Does Fiscal Policy Benefit the Poor and Reduce Inequality in Namibia?

Reducing poverty and inequality continues to be an important national priority in Namibia. Vision 2030 - the country's guiding development strategy - has a subordinate vision that points to several goals: "Poverty is reduced to the minimum, the existing pattern of income-distribution is eq...

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Corporate Authors: Namibia Statistics Agency, World Bank
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2017
Series:Other Poverty Study
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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