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Policy Coherence of OECD Countries Matters: Evidence from East Asia

01-Feb-2005

The East Asian development experience is still not well understood – especially the region’s clustered, sequential development process and neighbourhood effects linking economies at different levels of industrial development. Until now, the development impact of OECD-country policies had never been analysed systematically from this perspective. How have different policy vectors transmitted by OECD countries, notably in the areas of trade, investment and aid, contributed to the development of the region?

Globalisation in Developing Countries: The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance in India

02-Aug-2004

This paper proposes a new approach by considering transaction costs reductions as an important factor explaining developing countries' actual performances.

Innovative Approaches to Funding the Millennium Development Goals

06-Apr-2004

While the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are broadly supported, their financing remains problematic. The most straightforward way to avoid underfunding is to raise ODA further. This Policy Brief evaluates some new ways of financing development.

Financing Global and Regional Public Goods Through Oda: Analysis and Evidence From the OECD Creditor Reporting System

23-Jan-2004

Should aid be partly earmarked towards international public goods? What is the impact on aid to the poorest countries and on traditional aid projects if ODA is allocated towards deleting the underprovision of international public goods?




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