Managing Commodity Booms--and BustsWorld Bank Publications, 1995 - 22 pages World Bank Discussion Paper No. 314. In 1994, Colombia replaced its state-run, pay-as-you-go pension system with a privately run, fully-funded scheme. This study analyzes prospective fiscal and macroeconomic implications of the reform. It compares the features of the country's old and new pension systems, puts them in a broader international context, and examines the reform transition |
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... gains from the boom come out of it stronger and with higher rates of growth . Countries that , through misguided policies , consume the windfall gains and allow production to shift from exports to domes- tic markets have nothing to show ...
... gains from the boom come out of it stronger and with higher rates of growth . Countries that , through misguided policies , consume the windfall gains and allow production to shift from exports to domes- tic markets have nothing to show ...
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... gains , followed by East Asia and the Pacific . Latin America and the Caribbean benefited most from the boom in ... gain ( $ 1.76 billion ) . Palm oil led the way ( $ 1.36 billion ) , followed by rubber ( $ 340 million ) . The other ...
... gains , followed by East Asia and the Pacific . Latin America and the Caribbean benefited most from the boom in ... gain ( $ 1.76 billion ) . Palm oil led the way ( $ 1.36 billion ) , followed by rubber ( $ 340 million ) . The other ...
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... gains in export revenues from rubber ( $ 400 million ) , palm oil ( $ 300 million ) , and coffee ( $ 300 million ) . At the top of the export revenue gainers in Sub - Saharan Africa was Cote d'lvoire , thanks mainly to cocoa ( $ 250 ...
... gains in export revenues from rubber ( $ 400 million ) , palm oil ( $ 300 million ) , and coffee ( $ 300 million ) . At the top of the export revenue gainers in Sub - Saharan Africa was Cote d'lvoire , thanks mainly to cocoa ( $ 250 ...
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... gain from the boom went to urban dwellers , who are the suppli- ers of the goods , and not to farmers . In several commodity - dependent countries , particularly in Africa , sig- nificant antiexport bias already exists because of ...
... gain from the boom went to urban dwellers , who are the suppli- ers of the goods , and not to farmers . In several commodity - dependent countries , particularly in Africa , sig- nificant antiexport bias already exists because of ...
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... gains in a rational manner . Kenyan coffee farmers understood the tem- porary nature of the coffee price boom in the late 1970s and saved about 60 percent of their extra income . Rice farmers in Thailand smooth their consumption both ...
... gains in a rational manner . Kenyan coffee farmers understood the tem- porary nature of the coffee price boom in the late 1970s and saved about 60 percent of their extra income . Rice farmers in Thailand smooth their consumption both ...
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Page 20 - In the past, many commodity-exporting countries have entered such agreements in an attempt to stabilize and, in many cases, raise prices. In anything but the short term, none has succeeded. References Adams, Robin G. (Resource Strategies, Inc.). 1995. Interview in The Financial Times, March 31 . Bauer, Peter. 1984. "Remembrance of Studies Past: Retracing First Steps.
Page 13 - The decision whether to vacuum pack or gas flush a consumer package depends on a number of factors. Among the most important are the type of product to be packed and its consistency. "Gas flush is a function of the product to be packaged," offers Tom Taylor, product manager, smoked and processed meat, Cryovac.
Page 21 - Kenya, 1975-81." In Tony Killick, ed., The IMF and Stabilization. London: Heinemann.
Page 15 - On the fiscal side, coffee tax revenues were used to turn a deficit of 5.2 percent of GDP in 1984 into a small surplus in 1986.