Project Republic
Project Republic

Author: Benjamin T. Jones

Publisher: Black Inc.

Published: 2013-05-31

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1921870982

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It's time for some straight talk about Australia's future. We need a head of state who shares a genuine affinity with our country. True independence does not require us to relinquish affection for the Queen or downplay excitement about a royal birth or wedding. Rather it is a chance for national renewal, and to lend an Australian dignity to the highest office in the land. In short: to decide what kind of country we want to live in. Featuring forewords by Malcolm Turnbull and Wayne Swan, Project Republic unites a range of passionate Australian voices to show why Australia must become a republic – and how we can get there from here. Henry Reynolds / Thomas Keneally / Larissa Behrendt / John Hirst / Julian Morrow / Helen Irving / Mark Tredinnick John Warhurst / David Morris / George Williams / Joy Mccann / Erika Smith / Anthony Dillon / Paul Pickering / James Curran / David Donovan / George Winterton

Peru
Peru

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2009-02-04

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 145183117X

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This paper presents the staff report for Peru’s 2008 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review and Inflation Consultation under the Stand-By Arrangement and request for waiver of applicability of performance criteria. Peru has been liberalizing external trade through tariff reductions in past years and has also been seeking enhanced market access through new bilateral agreements. There has been progress in simplifying administrative procedures and in enacting legislation to reduce labor market informality. The economy has been moderately affected by the global financial crisis.

Public–Private Partnership Infrastructure Project: Case Studies from the Republic of Korea
Public–Private Partnership Infrastructure Project: Case Studies from the Republic of Korea

Author: Jay-Hyung Kim

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9290923032

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The Republic of Korea has rich experience in implementing public–private partnership (PPP) projects for almost a decade. This experience provides valuable lessons for most developing member countries (DMCs) and that merits wider dissemination. This report prepared by the Korea Development Institute (KDI) presents an in-depth assessment of the different components of PPP framework of the Republic of Korea, including comparing and contrasting the success factors of the Korean PPP model with the experience of other countries through invited presentations on PPP frameworks and multisector case studies. This publication aims to support the efforts of DMCs engaged in the development of appropriate institutional PPP framework and regulatory reforms along with a well-defined and transparent financial assistance and risk-sharing framework, for facilitating private sector involvement through PPPs.

Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2011-12-14

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1463929218

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The Kyrgyz Republic is emerging from a deep political crisis. In April 2010, a popular uprising toppled the previous regime and internal ethnic conflict in June 2010 exacerbated the already difficult political situation. The crisis has adversely affected economic activity and near-term growth prospects, straining the government’s financial position, which has been worsened further by critical reconciliation, recovery, and reconstruction needs. Continued growth in Russia and Kazakhstan, combined with high gold prices, contributed to an expansion in remittances and gold exports by 33 percent and 74 percent, respectively.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2002-03-18

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1451822464

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This paper examines Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s 2001 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Over the past 18 months, the Lao authorities have acted decisively to reduce inflation from triple- to single-digit levels. Monetary and fiscal policies were tightened along the lines recommended in the 1999 Article IV Consultation. With these positive results, the authorities have now requested a new three-year PRGF arrangement to solidify macroeconomic stabilization and restart structural reform.

Defense Procurement In The Federal Republic Of Germany
Defense Procurement In The Federal Republic Of Germany

Author: Regina H.E. Cowen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-18

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0429712200

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First published in 1986. Based on the theme that defense procurement serves as an instrument of alliance and domestic politics, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of post-war West German approaches to and experience with procurement strategies. Dr. Cowen explores how successive German governments have used military procurement to facilitate the rehabilitation of the new West German state and later to consolidate the German position within the alliance. The author shows that by the mid-1970s the Federal Republic had succeeded in its procurement policy, acting as a serious partner for defense projects in Europe and building a flourishing defense industry. The book's final chapters describe the structural tensions between competing procurement objectives that have recently emerged. The FRG must decide whether to continue to maintain a whole range of defense industrial capacities or to specialize nationally and purchase other necessary commodities in the United States. According to the author, national specialization is not seriously considered by the German government. Such a step, the author suggests, would diminish Germany's role in the alliance and jeopardize one of its foremost foreign policy goals: equality with Great Britain and France

Republic of Croatia
Republic of Croatia

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2001-03-23

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1451817266

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Croatia achieved progress in restoring control over the public finances. Executive Directors welcomed the comprehensive economic program, with its focus on the fiscal deficit and tax reductions, wage discipline, and structural reforms in the context of a stable exchange rate. They stressed the need to maintain fiscal and monetary policies, and improve the economic statistics. They commended the country's banking system under a strengthened regulatory framework and improved supervision. They also appreciated Croatia's accession to the World Trade Organization.