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Causes, Measures and Impact of State Intervention: The Financial Sector and the Egyptian Example
Abstract This paper discusses the reasons for state intervention in the financial sector in Egypt... Read More
The Role of Public Finance in Economic Development: An Empirical Investigation
Abstract This paper focuses on the role of government finance in economic development. The effects... Read More
The Changing Role of the State from a Turkish Perspective
Abstract The paper discusses from an institutionalist perspective the role of the state, with an... Read More
Ajustement Economique et Liberalisation Politique
Abstract In recent years bilateral and multilateral financial agencies have continuously maintained that the existence... Read More
Etatisme Versus Privatization: The Changing Economic Role of the State in Nine Arab Countries
Abstract In several Arab countries, the expansion or contraction of the public economic sector has... Read More
The Revenue System and the Growth of Government Expenditures in Iran
Abstract This paper examines the growth of government expenditures and revenues in Iran over the... Read More
Regulation of Telecom in Developing Countries: Outcomes, Incentives and Commitment
Abstract In response to the recent wave of privatization and regulation of monopolies in developing... Read More
Industrial Policy and the Role of the State in Egypt: The Relevance of the East Asian Experience
Abstract This paper assesses Egypt's industrial strategy as embodied in its current economic reform and... Read More
Popular Attitudes Toward Free Markets in Iran, the Former Soviet Union and the United States
Abstract A survey of attitudes towards markets which was originally conducted in the U.S and... Read More