The last decade has seen dramatic changes in the economic position of developing countries. A minority of middle-income countries, especially in Asia, have fared relatively well. This has led some economists and policy makers to argue that other developing countries need to adopt the same policies of export led growth. However the results of this have been disappointing and many of the world's poorest countries have seen their positions decline in both relative and absolute terms. This series presents accounts of the present position of, and future prospects for, the developing countries.
By Ganeshan Wignaraja
January 17, 2003
Globalization and structural adjustment offer many opportunities for export orientated industrialization in developing economies. As a group, competitiveness in the developing countries has improved, but, while East Asian economies have had rapid export growth and technological upgrades, South ...
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By Ben Fine, Costas Lapavitsas, Jonathan Pincus
April 13, 2001
The Post-Washington Consensus has succeeded in becoming the new theoretical underpinning for the World Bank's Structural Adjustment policies in developing countries. This broad-ranging critique explains that without a much broader political economy the Post-Washington Consensus is unlikely to ...
By A Ganesh-Kumar, Kunal Sen, Rajendra Vaidya
July 22, 2003
Using India as a case study, this well-written, concise book covers everything one needs to know to understand how a country becomes internationally competitive. Showing that reforms that pertain to the real sector alone, such as industrial deregulation and trade reforms, are not enough to enhance ...
By Nadia Cuffaro
March 15, 2002
In 1950 the world population was 2.5 billion; fifty years later there are over 6 billion people. The demographic of this explosion has essentially occurred in the developing areas of the world. The key to understanding many contemporary development problems that have arisen from this rapid growth ...
By Eric Neumayer
July 28, 2003
Practically all donor countries that give aid claim to do so on the basis on the recipient's good governance, but do these claims have a real impact on the allocation of aid? Are democratic, human rights-respecting, countries with low levels of corruption and military expenditures actually likely ...
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By Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, François Roubaud
June 25, 2003
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched a joint initiative at the end of 1999, stating that they intended to set the fight against poverty at the heart of their development policies. This book provides the expert, critical analysis of the poverty reduction strategies that ...
By Anis Chowdhury, Akhtar Hossain
March 27, 1996
The issue of economic development and monetary stability has produced one of the most passionate debates in economic literature. Yet, much of the evidence employed in this debate is contradictory. Monetary and Financial Policies in Developing Countries: Growth and Stabilization brings together ...
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By Alex Fernández Jilberto, Marieke Riethof
October 18, 2002
This timely and well-written collection explores the impact of economic reforms in developing and transitional economies across the world. In a first of its kind, this book examines such issues as:* in-depth, cross-regional analysis of the pressures for global integration* labour costs and their ...
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By Mansoob Murshed
October 11, 2002
This excellent new book contains contributions from a number of leading experts and is the result of the UNU/WIDER project on globalization and low-income countries. The discussion focuses in on how to harness globalization for the benefit of present day marginalized countries and enhance their ...
By Ian Jeffries
July 09, 2001
First Published in 2004. This remarkable book continues the work begun by Ian Jeffries in Socialist Economies and the Transition to the Market: A Guide (1993) and A Guide to the Economies in Transition (1996). Focusing on China, Cuba, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam, Jeffries provides an ...
By Antonio Vazquez-Barquero
July 26, 2002
The beginning of the twenty first century has been characterized by the expansion of economics, politics and institutional relations. Using international case studies, this book illustrates the local answer to the challenge of increasing competition.The book introduces the idea of endogenous ...
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By Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa
January 05, 1999
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the current state of the African economy and makes constructive suggestions about its future direction. The contributors argue that despite enduring challenges such as food security and employment creation, Africa faces a brighter future in sustainable ...