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Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance »
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589061163.071
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
This volume presents 18 recent IMF research studies on the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as how it can most effectively be combated to improve governance, increase economic growth, and reduce pover...
Fiscal Policy Sustainability in Oil-Producing Countries »
Source: Fiscal Policy Sustainability in Oil-Producing Countries
Volume/Issue: 1994/137
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Sheila Bassett , Claire Liuksila , and Alejandro García
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 1994
ISBN: 9781451855852
Keywords: oil reserves, fiscal stance, oil revenues, government revenue
Assessing the sustainability of a given fiscal policy is especially important for countries that depend on income from exhaustible resources. Political and growth pressures may push governments to raise expenditure...
Philippines »
Source: Philippines : Reform of the Fiscal Regimes for Mining and Petroleum
Volume/Issue: 2012/219
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 August 2012
ISBN: 9781475506044
Keywords: fiscal regime, fiscal regimes, government revenue, tax incentives, taxable income
This Technical Assistance (TA) Report on the Philippines discusses the fiscal regime for the mining sector. The Philippines has long been a producer of minerals, but the mining and petroleum sectors account for onl...
Oil Revenue Assignments »
Source: Oil Revenue Assignments : Country Experiences and Issues
Volume/Issue: 2002/203
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Eric Mottu , and Ehtisham Ahmad
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2002
ISBN: 9781451874464
Keywords: Oil revenue, tax assignment, revenue sharing, oil-producing countries, Russia, subnational governments, fiscal federalism, decentralization, taxation, Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy,
Based on country experiences, the paper assesses policy options to assign oil revenues to subnational governments (SNGs). The literature recommends that oil revenues be centralized. Given political economy consider...
Increasing Public Sector Revenue in the Philippines »
Source: Increasing Public Sector Revenue in the Philippines : Equity and Efficiency Considerations
Volume/Issue: 2005/22
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Kevin Fletcher
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2005
ISBN: 9781451860412
Keywords: revenue, incidence, VAT, tax incentives, tax administration, tax system, tax rates, tax revenue, Subsidies and Revenue, National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
Public sector revenue has declined markedly in the Philippines over the past seven years. Most observers of the Philippine economy agree that rebuilding public sector revenue will be critical to reducing deficits a...
3 Bureaucratic Corruption and the Rate of Temptation: Do Wages in the Civil Service Affect Corruption, and by How Much? »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
1. Introduction The importance of adequate remuneration in ensuring an honest civil service is widely recognized in the policy debate. 1 The issue o...
5 A Game Theoretic Analysis of Corruption in Bureaucracies »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
I. Introduction A fundamental role of the state lies in its provision of a legal order and in its ability to implement and enforce property rights and other formal rules in an econom...
1 The Economics of Corruption: An Overview »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
I. Introduction Until the 1980s, scholarly research on corruption was largely confined to the fields of sociology, political science, history, public administration, and criminal law...
11 Corruption, Public Investment, and Growth »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
Introduction Up to the time when a huge corruption scandal, popularly labeled “tangentopoli” (bribe city), brought down the political establishment that had ruled Italy for several d...
7 Does Mother Nature Corrupt? Natural Resources, Corruption, and Economic Growth »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
I. Introduction The intensification of the public debate on governance, together with the increased emphasis on governance issues in policy deliberations, has stimulated considerable...