All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar

The November 8, 2015 elections in Myanmar marked a historic milestone in the country’s political and economic transition that began in 2011. Incoming policy makers are preparing to pick up the baton and deliver on the people’s strong aspirations fo...

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Main Author: Rab, Habib
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Yangon 2016
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spelling okr-10986-237822021-05-25T10:54:42Z All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar Rab, Habib TAX INCENTIVES SPENDING LEVELS FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH NATIONAL ACCOUNTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUDGET PROPOSAL EXPECTATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT REVENUES PROPERTY RIGHTS LABOR FORCE LIQUIDITY PROGRAMS SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUES INCENTIVES REALLOCATIONS PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS MASTER PLAN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INFLATION BUDGET MACROECONOMIC STABILITY FOREIGN TRADE CROWDING OUT OIL MARKET DEVELOPMENT EFFICIENCY GAINS MILITARY SPENDING OPTIONS BUDGET EXECUTION NATIONAL ACCOUNTS DATA DEBT PRIVATE INVESTMENT NATIONAL ASSETS TAX BASE COST OF SERVICE SERVICE PROVISION STRUCTURAL REFORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION DOMESTIC DEBT TAX COLLECTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW ARTICLE NATURAL RESOURCES DEBT SERVICE FINANCIAL SYSTEM DUE DILIGENCE SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY PUBLIC INVESTMENT TAXES EXPENDITURE RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY RURAL COMMUNITIES ACCOUNTABILITY TAX RATE GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY SOCIAL SERVICES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SELF-ASSESSMENT POLICY MAKERS EDUCATION SERVICES DECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CREDIT BUDGETS HEALTH OUTCOMES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE REVENUE POLICY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REVENUE REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS EXPENDITURES TAX ADMINISTRATION REFORMS DECISION-MAKING PROPERTY TAX EXPENDITURE PRIVATE SECTOR ENVIRONMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FISCAL STANCE PUBLIC DEBT CAPITAL SPENDING STRATEGIC PLANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES TRADE LAND TAX SYSTEM FISCAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCES FINANCIAL RISKS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS MACROECONOMIC IMPACT TAXPAYERS TAX ADMINISTRATION DECENTRALIZATION PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION REVENUE EXTERNAL DEBT LIVING CONDITIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY EXCHANGE RATE DEBT SUSTAINABILITY PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH PUBLIC SPENDING ENVIRONMENTAL PROFITS PUBLIC SERVICE FINANCIAL SECTOR OUTCOMES PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GROWTH POTENTIAL CONSUMER PROTECTION PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS ECONOMIES SERVICE PROVIDERS PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY COMPETITION The November 8, 2015 elections in Myanmar marked a historic milestone in the country’s political and economic transition that began in 2011. Incoming policy makers are preparing to pick up the baton and deliver on the people’s strong aspirations for a harmonious and prosperous Myanmar. In this series of policy notes, the World Bank Group seeks to promote dialogue on critical development challenges and on options for policies and reforms that can contribute to shared prosperity for the people of Myanmar. The policy notes focus on six interconnected areas that are likely to be high priorities for shared prosperity. The first is on closing the gap in access to social services for improving Myanmar’s human development outcomes. This could help to strengthen the productivity and employability of Myanmar’s current and future labor force, which is the critical input to inclusive growth and a precondition to success in all the other areas. The second policy note is on growing together by reducing poverty in rural areas. Policies to boost agriculture productivity and accelerate the delivery of essential services in rural areas, where they lag the most, could help to supply the much needed labor and food for the rapidly expanding industrial, manufacturing and service sectors. 2016-03-01T19:35:00Z 2016-03-01T19:35:00Z 2016-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25929484/all-aboard-policies-shared-prosperity-myanmar-all-aboard http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23782 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Yangon Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Myanmar
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topic TAX INCENTIVES
SPENDING LEVELS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
BUDGET PROPOSAL
EXPECTATIONS
PUBLIC SECTOR
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
LABOR FORCE
LIQUIDITY
PROGRAMS
SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICES
REVENUES
INCENTIVES
REALLOCATIONS
PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS
MASTER PLAN
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
INFLATION
BUDGET
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
FOREIGN TRADE
CROWDING OUT
OIL
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
EFFICIENCY GAINS
MILITARY SPENDING
OPTIONS
BUDGET EXECUTION
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS DATA
DEBT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
NATIONAL ASSETS
TAX BASE
COST OF SERVICE
SERVICE PROVISION
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
DOMESTIC DEBT
TAX COLLECTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
ARTICLE
NATURAL RESOURCES
DEBT SERVICE
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
DUE DILIGENCE
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
TAXES
EXPENDITURE
RESOURCES
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
RURAL COMMUNITIES
ACCOUNTABILITY
TAX RATE
