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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458460503321

Titolo

Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics--Global . 2009 People, politics, and globalization [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Justin Yifu Lin and Boris Pleskovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-72549-1

9786612725494

0-8213-8059-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (922 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LinJustin Yifu <1952->

PleskovicBoris

Disciplina

339.5

Soggetti

Economic development

Economic assistance

Electronic books.

Developing countries Economic conditions Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About This Book; Introduction; Opening Address; Opening Address; Opening Address; Keynote Address; Keynote Address; Keynote Address; Trade and Investment; Migration, Remittances, and the Transition from Foreign Aid; Higher Education and High-Technology Industry; Human Development; Political economy; CLOSING REMARKS; CLOSING REMARKS; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

This annual conference is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are participants from developing countries, think tanks, NGOs, and international institutions. These papers concern: Trade and economic performance: does Africa's fragmentation matter?; Protectionist Policies and Manufacturing Trade Flows in Africa; Criss-Crossing Globalization: The Phenomenon of Uphill Skills flows; The Aid-Migration Trade off; Are Remittances More Effective than Aid to Improve Child Health? An Empirical Assessment Using Inter- and Intra-country data; Role of Em