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1027127
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b781497
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Public finance for poverty reduction : : concepts and case studies from Africa and Latin America /\ edited by Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Quentin Wodon.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington DC :: World Bank,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Directions in development. Poverty
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1 online resource (xxvi, 474 pages) :: illustrations
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0821368265
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: 0821368273
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: 1281113174
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: 6611113177
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: 9780821368268
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: 9780821368275
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: 9780821368275
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: 9781281113177
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: 9786611113179
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9780821368268
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Public finance for poverty reduction / Blanca Moreno-Dodson and Quentin Wodon -- Debt sustainability for low-income countries / Danny Cassimon, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, and Quentin Wodon -- Revenue design and taxation / Eric M. Zolt -- Assessing front-line serrvice delivery : public expenditure tracking surveys / Ritva Reinikka and Jakob Svensson -- The impact of budgets on the poor / Jorge Martínez-Vázquez -- Analyzing debt sustainability / Bernhard G. Gunter and Quentin Wodon -- Evaluating a tax system : Mexico / Jorge Martínez-Vázquez -- Measuring targeting performance through public expenditure tracking surveys : Peru / José R. López-Cálix, Lorena Alcázar, and Erik Wachtenheim -- Benefit incidence analysis and social protection : Uruguay / Edmundo Murrugarra -- Analyzing debt sustainability : concepts and tools applied for Guinea, Rwanda, and Senegal / Bernhard G. Gunter and Quentin Wodon -- Analyzing the potential impact of indirect tax reforms on poverty with limited data : Niger / Saloua Sehili and Quentin Wodon -- Tracking public expenditure in health and education : Rwanda / Hippolyte Fofack -- Assessing the targeting performance of social programs : Cape Verde / Diego Angel-Urdinola and Quentin Wodon.
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| Abstract
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This book presents some basic theoretical concepts of public finance with a particular emphasis on its impact poverty reduction. Eight case studies from Latin America and Africa illustrate how these concepts are applied in practice and the implementation issues that emerge.
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Finance, Public-- Developing countries.
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Poverty-- Government policy-- Africa, Case studies.
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Poverty-- Government policy-- Latin America, Case studies.
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Finances publiques-- Pays en voie de développement.
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Pauvreté-- Politique gouvernementale-- Afrique, Cas, Études de.
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Pauvreté-- Politique gouvernementale-- Amérique latine, Cas, Études de.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Macroeconomics.
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Finance, Public.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Economic Conditions.
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Poverty-- Government policy.
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Social policy.
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Africa, Social policy, Case studies.
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Latin America, Social policy, Case studies.
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Afrique, Politique sociale, Cas, Études de.
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Amérique latine, Politique sociale, Cas, Études de.
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Africa.
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Developing countries.
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Latin America.
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| Dewey Classification
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339.4/6091724
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HJ1620.P826 2008eb
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| Added Entry
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Moreno-Dodson, Blanca.
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Wodon, Quentin.
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