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December 1993

Fiscal Deficits and Current Account Imbalances of the South Pacific Countries: A Case Study of Vanuatu

The paper seeks to find out the underlying causes and forces behind the fiscal deficits and domestic resources gaps for determining the resultant current account balances in the external accounts.
December 1993

Reforms in the Transitional Economies of Asia

This paper compares the economic performance of the Transitional Economies of Asia (TEAs) and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (FSU) in the post-reform period and accounts for the differences in economic performance.
December 1993

Environmental Challenges in the People's Republic of China and Scope for Bank Assistance

The paper emphasizes the need for the Bank to support the efforts of the Governement and to ensure that rapid economic growth will be ecologically sustainable.
December 1993

Sustainable Development, Environment and Poverty Nexus

This paper discusses the three major development problems the Asian-Pacific region is currently experiencing.
November 1993

The Gender and Poverty Nexus: Issues and Policies

The paper reviews the existing theoretical and empirical literature on the gender and poverty nexus.
November 1993

Rural Institutional Finance in Bangladesh and Nepal: Review and Agenda for Reforms

This study covers Bangladesh and Nepal, two low-income DMCs with heavy dependence on the rural economy but inadequate development of a financial system for the rural sector.
October 1993

A Computable General Equilibrium Model of Nepal

This paper demonstrates that it is possible to construct a usable Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of Nepal from limited available data sources.
July 1993

The Need for Fiscal Consolidation in Nepal: The Results of a Simulation

This paper shows Nepal's economic program which aims to enhance the market orientation of the economy through structural reforms, particularly in trade and industry and public administration, while maintaining macroeconomic equilibrium.
February 1993

Urbanization, Population Distribution and Economic Development in Asia

The paper provides a perspective on spatial population distribution by reviewing recent trends and patterns of urbanization, population growth and economic development in Asian developing countries.
February 1993

Medium-Term Growth-Stabilization Relationship in Asian Developing Countries and Some Policy Considerations

This paper focuses on discussing the growth-stabilization relationship in the economies of the 13 Asian developing countries during the 1980s.