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Real Exchange Rate Behavior and Economic Growth : Evidence from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia
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ISBN: 1462379303 1452799725 1281608297 145189323X 9786613788788 Year: 1999 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This paper examines the effect of the real exchange rate misalignment (RERMIS) on the collective economic growth of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. The paper constructs three measures of exchange rate misalignment based on purchasing power parity; a black market exchange rate; and a structured model. The empirical investigation confirmed the adverse effect of RERMIS on growth, using all measures of RERMIS, as predicted by endogenous growth models. The results also highlighted the role of other factors; specifically, capital growth and population have the theoretical signs predicted by the Solow growth model and are statistically significant.

Transnational social policies : the new development challenges of globalization
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ISBN: 1853836338 1552502031 0889368546 1280718056 9786610718054 9780889368545 9781853836336 9781552502037 9781280718052 6610718059 Year: 1999 Publisher: Ottawa : London : International Development Research Centre ; Earthscan,

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Transnational Social Policies specifically addresses the worldwide trend for national policies on human and social development to be increasingly influenced by agendas that are international, or "transnational," in nature. In doing so, the book examines the underlining international developmental, ethical, economic, and political issues shaping national policies in health, education, and employment in the developing world.This book's focus on the "transnational" character of the social policy debate makes it a truly unique and original contribution to the literature. It will appeal to the acad


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Implications of EMU for Exchange Rate Policy in Central and Eastern Europe
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ISBN: 1462313779 1452793697 1281603856 9786613784544 1451890753 Year: 1999 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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In view of the requirements of Stage 2 of European Monetary Union (EMU) for accession to the European Union, this paper examines the desirability for, and the ability of, the lead candidates in Central and Eastern Europe to participate in the new exchange rate mechanism (ERM2) and eventually in EMU. For most of these countries the benefits are likely to outweigh the cost of participation. After successfully meeting the basic conditions (wage flexibility, prudent fiscal and monetary stance, financial system soundness) for ERM2, each candidate should be able to shadow the euro, with sufficient flexibility around the central rate, prior to formal participation. The paper concludes with a discussion of two policy dilemmas.


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A Modernized Approach to Managing the Risks in Cross-Border Capital Movements
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ISBN: 146238451X 1455252816 1451972091 Year: 1999 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This paper outlines a “modern” approach to managing risks in cross-border capital movements that is consistent with an environment of increased and liberalized capital flows. Key elements of this approach include: a consistent monetary and exchange rate policy mix to avoid incentives for volatile capital flows; prudential management of the specific risks in capital flows; supporting financial sector reforms; and appropriate sequencing of liberalization. The approach can reduce the potential size of the shocks associated with capital movements and increase the resilience of the financial system to such shocks when they occur; overtime, it is expected to reduce the need for recourse to capital controls.


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IMF Survey : Volume 28, Issue 07.
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ISBN: 1462399614 1455258881 1283536560 1455244686 9786613849014 Year: 1999 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus visited Moscow from March 27 to March 29 and met with Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and other senior officials. On March 29, Camdessus and Primakov issued a joint communique, the text of which follows.

States, markets, families : gender, liberalism, and social policy in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and the United States
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ISBN: 052163881X 0521630924 0511597118 9780521638814 Year: 1999 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The 1990s have seen dramatic restructuring of state social provision in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. This has occurred largely because of the rise of market liberalism, which challenges the role of the state. This important book examines the impact of changes in social policy regimes on gender roles and relations. Structured thematically and systematically comparative, it analyses three key policy areas: labor markets, income maintenance and reproductive rights. Largely driven by issues of equality, it considers the role of the state as a site for gender and sexual politics at a time when primacy is given to the market, developing an argument about social citizenship in the process. Eminent scholars in the field, Julia O'Connor, Ann Orloff and Sheila Shaver make a landmark contribution to debates about social policy and gender relations in this era of economic restructuring and deregulation.

Gender, planning and human rights
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ISBN: 0415154952 0415154944 0203011007 1280195657 1134732597 9780203011003 9780415154949 9780415154956 9786610195657 661019565X 9781134732593 9781280195655 9781134732548 9781134732586 1134732589 Year: 1999 Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge,

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Challenging the traditional treatment of human rights cast in purely legal frameworks, the authors argue that, in order to promote the notion of human rights, its geographies and spatialities must be investigated and be made explicit. A wealth of case studies examine the significance of these components in various countries with multi-cultured societies, and identify ways to integrate human rights issues in planning, development and policy making. The book uses case studies from UK, Israel, Canada, Singapore, USA, Peru, European Union, Australia and the Czech Republic.

External evaluation of IMF surveillance
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ISBN: 1557758638 9781455231539 1455231533 9781557758637 9781455220519 1455220515 1455229741 1283535858 9786613848307 Year: 1999 Publisher: [Washington, D.C.]

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The IMF's surveillance over its member'seconomic policies is one of the institution's central activities. In keeping with the increasing transparency of the IMF; the Executive Board askes a group of independent external experts to evaluate IMF surveillance, to assess the effectiveness of such surveillance, and to make recommendations for improvements. The group's report looks at the methods, substance, and impact of surveillance, both on individual countries and on the global economy. This publication also includes the reactions of the Executive Board, management, and the staff to the external evaluation.

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