Tourres, Marie-Aimee * (2006) Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms. Sunway Academic Journal, 3. pp. 49-59.
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Abstract
In 2000, the international community agreed on a set of poverty-reduction and human-development targets—the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—to be achieved by 2015. Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a source of funds for the developing world; however, the amount is not sufficient to cover the yearly $50 billion needed to meet the goals. To complement ODA, innovative financing mechanisms have been explored. Among others, the idea of a Tobin tax is again being debated. Another mechanism that has been tested since 1 July 2006 is the air-ticket tax. This paper summarises the current trends in ODA and describes how these mechanisms work.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Official Development Assistance; ODA; Tobin tax; Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); innovative financing mechanisms; airplane ticket tax |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Divisions: | ?? manm ?? |
| Depositing User: | Administrator Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2012 06:40 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2012 06:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/id/eprint/35 |
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