Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector?

Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector?

Public sectors in the Pacific Islands are frequently described as being 'too big' and as 'crowding out' private sector economic activity. Reducing their size, it follows, would provide much-needed space for private sector expans...

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Main Author:	Horscroft, Virginia
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS BARRIERS TO ENTRY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL SPENDING CAPITAL STOCK COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS CONSTRAINED RESOURCES COST OF CAPITAL DEBT DEFICITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC REVENUE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFICIENCY GAINS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPORTS EXTERNAL LOANS FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL MANAGEMENT GDP GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE HIGHER EXPENDITURE INCOME INCOME LEVELS INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMICS MONETARY POLICY NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME PICS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATISATION OF STATE PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION INPUTS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC PERSONNEL PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PROVIDERS PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM PROGRAMS REGULATORY REGIMES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RETURNS TO CAPITAL ROADS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SETTLEMENTS SEWERAGE SERVICES TAX TAX BURDEN TAX REVENUES TAXATION TAXATION RATES TOTAL EXPENDITURE TRADE POLICY UNEMPLOYMENT VARIABLE COSTS WEALTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20372972/public-sectors-pacific-islands-too-big-crowd-out-private-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20615

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20372972/public-sectors-pacific-islands-too-big-crowd-out-private-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20615