Frontiers Of Development Economics

Author : Gerald M. Meier,Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195215923

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Frontiers of Development Economics by Gerald M. Meier,Joseph E. Stiglitz Pdf

With contributions from 35 leading economists, this forward-looking book explores the future of development economics against the background of the past half-century of development thought and practice. Outstanding representatives of the past two generations of development economists assess development thinking at the turn of the century and look to the unsettled questions confronting the next generation.The volume offers a thorough analysis of the broad range of issues involved in development economics, and it is especially timely in its critique of what is needed in development theory and policy to reduce poverty. An overriding issue is whether in the future 'development economics' is to be regarded simply as applied economics or whether the nature and scope of development economics will constitute a need for a special development theory to supplement general economic theory.'Frontiers of Development Economics' is an ideal reference for all those working in the international development community.

Author : Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821387856

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Frontiers in Development Policy by Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya Pdf

The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to bring home the inter-linkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals while being aware of the instabilities, complexities and downside risks inherent in the nature of a an economy operating in a globalized world. Thematically, this book focuses on two core types of policy: policies that promote strong, sustainable and inclusive growth in low income and middle income developing countries and new and emerging policies that necessitates a discussion amongst policy makers and practitioners. Throughout the book, the authors provide insight in to the different types of policy approaches that can be taken to help the economy grow. Ultimately the book looks to foster discussion amongst policy makers on growth and development.

Author : Ha-Joon Chang
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781843311102

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Rethinking Development Economics by Ha-Joon Chang Pdf

This title represents the most forward thinking and comprehensive review of development economics currently available.

Author : Paul Streeten
Publisher : Springer
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1979-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349050178

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The Frontiers of Development Studies by Paul Streeten Pdf

Author : Mario Garcia-Molina,Hans-Michael Trautwein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317438489

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Peripheral Visions of Economic Development by Mario Garcia-Molina,Hans-Michael Trautwein Pdf

This book explores peripheral visions on economic development, both in the sense that it deals with specific issues of economic development and underdevelopment in countries at the periphery of the world economy, and in terms of its exploration of the economic thinking developed in those regions, particularly in Latin America. Bringing together an international group of historians of thought, economic historians and development economists from Latin America, Europe and other parts of the world, this volume is highly credited and is an excellent contribution to development economic studies. This book is divided into four parts. Following the introduction, the first set of papers describes the evolution of core-periphery perspectives in key contributions by Raúl Prebisch, Oskar Lange, Albert Hirschman, Celso Furtado and Homero Cuevas. The second set discusses the links between unbalanced productive structures and external trade in peripheral countries. The third set contains papers on critical episodes in the development of monetary and financial systems in Latin America during the 19th and 20th centuries. The fourth set deals with geographical and institutional aspects of path dependence in the governance of external trade and in the development of liberties, property rights and economic education in Europe, Latin America and Africa. Several chapters make use of hitherto unexplored archival material. Other chapters draw attention to important episodes or literatures that have largely gone unnoticed in the English-speaking world. Yet others combine conceptual innovations with work on new historical data and other sources hitherto not utilized in such contexts. This book is ideal for those who study and research development economics, history of economic thought and economic history, especially in Latin America.

Author : J. Edward Taylor,Travis J. Lybbert
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780520959057

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Essentials of Development Economics by J. Edward Taylor,Travis J. Lybbert Pdf

Written to provide students with the critical tools used in today’s development economics research and practice, Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional textbooks on the subject. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for undergraduate development economics courses, Essentials of Development Economics offers a broad overview of key topics and methods in the field. Its fourteen easy-to-read chapters introduce cutting-edge research and present best practices and state-of-the-art methods. Each chapter concludes with an embedded QR code that connects readers to ancillary audiovisual materials and supplemental readings on a website curated by the authors. By mastering the material in this book, students will have the conceptual grounding needed to move on to higher-level development economics courses.

Author : The World Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Development economics
ISBN : 0195215923

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Frontiers in Development by The World Bank Pdf

Co-edited by the Vice President of the World Bank, this volume offers cutting edge work from a new generation of dynamic thinkers in development economics.

Author : Klaus F. Zimmermann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540247395

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Frontiers in Economics by Klaus F. Zimmermann Pdf

Economic Theory, academic policy analysis and public policy design are becoming more interdependent. Hence, the demands for close interactions between the policy community and the research community have been rising significantly. This book assesses how recent economic thinking has advanced under these influences. Furthermore, it evaluates the important contribution economics can add to the design and evaluation of public policy, now more than ever before. The study is of interest to policy makers, policy analysts, researchers and students of economics at all levels. The authors, which include many of Germany's most eminent economists, draw on their wide experience in research and consultancy to present a coherent view of where European economic theory stands today and how it can play a role in the management of the economy of the new millennium.

Author : Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821387856

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Frontiers in Development Policy by Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya Pdf

The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to bring home the inter-linkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals while being aware of the instabilities, complexities and downside risks inherent in the nature of a an economy operating in a globalized world. Thematically, this book focuses on two core types of policy: policies that promote strong, sustainable and inclusive growth in low income and middle income developing countries and new and emerging policies that necessitates a discussion amongst policy makers and practitioners. Throughout the book, the authors provide insight in to the different types of policy approaches that can be taken to help the economy grow. Ultimately the book looks to foster discussion amongst policy makers on growth and development.

