New sources of development finance / / edited by A.B. Athkinson.

"This book sets out a framework for the economic analysis of different funding sources. It examines a series of new and controversial proposals, including global taxes such as a carbon tax, a global lottery, pre-commitment of aid, increased private donations, and increased remittances by emigra...

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Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (268 p.)
Notes:"A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)."
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Foreword; Contents; List of Boxes; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1. Innovative Sources to Meet A Global Challenge; 2. Over-Arching Issues; 3. Environmental Taxation and Revenue for Development; 4. Revenue Potential of the Tobin Tax for Development Finance: A Critical Appraisal; 5. A Development-Focused Allocation of the Special Drawing Rights; 6. The International Finance Facility Proposal; 7. Private Donations for International Development; 8. A Global Lottery and a Global Premium Bond
  • 9. Remittances by Emigrants: Issues and Evidence10. Global Public Economics; 11. National Taxation, Fiscal Federalism and Global Taxation; 12. The Way Forward; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z