Currency Foreign exchange International economics Public finance & taxation Exchange restrictions Capital controls Tariffs Imports Capital movements Tariff |
ISBN |
1-4623-6088-2
1-4527-5113-7 1-283-51148-7 1-4519-1025-8 9786613823939 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Exchange Controls: Some Basic Patterns; 1. Evolutions of Restriction Indices; 1a. Summary Statistics for Restriction Indices; 1b. Correlations of the Control Indices, Tariff, and NTB Index; 2. Control Indices in Selected Countries; III. Statistical Analysis; 2. Benchmark Regressions; 3. Adding Time-varying Price Indices; 4. Developing Countries; 5. Additional Controls: Corruption and Trade Openness; 6. Finer Classification of Exchange Controls; 7. Emerging Market Economies during 1996-99; IV. Concluding Remarks
1. Exchange Controls: Source, Measurement, and Indices 2. List of Countries in the Sample; References; Footnotes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788414603321 |
Zhang Zhiwei
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Coordinating Climate and Trade Policies : : Pareto Efficiency and the Role of Border Tax Adjustments / / Michael Keen, Christos Kotsogiannis |
Autore | Keen Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (27 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) | KotsogiannisChristos |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Government policy
Commercial policy - Environmental aspects Taxation - Environmental aspects Taxation Environmental Economics Environmental Policy Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General Trade and Environment Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities Redistributive Effects Environmental Taxes and Subsidies Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Business Taxes and Subsidies Environmental Economics: General Environmental Economics: Government Policy Public finance & taxation Environmental economics Environmental policy & protocols Carbon tax Tariffs Value-added tax Emissions trading Climate policy Taxes Environment Environmental impact charges Tariff Spendings tax Environmental policy |
ISBN |
1-4755-1485-9
1-4755-2046-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Modeling Climate and Trade Policies; III. The Benchmark: Unconstrained Carbon Tax and Tariff Policies; IV. Pareto Efficiency and the Role of Border Tax Adjustments; A. Border Tax Adjustments in the Absence of Distributional Concerns; B. Border Tax Adjustments in the General Case; V. Further Discussion; A. Comparison with Non-cooperative Policies; B. Border Tax Adjustment and Cap-and-Trade; VI. Concluding Remarks; Appendices; A. Necessary Conditions for Pareto Efficiency; B. Proof of Proposition 1; C. Proof of Proposition 2; D. Proof of Proposition 5
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779641303321 |
Keen Michael
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Coordinating Stabilization and Structural Reform : : Proceedings of the Seminar Coordination of Structural Reform and Macroeconomic Stabilization, Washington, D.C., June 17-26, 1993 / / Richard Bart, Chorng-Huey Wong, Alan Roe |
Autore | Bart Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 339.5/09172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WongChorng-Huey
RoeAlan |
Soggetto topico |
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Developing countries
Economic stabilization - Developing countries Exports and Imports Foreign Exchange Inflation Macroeconomics Public Finance Price Level Deflation National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs Public Enterprises Public-Private Enterprises Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Currency Foreign exchange Public finance & taxation Civil service & public sector International economics Social assistance spending Exchange rates Public sector Exchange rate flexibility Expenditure Economic sectors Prices Expenditures, Public Finance, Public Government policy |
ISBN |
1-4552-7615-4
1-4552-6591-8 1-283-53483-5 9786613847287 1-4552-3960-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents -- Preface -- 1 Opening Addresses -- Michel Camdessus -- Patrick-de Fontenay -- 2 The Link Between Structural Reform and Stabilization Policies: An Overview -- 3 The Link Between Price Liberalization and Macroeconomic Management -- Comments -- Ernesto Hernandez-Cata -- Claudio Loser -- Summary of Discussion -- 4 Budgetary and Tax Reforms, Institutional Requirements, and Fiscal Policy -- Comment -- Liam Ebrill -- Summary of Discussion -- 5 The Establishment of Social Safety Nets and the Implications for Macroeconomic and Structural Adjustment -- Ke-young ChuRobert Liebenthal -- Comment -- Stephen Dunaway -- Summary of Discussion -- 6 Exchange Rate Management in the Reform Process -- Comments -- Jacques Artus -- Manuel Guitian -- Summary of Discussion -- 7 External Sector Liberalization and the Appropriate Economic Policy Mix -- Comments -- David Burton -- Ichiro Otani -- Summary of Discussion -- 8 State Enterprise Reform and the Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Policies -- Constantine Michalopoulos -- Donal Donovan -- Karim Nashashibi -- Summary of Discussion -- 9 The Interaction Between Monetary Control and Financial Sector ReformSummary of Discussion -- 10 Case Studies of China and Poland -- Yusuke Horiguchi -- Michael Deppler -- Comments -- Wang Xiaoyi -- Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner -- Summary of Discussion -- 11 Financial Growth and Macroeconomic Stability in China, 1978-1992: Implications for Russia and Eastern Europe -- Ronald McKinnon -- Comments -- Donald Mathieson -- Omotunde Johnson -- Summary of Discussion -- 12 Case Studies of Argentina and The Gambia -- Martin Hardy -- Michael Hadjimichael -- CommentsJoaquin Cottani -- Momodou Clarke Bajo -- Summary of Discussion -- 13 Panel Discussion -- Patrick de Fontenay -- Michael Mussa -- Sterie Beza -- John Odling-Smee -- List of Participants. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779270503321 |
Bart Richard
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1994 | ||
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