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It is relying on China -- a fellow one party, Marxist-Leninist state -- to help ease its woes. Meanwhile, the ruling Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is preparing for its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257446
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The role of 'mega-foundations' in aid programmes to developing countries.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210952
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Foreign development assistance from and to countries in the ‘Global South’ aims to disrupt not only the established direction of aid flows from the northern to the southern…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254673
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A 2018 peace agreement was meant to provide space for economic reform and recovery, but it has failed to deliver this. Moreover, the outlook for improvement remains poor.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264324
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The Taliban government has allowed UN agencies to start paying salaries directly to teachers and healthcare workers. It initially stalled on this, but has now conceded for fear of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265935
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The economy faces chronic problems of low growth, joblessness and declining living standards, resulting in periodic protests. Its heavy dependence on foreign aid, especially from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280803
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The economy is weak and needs financial support. Debt restructuring is part of Ukraine's new IMF extended fund facility (EFF) programme, which itself should unlock a larger rescue…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198607
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Encouraging more private sector participation in infrastructure development.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220969
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Prospects for global climate policy in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206955
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A profile of Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton.