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Environmental tax reforms in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2017)Environmental tax reform (ETR) is an important and integral part of a sustainable development strategy. ETR is an effective way of integrating economic, social and environmental costs into the price of goods and services ... -
Issues paper on tax policy and public expenditure management in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2017)The following sections will discuss the efficient usage of tax incentives to achieve greatest social-economic benefits with least costs, the approaches to enhance subnational public revenues to address the region’s ... -
Metropolitan city finances in Asia and the Pacific Region : issues, problems and reform options
(United Nations, 2017)Asia and the Pacific is witnessing the world’s fastest urbanization in history. In the period 2000-2025, 1.1 billion people are projected to migrate into Asian cities and the region is now home to more than half of the ...
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Prospects for progressive tax reform in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2017)Progressive tax policies are important measures to narrow the inequality gaps and maintain a balanced distribution of income and wealth in a society. However, the potentials of such policies have yet to be fully realized ... -
Public-private partnership for cross-border infrastructure development
(United Nations, 2018)Cross-border infrastructure networks are critical for improving regional connectivity, their financing has however been challenging. This paper examines whether Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) may contribute to their ... -
Tapping capital markets and institutional investors for infrastructure development
(United Nations, 2018)The paper studies the possibility of using capital markets to channel more resources for infrastructure development while mobilizing assets managed by institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies. ... -
Tax incentives and tax base protection in developing countries
(United Nations, 2017)This paper considers the implications of using tax incentives for improving the tax base in developing countries, especially in the context of enforcement difficulties and international capital mobility. Noting that the ...