Author : Edward B. Barbier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139493468

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Scarcity and Frontiers by Edward B. Barbier Pdf

Throughout much of history, a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key natural resources. Increasing scarcity raises the cost of exploiting existing natural resources and creates incentives in all economies to innovate and conserve more of these resources. However, economies have also responded to increasing scarcity by obtaining and developing more of these resources. Since the agricultural transition over 12,000 years ago, this exploitation of new 'frontiers' has often proved to be a pivotal human response to natural resource scarcity. This book provides a fascinating account of the contribution that natural resource exploitation has made to economic development in key eras of world history. This not only fills an important gap in the literature on economic history but also shows how we can draw lessons from these past epochs for attaining sustainable economic development in the world today.

Author : Paul Streeten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : OCLC:781973442

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The Frontiers of Development Studies by Paul Streeten Pdf

Author : Michael Szenberg,Lall Ramrattan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521545366

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New Frontiers in Economics by Michael Szenberg,Lall Ramrattan Pdf

Leading economists analyze the new directions that subdisciplines of economics have taken in the face of modern economic challenges. These essays represent invention and discovery in the areas of information, macroeconomics and public policies, international trade and development, finance, business, contracts, law, gaming, and government, as these areas of study evolve through the different phases of the scientific process. They offer a wealth of factual information on the current state of the economy. Theoretical and empirical innovations conceptualize reality and values in different ways from their predecessors. Together the essays offer the reader a balanced look at the various fields, approaches, and dimensions that comprise future directions in economic theory, research, and practice. The extensive introduction by the editors not only summarizes and reviews the implications of the contributions presented in the volume, but also examines how scientific progress takes place, with special reference to economics and finance.

Author : Edward B. Barbier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789401115186

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Economics and Ecology by Edward B. Barbier Pdf

In the Summer of 1991, Bob Carling, who was then Life Sciences Editor of Chapman & Hall, approached me over the possibility of producing an edited volume of works on economics and ecology. As we discussed the matter further, what became clear is that there is a growing literature on the' frontiers' of both disciplines that has involved economists 'borrowing' from ecology and ecologists 'borrowing' from economics. We decided that this volume should try to provide a small cross-section of that literature. I was very much interested in editing this volume for several reasons. First, one of my principal interests in economics has been how the economic analysis of natural resource and environmental problems can benefit from the concepts and lessons learned from other disciplines, in particular ecology. I was grateful at having the opportunity to pull together a selection of readings that illustrate how the integration of the two disciplines can lead to fruitful analysis. Second, I was also aware that, as Director of the London Environmental Economics Centre and as a Senior Researcher at the International Institute of Environment and Development, I was fortunate to have worked with or to have known a number of economists and ecologists whose work would be ideal for this volume. I was delighted that so many of my friends and colleagues were as enthusiastic about this project as I, and agreed to participate.

Author : George W. Evans,Seppo Honkapohja
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400824267

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Learning and Expectations in Macroeconomics by George W. Evans,Seppo Honkapohja Pdf

A crucial challenge for economists is figuring out how people interpret the world and form expectations that will likely influence their economic activity. Inflation, asset prices, exchange rates, investment, and consumption are just some of the economic variables that are largely explained by expectations. Here George Evans and Seppo Honkapohja bring new explanatory power to a variety of expectation formation models by focusing on the learning factor. Whereas the rational expectations paradigm offers the prevailing method to determining expectations, it assumes very theoretical knowledge on the part of economic actors. Evans and Honkapohja contribute to a growing body of research positing that households and firms learn by making forecasts using observed data, updating their forecast rules over time in response to errors. This book is the first systematic development of the new statistical learning approach. Depending on the particular economic structure, the economy may converge to a standard rational-expectations or a "rational bubble" solution, or exhibit persistent learning dynamics. The learning approach also provides tools to assess the importance of new models with expectational indeterminacy, in which expectations are an independent cause of macroeconomic fluctuations. Moreover, learning dynamics provide a theory for the evolution of expectations and selection between alternative equilibria, with implications for business cycles, asset price volatility, and policy. This book provides an authoritative treatment of this emerging field, developing the analytical techniques in detail and using them to synthesize and extend existing research.

Author : Nitya Nanda
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134107148

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Expanding Frontiers of Global Trade Rules by Nitya Nanda Pdf

This book analyses one of the most controversial areas in the political economy of international trade, namely the issues surrounding the creation of new ‘trade rules’. Various concerns are addressed, including the environment, labour standards, intellectual property rights, trade facilitation, competition policy, investment and government procurement, to many conventional trade topics including the trade and development linkage. Nanda combines theoretical analysis with valuable insights derived from interactions with trade negotiators, politicians and activists, arguing for a dynamic policy framework, particularly in developing countries, with regular upgrading. He questions the effectiveness of the current global trade order in promoting development, highlighting not only the inability of conventional economics to capture the reality of international trade but also the neglect of some basic principles of economics. Nanda also argues that the WTO is not the right forum for addressing development issues because trade liberalization has traditionally been its objective.