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A debate has sprung up on the Internet among economists and social scientists tracking the India story involving Jagdish Bhagwati , Amartya Sen, Martin Wolf and many others. The basic question is: Should India continued to focus exclusively on high...

This paper focuses on the function of Inter-ministerial Policy Coordination (IMPC) and its critical role in governance. Following a definitional section, the authors give an overview of public sector governance in Eastern & Central Europe and Central Asia and then...

The Financing for Development Office of the United Nations recently published an excerpt of Prof. Raymond Saner's ground breaking article on "The International Monetary Fund's Influence on Trade Policy: A Legal Critique" in its Newsletter, The Road to DOHA (link)....

This rubric contains policy briefs which focus on trade, development, aid effectiveness, climate change, FDI as well as other themes covered by the mandate of CSEND and its related branches and organizations. List of policy briefs: 1 Aid Effectiveness, November...

Effective tourism development strategies require systemic thinking and comprehensive investment portfolio strategies regarding the tourism industry as a whole, i.e. going beyond investing in hotels, but also including transportation infrastructure, catering, restaurants, safe water, financial system etc. The destination countries...

Tourism development has been identified by the government of Lesotho, the International Monetary Fund as well as the United Nations World Tourism Organization as a sector that can reduce poverty as well as absorb many low or semi-skilled labour. Boosting...

With the successful 2014 legislative and presidential elections well in the rearview mirror, Indonesia’s new government can now tackle issues of governance, a key one being effective and efficient policy coordination and consultation. Effective interministerial policy coordination and policy consultation...

Alger, le 16 mai 2006, Prof. Dr Raymond Saner, Directeur, CSEND-Genève, Genève, le 20 mai 2006.Observations générales : Les participants étaient nombreux et les échanges entre intervenants et participants offraient d’excellentes opportunités de comparer concepts et stratégies visant à développer...

Inclusion of Aid for Trade in Trade Policy Reviews: Strengthening Value of Development Instruments for LDCs (and developing countries) by Raymond Saner, Lichia Yiu and Mario Filadoro TPRs can play a central role in mainstreaming trade into national development strategies....

According to a review of Bolivia's energy sector conducted last year by the Centre for Socio Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND), the most significant subsidies are centred on the country's hydrocarbon resources. The research concluded that subsidies are an inefficient way for...