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Africa : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization »
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 January 1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557758293.071
ISBN: 9781557758293
Keywords: banking, expenditure, trade liberalization, civil service, banking system
Sub-Saharan Africa needs much faster economic growth and more effective economic, financial, and social policies if it is to make up for lost ground and reduce the number of people living in abject poverty. Edited...

Ieo Evaluation Report IMF Technical Assistance 2005 »
Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 October 2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451964646.017
ISBN: 9781451964646
Keywords: monetary fund, banking, per capita income, civil service, resource allocation
This evaluation examines the technical assistance (TA) provided by the IMF to its member countries. The evaluation is based on desk reviews of a broad sample of countries, analyses of cross-country data on TA, six...

Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Provided by the International Monetary Fund »
Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 April 2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589064249.017
ISBN: 9781589064249
Keywords: monetary fund, banking, civil service, per capita income, resource allocation
Technical assistance is one of the key services provided by the IMF to member countries-particularly lower income countries. It covers a wide set of activities, from technical assistance to support IMF policy advic...

Excerpt : Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries »
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s): Min Zhu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 September 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/CPVIEAEX.073
ISBN: CPVIEAEX
Keywords: Agricultural sector, Balance of trade, Central banking, Central banks, Civil society, Commodities, Commodity price shocks, Commodity prices, Consumption, Credit
In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic growth. However, many are now facing enormous difficulties because of rapidly rising food...

Corruption and the Rate of Temptation »
Source: Corruption and the Rate of Temptation : Do Low Wages in the Civil Service Cause Corruption?
Volume/Issue: 1997/73
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1997
ISBN: 9781451849424
Keywords: wage, wages, civil service, civil servants, civil service wages
This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level...

Cambodia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix »
Source: Cambodia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2007/291
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 August 2007
ISBN: 9781451821857
Keywords: civil service, tax system, civil service reform, public administration
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the potential impact of oil on economic growth and policy for Cambodia. It shows that a hypothetical moderately sized oil sector would have a significant, but not overwhelming, i...

Cambodia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix »
Source: Cambodia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2007/291
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 August 2007
ISBN: 9781451821857
Keywords: civil service, tax system, civil service reform, public administration
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the potential impact of oil on economic growth and policy for Cambodia. It shows that a hypothetical moderately sized oil sector would have a significant, but not overwhelming, i...

Cambodia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix »
Source: Cambodia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2007/291
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 August 2007
ISBN: 9781451821857
Keywords: civil service, tax system, civil service reform, public administration
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the potential impact of oil on economic growth and policy for Cambodia. It shows that a hypothetical moderately sized oil sector would have a significant, but not overwhelming, i...

Cambodia »
Source: Cambodia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2007/291
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 August 2007
ISBN: 9781451821857
Keywords: civil service, tax system, civil service reform, public administration
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the potential impact of oil on economic growth and policy for Cambodia. It shows that a hypothetical moderately sized oil sector would have a significant, but not overwhelming, i...

Cambodia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix »
Source: Cambodia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Volume/Issue: 2007/291
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 August 2007
ISBN: 9781451821857
Keywords: civil service, tax system, civil service reform, public administration
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the potential impact of oil on economic growth and policy for Cambodia. It shows that a hypothetical moderately sized oil sector would have a significant, but not overwhelming, i...