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The Function of Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations in the International Resource Transfer — The Case of the World Bank

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The problem of international resource transfer, in particular from the industrialized countries to the less developed countries, can be analyzed from two quite distinct points of view: the social welfare maximizing and the political economy approaches.

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Frey, B.S. (1986). The Function of Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations in the International Resource Transfer — The Case of the World Bank. In: Balassa, B., Giersch, H. (eds) Economic Incentives. International Economic Association Series . Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18204-6_17

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