Towards a Market Economy: Structures of Governance

January 1, 1997

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Pierre Dhonte, and Ishan Kapur. Towards a Market Economy: Structures of Governance, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1997) accessed September 19, 2024

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Summary

This paper proposes an operational interpretation of the concept of economic governance. It argues that the capacity of governments to credibly ensure a secure economic environment provides an important benchmark against which governance can be evaluated. Such an environment—which is essential for sustained growth in a market economy—can be established through a rules–based system which ensures freedom of entry into the market, access to information, and sanctity of contracts. Since creating a secure economic environment involves profound, far–reaching social change, it has historically been a complex and lengthy process in most societies. However, basing policy prescriptions on this benchmark helps avoid possible conflicts between different social and moral values.

Subject: Corruption, Crime, Environment, Financial institutions, Securities

Keywords: Authority, Consists of policy action, Corruption, Discretionary power, Economic policy, Economic system, Economy, Governance consist, Government, Government activity, Government behavior, Government credibility, Government decision, Government policy, Government predictability, Investment, Market economy, Securities, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

16
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 1997/011
Stock No:

WPIEA0111997
ISBN:

9781451842746
ISSN:

1018-5941

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