PUBLIC DEBT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH‚ 1974 TO 2010 Mahmud Hasan Shah Department of Economics‚ Jagannath University‚ BANGLADESH. mhs_ju@yahoo.com Shahida Pervin Department of Economics‚ Jagannath University‚ BANGLADESH. Spervinruby@yahoo.com ABSTRACT This research paper investigates the relevance of the dependence of Bangladesh economy on external public debt. Using some econometric tools‚ the study is conducted to find out the effect of external public debt on economic
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IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT POLICY ON ECONOMY A. INTRODUCTION Generally‚ policies and strategies of Nigerian government towards development are shaped by two principal objectives of desire for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multi national corporations are expected to bring into Nigeria‚ foreign capital in the form of technical skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ technology and investment fund to boost economic activities thereby‚ rising the standard of living of Nigerian. This can
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List of Tables Table 1: Zimbabwe debt figures 1995-1996 Table 2: Zimbabwe deficit figures 2000-2003 Table 3: Possible solutions EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this paper the author shall trace the country’s economic trajectory‚ starting with Dr Benard Chidzero’s budget presentation of 1986 which he described as “particularly difficult”‚ and projected a budget deficit of ZW$1 billion. The importance of the huge post-war expectations of the general populace‚ and the ruling party’s deep desire to retain
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Harvard Business School’s Case Study “Aid‚ Debt Relief‚ and Trade: An agenda for fighting World Poverty” outlines the steps‚ and missteps‚ that the world community has taken since World War II to address the efficacy of international assistance. The study focuses on international financial institutions (IFIs) and their ability to help poor nations break out of poverty and the possible obligations of rich‚ developed countries to assist the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs). Additionally‚ the
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To what extent does multi-level government increase democracy and bring government closer to the people? The United Kingdom consists of four countries; England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. As the UK is a unitary state‚ the main power is centralised at Westminster. However‚ since 1997‚ power has been devolved to five different areas; the Scottish Parliament‚ the Welsh Assembly‚ the Northern Ireland Assembly‚ the Greater London Assembly and elected mayors in a number of cities‚ such as London
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failure of the free market to police itself. However‚ when the facts are examined‚ it quickly becomes clear that it was not the market that was at fault‚ but the actions of the government that caused the meltdown. During the housing crash over $15 trillion in wealth and 6 million jobs were lost. Why did the government make the decisions that it did? Furthermore‚ how did those actions cause the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression? When the transaction between buyers and sellers
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BUSINESS‚ GOVERNMENT & STUDIES – HANDOUT SUMMARIES On 1 August 2009 Contributors: Saurabh Verma Amartya Singh Sadanand Subray Kamat Ashis Nayak Jagadeesh R Om Prakash H Mayank Rohit Jaiswal Bhawna Jain Alok Jain Humbad Abhishek Nirmal D Dineshkumar Shikha Rawat Rangineni Srikanth Hemant Agarwal Ravi M V R Umesh Ram Sevak Sandeep S Nair A V Naga Chaitanya Chayan Mukhopadhyay Anuprakash Kapil Makhija Rajeev Kumar [pic] Contents
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Introduction The state and government are distinguished in terms of functions‚ structures‚ duties‚ composition and the nature of their powers. The state is permanent‚ whilst government changes‚ altered or modified and even overthrown. The state employs bureaucrats who employed based on merit and who are politically neutral to conduct its business whilst government consists of elected officials who represent partisan sympathies. The state is more extensive than the government. The state is characterized
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Thomas More describes an ideal society and government where people maintain high moral standard and live with ultimate freedom and happiness. In the Utopia‚ the Utopian government strive to fulfill and optimize the benefits and happiness of Utopian citizens. Reasonably‚ people would describe a safe and happy government as domestically stable and diplomatically powerful so that it obtains admiration and fear from both its citizens and surrounding countries‚ thus enabling its citizens to live with
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different type of government. All three of these governments vary from each other‚ in how they are set up and how they are ran. Each of the governments in the novel are run by different rabbits‚ Hazel‚ Cowslip‚ and Woundwort. Adams describes each one of these governments with hints about their leaders and their actions. Throughout this novel‚ the three types of governments that Adams referred to are: Socialist‚ Dictatorship‚ and Democracy. First‚ the Socialist government can be related back
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