Download or read book An Atheoretic Evaluation of Success in Structural Adjustment written by Patrick J. Conway and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluating Economic Liberalization written by David Greenaway and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-07-23 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberalization - economic policy reforms to render economies more market-orientated - is a central issue in most countries of the world. This important contribution to the literature of liberalization analyzes theoretical issues and experiences of reform. Existing approaches to evaluating the effects of reform are reviewed, difficulties of measuring liberalization are discussed, the complex ways in which reforms can impact on individuals and groups are illustrated, and the importance of political concerns are addressed. The final four chapters offer detailed case studies of Pakistan, Mozambique, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Download or read book Opening up Hungary to the World Market written by Jochen Lorentzen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the opening of the Hungarian economy from the early This book describes the opening of the Hungarian economy from the early1980s to the current transition. It analyses the management of external debt and international competitiveness, and shows that the dismal economic performance of the country was only partially homemade. Assurances by the international financial community - that uninterrupted debt service would guarantee access to international capital markets - as well as protectionist western trade practices contributed considerably to Hungary's difficulties in credit management and export performance.
Download or read book Development Organizations written by Rebecca Schaaf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing debates over the meaning of development and awareness of the persistence of poverty have resulted in increasing concern over how to ‘do’ development. There are growing numbers of development organizations, undertaking different activities, at different scales, with different motivations, and differing levels of success. It is necessary to identify and evaluate these varied organizations, in order to recognize their successes and failures. Development Organizations is the first introductory text to focus specifically on the variety of organizations involved in development policy and practice. It explores the range and role of organizations, including community-based organizations and civil society actors, international non-governmental organizations, state and other national-based actors, global forms of governance, international financial institutions and transnational corporations. The historical and contemporary role of each of these actors is considered, with analysis of complex theoretical debates surrounding their existence and their activities. The book also explores the political and contested nature of development activities promoted by these organizations, and their effects on society, the economy and the environment. These issues are also considered in context of the Millennium Development Goals; the agenda which currently impacts on the operation and outcomes of the broad range of development organizations. This invaluable text is richly complimented throughout with case studies to help illustrate the operations of development organizations; from the impact of multinational oil companies in the Niger delta to the impact of IMF reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. This clearly written and user friendly text contains a wealth of features to assist student learning, including start of chapter learning outcomes, and end of chapter summaries, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading and relevant websites.
Download or read book Globalisation Poverty and Conflict written by Max Spoor and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-29 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This state-of-the-art critical ‘development’ reader examines the inter-relationships between globalisation, poverty and conflict. It complements current debates in the field of development studies and, in an era in which development fatigue seems to have become more profound than ever before, it brings the importance of development once again to the forefront. The contributions represent current thinking on (and practice of) development policy, poverty reduction, the need for multi-level democratic institutions, and the containing and prevention of conflicts.
Download or read book An Atheoretic Evaluation of Success in Structural Adjustment written by Patrick J. Conway and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries that followed a prescription of relatively low government spending, deep financial markets, and outward orientation in trade policy performed significantly better than those that did not when countries are ranked by adjusted economic performance.
Download or read book Crisis Stabilization and Growth written by Patrick J. Conway and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Symbols. List of Country Acronyms. Foreword and Acknowledgements. I. The Transition Economies. II. Saving, by Plan and in the Market. III. Considering the Competing Explanations of Transition in Inflation and Economic Growth. IV. The Inflationary Explosion Following Price Liberalization. V. The Crisis Years. VI. Directed Credits and Financial Repression in Belarus. VII. Stabilization in Transition Economies. VIII. Ukraine in the Stabilization Phase. IX. Georgia: from Crisis to Stabilization .. and Then? X. The Fallout of the Russian Financial C.
Download or read book How Successful is World Bank Lending for Structural Adjustment written by Patrick J. Conway and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a sample of 75 countries during the period 1976-86, there is a significant association between participation in a World Bank adjustment lending program and more rapid economic growth, a more positive current account as a percentage of gross national product (GNP), and a higher rate of domestic inflation.
Download or read book Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics written by Peter Nijkamp and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1986 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen essays in this handbook are divided into four parts. Part I surveys basic spatial and spatially related research; Part II surveys literature on specific urban markets; Part III is devoted to studies of urban development and problems in developing countries.; Part IV contains papers on specific urban problems and sectors.
Download or read book Economic Integration in Eastern Europe written by Bela A. Balassa and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1979 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How a Change in Brazil s Suger Policies Would Affect the World Suger Market written by Brent Borrell and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By changing its policy, Brazil could increase its sugar exports greatly. The world price would decline, but Brazil's sugar revenues would increase.
Download or read book The macroeconomics of the public sector deficit the case of Argentina written by Carlos Alfredo Rodriguez and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Researching the Trade productivity Link written by James R. Tybout and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No stable, predictable correlations have emerged in studies of how trade policy affects productivity growth but market concentration seems to be an important factor. Research also suggests that increased foreign competition tends to induce cuts in plant size, may improve technical efficiency, and appears not to be closely linked with firm entry patterns.
Download or read book Who Paid the Bill written by M. Louise Fox and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By choosing an expansionary fiscal path, Brazil traded growth in the middle years of the decade for inflation and a larger debt three years later. Fox and Morley look at the impact of that trade- off on poverty alleviation in Brazil, where in 1987 roughly 45 million people lived in households below the poverty line.
Download or read book The Developmental Effectiveness of Aid to Africa written by Tony Killick and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa has been less effective in promoting economic development than has aid to other regions. Policies in the recipient countries of Africa - though certainly not the only factor - play the most important role in determining aid's effectiveness. At the heart of the problem is politics, and the solution rests in the hands of the people of Africa.
Download or read book The Macroeconomics of the Public Sector Deficit written by William Easterly and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politica macroeconomica y analisis de las cuentas del sector publico entre 1970-87, balance con relacion a las exportaciones de cafe, deficit fiscal, inflacion y tasas de interes.
Download or read book The Impact of Policy in African Agriculture written by William Kenneth Jaeger and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy in Sub-Saharan African countries is linked with the region's agricultural performance. Exchange rate policies, high taxes on agriculture, and government control of export marketing are associated with the deterioration in agricultural export performance in 1970-87. And the policy reforms of the late 1980s - where sustained and effective - are linked with increased agricultural productivity.