Apr 19, 1998
This report demonstrates the states’s modest progress in relieving the income tax burden on working families with incomes below the poverty line. The report also assesses the impact of each
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Oct 19, 2010
Learn more about the Open Budget Survey 2010, and why budget transparency is important.
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Dec 03, 2018
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Many communities living in informal settlements in metropolitan municipalities in South Africa receive basic services such as water,
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Mar 15, 2017
March 2017 | by Carlene Van der Westhuizen, IBP South Africa
Financing the upgrading of informal settlements in South Africa is complex. However, understanding how this process works is very
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Oct 07, 2016
September 2016 | by Brendan Halloran, IBP (adapted from a longer study by Padmaja Nair)
Despite years of strong economic growth in India, rural poverty still affects tens of
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Jan 24, 2006
With data from the FinScope survey of 2003 and the Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2003/2004 NEPRU elaborated this report to determine whether improved access to financial services could
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Nov 01, 2012
By Evilasio Salvador (University of Brasilia).
When the Brazilian government sent a new tax reform proposal to Congress in 2008 that would exacerbate the already high level of economic inequality,
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Nov 24, 2003
CAPE has completed a cross-country comparative study of Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs) in eight African countries and one European country. A synthesis paper discusses the results of case studies conducted
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Mar 19, 1998
Examines research on the effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on poverty, income disparities, and work effort. The research findings indicate the EITC increases work effort substantially among single
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Oct 19, 2001
This analysis explores the need for public expenditures and improved revenue-generating capacity in severely poor countries. The analysis resembles a “policy matrix,” listing the underlying variables that influence revenues and
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