Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2005 : are we on track to achieve the millenium development goals? / / edited by Francois Bourguignon, Boris Pleskovic and Andre Sapir

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910975268903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : The World Bank, c2005
• ISBN: 1-280-15563-9; 9786610155637; 0-8213-6022-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Collana: World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. Proceedings
• Altri autori (Persone): BourguignonFrançois; PleskovicBoris; SapirAndré
• Soggetti: Development economics; Developing countries Economic conditions Periodicals; Developing countries Economic policy Periodicals
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY -- OPENING ADDRESS -- The Future of Development: The Next 10 Years -- KEYNOTE ADDRESSES -- Global Distribution and Redistribution: A Preliminary Review -- Markets, Capital Markets, and Globalization -- Behavioral Economics -- Development Economics through the Lens of Psychology -- COMMENTS -- Colin F. Camerer -- Karla Hoff -- Lessons of Experience -- A Half-Century of Development -- The Evolution of Development Thinking:Theory and Policy -- COMMENTS -- Abhijit V. Banerjee -- Pedro S. Malan -- Infrastructure and Development -- Infrastructure and Development -- COMMENTS -- Eduardo Engel -- Nemat T. Shafik -- Trade and Development -- Trade Liberalization in a Globalizing World -- COMMENTS -- Gerry K. Helleiner -- Jeffrey G. Williamson.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is one of the world's best known series of conferences for the presentation and discussion of new knowledge about development. ; First held at World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. in 1988, the ABCDE has become broader in scope as the world's economies have become more interconnected and challenges have become more complex. This year's volume, Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2005, presents selected papers from the 16th ABCDE meetings, held in May 2004. It reviews the lessons of 60 years of development experience, addressing key topics such as infrastructure, behavioral economics, trade, poverty, and globalization. The volume is a critical reference guide for development research and will be of interest to practitioners and those studying international development and poverty reduction.