BEST RETIREMENT SYSTEMS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Best Practices for Land Administration Systems in Developing Countries

This paper provides an introduction to best practice in land administration systems. It draws on a number of key documents such as the Land Administration Guidelines produced for the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Europe (1996), the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Statement on the Cadastre (1995), the UN-FIG Bogor Declaration on Cadastral Reform (1996), the FIG Cadastre...

Trends in retirement age in four countries, 1965-95

Best Practices in the European Countries: Hungary

Comment on Editorial; Best Research for Low Income Countries

Achieving a practical and productive balance in collaborative research between partners from high and lower income countries (North-South Collaborations) requires seeking win-win solutions. This issue requires time to engage each other and to understand each participant’s research priorities and to identify areas of mutual interest. In SACTRC’s experience, key elements include; building researc...

Should Countries Promote Foreign Direct Investment?

This paper examines whether policies to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) make economic sense. The discussion focuses on whether existing academic research suggests that the benefits of FDI are sufficient to justify the kind of policy interventions seen in practice. For small open economies, efficient taxation of foreign and domestic capital depends on their relative mobility. If foreign ...