The marked change in the direction and effectiveness of fiscal policy in the late 1980s was absolutely critical to Ireland's subsequent economic success. ... New policies in the late 1980s focused on cutting the debt/GDP ratio. ... Following on the high tax policy of the 1980s and the reorientation in fiscal policy, it proved hugely successful in terms of revenue generation. ... In other words fiscal stabilization was about making up lost ground, not achieving a new steady state. ... Foreign investment The main fiscal incentive for foreign direct investment (FDI) is a hig...

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This year's Budget projects revenue of $416.9b against expenditure of $450.6b, resulting in a total fiscal balance of -$37.1b or -2.2% of our GDP. ... Despite this, the Government has employed many discretionary changes in fiscal policy, to stimulate aggregate demand and supply in the economy, and thus, increase economic growth. ... A major objective of fiscal policy is maintain internal balance, by creating jobs, keeping inflation within its target range and redistributing income in a fair manner. ... Income inequality is also combated through policies that increase employment, as indivi...

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Hong Kong Government's fiscal policy had been conservative and had accumulated huge surpluses prior to 1997. ... Even with the emergence of huge fiscal deficit these years, the government is inclined to tap the fiscal reserve and to set goals in achieving budget balance. It is unlikely that the government will issue bonds to finance the fiscal deficit directly which deviates from strict fiscal discipline as required by a currency board system and exerts negative impacts on financial stability that outstrips the benefits of developing a bond market . ...

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Second, past and current military and diplomatic policy. Finally, I want to tie all of this to the idea of adopting the policies and philosophies of the Western democracies. ... By 1993, output had started to rise, inflation reduced to 31%, and the currency had been stabilized, as a result of tight fiscal policies (Poole p.2). In the early 1990's Albania's government abandoned most of its communist policies relating to the economy. ... Foreign Policy Albanias' foreign policy is complicated by having some three to four million ethnics living outside of Albania. ...

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"The government can use two different policies to either expand or contract economic activity resulting in low or higher inflation or unemployment. ... The government of Xanadu needs to partake in implementing an expansionary fiscal policy by increasing their spending by a significant margin to help combat the recession. ...

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Cardoso needed to find a way to keep foreign investors in the country, attract new private enterprises, and develop policies that would attract new foreign firms, while still being beneficial to the country's economics. ... Despite Cardoso's initial success with the Real Plan, Brazil's fiscal deficit continued to be very large. To combat this Brazil turned to tight monetary policy, which in turn led to high interest rates, bankruptciesm and unemployment. ...

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The economic stimulus applied by the Australian government to promote recovery included expansionary monetary policy, with fifteen cuts in interest rates between January 1990 and July 1993. ... Fiscal policies were also applied with One Nation Statement released in February 1992, providing 2.3billion dollars of extra spending and tax cuts to promote recovery and confidence in the econom...

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Open Capital Markets for Borrowing There is a fierce backing for the motion that aid doesn't do much for its intended motives of development and poverty alleviation however it should be noted that Bilateral aid is a strategic aid often induced by underlying political policy incentives (Heinrich 2013, p. 423). ... The total amount may seem miniscule compared to foreign aid however FDI carries a fiscal multiplier. ... It should be noted that aid by itself isn't sufficient or capable enough to eradicate poverty but with the correct macroeconomic policies, private investments and open ma...

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The country began development through import substitution and considerable state intervention in the country's economic policy. The government then focused on the upper and middle classes through a market model based on fiscal discipline, trade liberalization, privatization, and deregulation (Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge). ...

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There are records that would show that China had already achieved and surpassed the government's declared target at seven percent growth; but figures from the Chinese government are often distorted to meet standards due to the governments" involvement in business and the fiscal stimulus program. ... Inspection certificate, inspection, quarantine (AQSIQ) or its local bureau, insurance policy, and customs declaration form. 10. ... Bilateral market access made china publish all laws, regulations, administrative guidance and foreign trade policies c. ...

• Word Count: 1884
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• Grade Level: High School