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL SERVICES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SELF-ASSESSMENT
POLICY MAKERS
EDUCATION SERVICES
DECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CREDIT
BUDGETS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
REVENUE POLICY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
EXPENDITURES
TAX ADMINISTRATION REFORMS
DECISION-MAKING
PROPERTY
TAX EXPENDITURE
PRIVATE SECTOR
ENVIRONMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
FISCAL STANCE
PUBLIC DEBT
CAPITAL SPENDING
STRATEGIC PLANS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC RESOURCES
TRADE
LAND
TAX SYSTEM
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FINANCES
FINANCIAL RISKS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT
TAXPAYERS
TAX ADMINISTRATION
DECENTRALIZATION
PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION
REVENUE
EXTERNAL DEBT
LIVING CONDITIONS
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
EXCHANGE RATE
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH
PUBLIC SPENDING
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROFITS
PUBLIC SERVICE
FINANCIAL SECTOR
OUTCOMES
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
GROWTH POTENTIAL
CONSUMER PROTECTION
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
ECONOMIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
COMPETITION
spellingShingle TAX INCENTIVES
SPENDING LEVELS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
BUDGET PROPOSAL
EXPECTATIONS
PUBLIC SECTOR
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
LABOR FORCE
LIQUIDITY
PROGRAMS
SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICES
REVENUES
INCENTIVES
REALLOCATIONS
PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS
MASTER PLAN
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
INFLATION
BUDGET
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
FOREIGN TRADE
CROWDING OUT
OIL
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
EFFICIENCY GAINS
MILITARY SPENDING
OPTIONS
BUDGET EXECUTION
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS DATA
DEBT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
NATIONAL ASSETS
TAX BASE
COST OF SERVICE
SERVICE PROVISION
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
DOMESTIC DEBT
TAX COLLECTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
ARTICLE
NATURAL RESOURCES
DEBT SERVICE
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
DUE DILIGENCE
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
TAXES
EXPENDITURE
RESOURCES
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
RURAL COMMUNITIES
ACCOUNTABILITY
TAX RATE
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL SERVICES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SELF-ASSESSMENT
POLICY MAKERS
EDUCATION SERVICES
DECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CREDIT
BUDGETS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
REVENUE POLICY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
EXPENDITURES
TAX ADMINISTRATION REFORMS
DECISION-MAKING
PROPERTY
TAX EXPENDITURE
PRIVATE SECTOR
ENVIRONMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
FISCAL STANCE
PUBLIC DEBT
CAPITAL SPENDING
STRATEGIC PLANS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC RESOURCES
TRADE
LAND
TAX SYSTEM
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FINANCES
FINANCIAL RISKS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT
TAXPAYERS
TAX ADMINISTRATION
DECENTRALIZATION
PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION
REVENUE
EXTERNAL DEBT
LIVING CONDITIONS
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
EXCHANGE RATE
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH
PUBLIC SPENDING
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROFITS
PUBLIC SERVICE
FINANCIAL SECTOR
OUTCOMES
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
GROWTH POTENTIAL
CONSUMER PROTECTION
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
ECONOMIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
COMPETITION
Rab, Habib
All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Myanmar
description The November 8, 2015 elections in Myanmar marked a historic milestone in the country’s political and economic transition that began in 2011. Incoming policy makers are preparing to pick up the baton and deliver on the people’s strong aspirations for a harmonious and prosperous Myanmar. In this series of policy notes, the World Bank Group seeks to promote dialogue on critical development challenges and on options for policies and reforms that can contribute to shared prosperity for the people of Myanmar. The policy notes focus on six interconnected areas that are likely to be high priorities for shared prosperity. The first is on closing the gap in access to social services for improving Myanmar’s human development outcomes. This could help to strengthen the productivity and employability of Myanmar’s current and future labor force, which is the critical input to inclusive growth and a precondition to success in all the other areas. The second policy note is on growing together by reducing poverty in rural areas. Policies to boost agriculture productivity and accelerate the delivery of essential services in rural areas, where they lag the most, could help to supply the much needed labor and food for the rapidly expanding industrial, manufacturing and service sectors.
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author Rab, Habib
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title All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar
title_short All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar
title_full All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar
title_fullStr All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar
title_full_unstemmed All Aboard! : Policies for Shared Prosperity in Myanmar
title_sort all aboard! : policies for shared prosperity in myanmar
publisher World Bank, Yangon
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25929484/all-aboard-policies-shared-prosperity-myanmar-all-aboard
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23782
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