Macroeconomy of Central America

Informationen zum Autor ANA CORBACHO Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund, USAHAMID R. DAVOODI Senior Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund, USAALAIN IZE Advisor, Monetary and Financial Systems Department, International Monetary Fund, USADANIEL LEDERMAN Senior Economist, World Bank, USAVALERIE MERCER-BLACKMAN Economist, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund, USAGUILLERMO PERRY Chief Economist of the Latin American and Caribbean Region, World Bank, USAJANET G. STOTSKY Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund, USARODRIGO SUESCÚN Senior Economist, World Bank, USAASEGEDECH WOLDEMARIAM Senior Research Officer, International Monetary Fund, USA Klappentext Opportunities for growth and investment in Central America could well improve in the coming years, as the region's ties with the world economy grow closer. This integration, however, also presents important challenges for economic policy to ensure that growth can be sustained and can benefit the poor. This book stresses the importance of keeping fiscal policy on a sustainable path, strengthening public investment in basic infrastructure and primary health care and primary and secondary education, and managing the risks associated with partial dollarization. Zusammenfassung Opportunities for growth and investment in Central America could well improve in the coming years, as the region's ties with the world economy grow closer. This integration, however, also presents important challenges for economic policy to ensure that growth can be sustained and can benefit the poor. This book stresses the importance of keeping fiscal policy on a sustainable path, strengthening public investment in basic infrastructure and primary health care and primary and secondary education, and managing the risks associated with partial dollarization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Fiscal Sustainability; E.Offerdal Tax Reform: Trends and Possibilities; J.G.Stotsky & A.WoldeMariam Public Expenditure and Governance; A.Corbacho & H.R.Davoodi Trade Structure and Policy; G.Perry, D.Lederman & R.Suescún Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes; R.Rennhack, E.Offerdal & V.Mercer-Blackman Financial Dollarization: What to Do About It? A.Ize...

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• Con la collaborazione di: Offerdal (Editore), Offerdal (Editore), E. Offerdal (Editore), Erik Offerdal (Editore), Robert Renhack (Editore), Rennhack (Editore), R Rennhack (Editore), R. Rennhack (Editore), Robert Rennhack (Editore)
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.08.2004
• EAN: 9781403936523
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-3652-3
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia; Procyclicality of Financial Sy; Procyclicality of Financial Sy; Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; B, Culture, Cultural Studies, Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Latin American Culture, Ethnology—Latin America, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, economic policy;fiscal policy;growth