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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Bibliographic Details
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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