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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784101303321

Titolo

Trade, growth, and development [[electronic resource] ] : the role of politics and institutions : proceedings of the 12th Arne Ryde Symposium, 13-14 June 1991, in honour of Bo Södersten / / edited by Göte Hansson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 1993

ISBN

1-134-88245-9

0-444-50071-5

0-203-16837-2

1-280-03194-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SöderstenBo

HanssonGöte <1950->

Disciplina

380.1/09172/4

Soggetti

International trade

Economic development

Developing countries Commerce Congresses

Developing countries Commercial policy Congresses

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 bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; INTRODUCTION; INSTITUTIONS, KNOWLEDGE, TRADE AND GROWTH: A PERSONAL ADDRESS; THE NEW GROWTH THEORY, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT: SOME BRIEF REFLECTIONS; WAGE DISPERSION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE SERVICES SECTOR; SPAIN AND THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA: PROFITS, RELIGION AND FORCED LABOUR IN THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES; DO TERMS OF TRADE MATTER? TERMS OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA; ELEMENTS DETERMINING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF GUATEMALAN PRIMARY EXPORTS

FOREIGN FIRMS AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT IN LATIN AMERICA: LESSONS FROM THE DEBT CRISISEAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT AND JAPANESE DIRECT INVESTMENT; DIRIGISME OR FREE-TRADE REGIME? A



HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF THE TAIWANESE SUCCESS STORY; TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT: THE EXPERIENCE OF KOREA AND TAIWAN; ECONOMIC REFORMS UNDER AN IMPORT-SUBSTITUTION REGIME: THE EXPERIENCE OF BANGLADESH; EXCHANGE RATE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC REFORMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: TANZANIA AS AN ILLUSTRATIVE CASE; MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT AND TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN KENYA, UGANDA AND ZAMBIA

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE EXPERIENCE OF ETHIOPIAREGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE: ISSUES FOR DEVELOPMENT; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the end of the second world war the economic gap between rich and poor countries has steadily widened. Trade, Growth and Development examines this disparity and assesses the reasons why some developing countries have been more successful than others. The book is divided into four parts: Part I examines recent developments in the theory of trade, growth and economic development; Parts II to IV present an empirical analysis of policy and performance in Latin America, Asia and Africa. As well as offering an analysis of traditional economic factors the book also emphasises the role