For a large sample of 61 developing countries, over the period 1980-95, we calculate a measure of... more For a large sample of 61 developing countries, over the period 1980-95, we calculate a measure of the efficiency with which national political-economic systems convert a given volume of material resources (GNP per capita) into human development (longevity, education and literacy) for their citizens. This we label this RICE (relative income conversion efficiency). Four main variabls explain variations in RICE.
... This competition can spill over into their relationships with one another, and lead, for exam... more ... This competition can spill over into their relationships with one another, and lead, for example, to the ... and to less than whole-hearted engagement in the processes normally labelled 'donor coordination'. ... can contribute to a lack of a sense of responsibility for the outcomes of aid. ...
Summaries The Bangladeshi national elite are distanced from and unthreatened by poverty and the p... more Summaries The Bangladeshi national elite are distanced from and unthreatened by poverty and the poor. Medium-term solutions to poverty, resting on a belief in the importance of 'increasing awareness' through education, rather than in direct public action, are favoured. ...
... Mick Moore and Anuradha Joshi ... We heard that the Fanta Company had done a good job in Vill... more ... Mick Moore and Anuradha Joshi ... We heard that the Fanta Company had done a good job in Villages V and W, so we talked to them about their experience and then approached the company.'5 Village B: 'Where we asked why it had taken the vil-lagers three years from the time ...
The European Journal of Development Research, 1998
... 72 CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT The first example is taken from an anthropological narrative, r... more ... 72 CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT The first example is taken from an anthropological narrative, referring to a village in south-east Nigeria. ... Value-Added Tax and the Costs of Tax Simplification Another trade-off exists between tax simplification and collection costs. ...
Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (UK). As a political scientist he has engaged in r... more Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (UK). As a political scientist he has engaged in research on the politics of development policy and practice in Asia and Africa. He is a specialist on Sri Lanka, and author of many books and articles on Sri Lankan policy and ...
It is a commonplace observation that, perhaps more than in any other part of the world, developme... more It is a commonplace observation that, perhaps more than in any other part of the world, development and progress in Latin America has long been impeded by the apparent weakness of what many Europeans would term social solidarity. Different observers ...
Summary In the 1980s, Latin American countries began to implement a set of tax reforms inspired i... more Summary In the 1980s, Latin American countries began to implement a set of tax reforms inspired in large part by the international financial institutions and ideas associated with the Washington Consensus. These reforms involved above all the simplification of tax ...
For a large sample of 61 developing countries, over the period 1980-95, we calculate a measure of... more For a large sample of 61 developing countries, over the period 1980-95, we calculate a measure of the efficiency with which national political-economic systems convert a given volume of material resources (GNP per capita) into human development (longevity, education and literacy) for their citizens. This we label this RICE (relative income conversion efficiency). Four main variabls explain variations in RICE.
... This competition can spill over into their relationships with one another, and lead, for exam... more ... This competition can spill over into their relationships with one another, and lead, for example, to the ... and to less than whole-hearted engagement in the processes normally labelled 'donor coordination'. ... can contribute to a lack of a sense of responsibility for the outcomes of aid. ...
Summaries The Bangladeshi national elite are distanced from and unthreatened by poverty and the p... more Summaries The Bangladeshi national elite are distanced from and unthreatened by poverty and the poor. Medium-term solutions to poverty, resting on a belief in the importance of 'increasing awareness' through education, rather than in direct public action, are favoured. ...
... Mick Moore and Anuradha Joshi ... We heard that the Fanta Company had done a good job in Vill... more ... Mick Moore and Anuradha Joshi ... We heard that the Fanta Company had done a good job in Villages V and W, so we talked to them about their experience and then approached the company.'5 Village B: 'Where we asked why it had taken the vil-lagers three years from the time ...
The European Journal of Development Research, 1998
... 72 CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT The first example is taken from an anthropological narrative, r... more ... 72 CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT The first example is taken from an anthropological narrative, referring to a village in south-east Nigeria. ... Value-Added Tax and the Costs of Tax Simplification Another trade-off exists between tax simplification and collection costs. ...
Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (UK). As a political scientist he has engaged in r... more Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (UK). As a political scientist he has engaged in research on the politics of development policy and practice in Asia and Africa. He is a specialist on Sri Lanka, and author of many books and articles on Sri Lankan policy and ...
It is a commonplace observation that, perhaps more than in any other part of the world, developme... more It is a commonplace observation that, perhaps more than in any other part of the world, development and progress in Latin America has long been impeded by the apparent weakness of what many Europeans would term social solidarity. Different observers ...
Summary In the 1980s, Latin American countries began to implement a set of tax reforms inspired i... more Summary In the 1980s, Latin American countries began to implement a set of tax reforms inspired in large part by the international financial institutions and ideas associated with the Washington Consensus. These reforms involved above all the simplification of tax ...
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