GDNet Knowledgebase: Oceania

Attaining the MDGs: How successful are the LDCs?

What are the key issues that LDCs must focus on in the post-2015 development framework?
Bhattacharya, D., Khan, T. I., Salma, U. and Uddin, G. J.
2013
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

The economic effects of constitutions: do budget institutions make forms of government more alike?

Can institutions imposing restrictions on amending budget legislature’s make political regimes look alike?
Ardanaz, M. and Scartascini, C
2013
Inter-American Development Bank

Fiscal decentralization and regional disparities: the importance of good governance

Poor institutional quality equals big regional disparities
Kyriacou, A.; Muinelo-Gallo, L. and Roca-Sagalés, O
2013
Centro de Informaciones y Estudios del Uruguay (CIESU) / Center for Information and Studies of Uruguay, Uruguay

Negotiating disarmament and demobilisation: a descriptive review of the evidence

Disarmament and demobilisation, are they always present in peace agreements?
Muggah, R.
2013
Center for Socio-cultural and International Studies, Los Andes University, Colombia

Evaluation of Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu’s social protection policies post 2008 global economic crisis (GEC)

Providing an overview of the social protection system within the case studied countries Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu
Rotuivaqali, M.
2013
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Gender domestic violence and its big bite on small island states - Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Reviewing the current literature of gender based violence in small island states
Taylor, C. and Michael, S.
2013
School of Economics, The University of the South Pacific

The service sector in lower-income Asian economies

As services tend to be more labor intensive, they can foster inclusive growth by serving as an engine for creating jobs
Estrada, G.; Acharya, Y.; Batten, A.; Brimble, P.; Doung, P.; Gulamov, M.; Hossain, M.; Mellor, D.; Park, D. and Rahman, S.
2013
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Quality of the administration of value-added tax in OECD countries and Russia

Any steps for tax reform should be thoroughly analyzed from the point of view of the potential benefits and costs
Knobel, A.; Sinelnikov-Muryliov, S.; and Sokolov, I.
2013
Ye.T. Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Fisheries subsidies on the agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Unless countries improve their fisheries policy, any progress will have no environmental effect
Gualdoni, P.; Errazti, E.; Bertolotti, M. I. and Pagani, A.
2012
Latin American Trade Network (LATN), Argentina

The effect of regulation uncertainty on water-right prices: the case of the Loa basin in the Antofagasta region of Chile

Water regulations in Chile force mining firms to use desalinated water at a higher cost
Edwards, G.; Cristi, O. and Díaz, C.
2012
Institute of Economics, Catholic University of Chile