Reframing development and accountability: the influence of sovereign credit ratings on policy making in developing countries

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The sovereign credit ratings are particularly influential in the context of detecting the consequences of shifts in power structures from the public to the private sectors, not only because of their function as a benchmark for private investment but also because they enter into the calculations of policy makers in developing countries. A case study of Argentine crisis of 2001is presented to illustrate the influence of sovereign credit ratings on policy making.

Sovereign debt market

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Reforms, structure or instructions? Assessing the determinants of growth in low-income countries

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Several determinants of growth other than the policy reforms, such as countries' structural and institutional characteristics are discussed and the consequences of the reforms, in particular trade liberalisation are stated. The impact of economic reforms, in particular trade openness and the reform of the state is assessed.

Economic reform

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WTO, IMF and the closing of development policy space for low-income countries: a call for neo-developmentalism

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The article with a purpose to broaden the debate on closing of development 'policy space' for low-income countries is presented. It further demonstrates that the IMF enforces aggressive mechanism for the WTO.

Administration of General Economic Programs, Commodity & service prices, Economic Programs, Uruguay, Tariffs & Duties, Tariffs & Quotas, Economic aspects, Prices and rates, Tariffs, Company pricing policy

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