05204nam 2200805Ia 450 991083829810332120200520144314.01-4639-2250-71-4639-0348-01-282-84516-097866128451611-4639-5071-31-4519-5386-0(CKB)3390000000010803(EBL)1608598(SSID)ssj0001475679(PQKBManifestationID)11839263(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001475679(PQKBWorkID)11485151(PQKB)10846459(MiAaPQ)EBC1608598(MiAaPQ)EBC3012603(Au-PeEL)EBL1608598(OCoLC)870245415(Au-PeEL)EBL3012603(CaPaEBR)ebr10348708(OCoLC)946263628(IMF)MFIEE2007003(IMF)MFIEA2007003(EXLCZ)99339000000001080320100924d2007 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFinance and developmentVolume 44, no. 3March of the cities /[Laura Wallace, editor-in-chief]Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund20071 online resource (60 p.)Finance and development,0015-1947 ;v. 44, no. 3"September 2007".Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Contents; DEPARTMENTS; Letters; In Brief; People in Economics: Prakash Loungani profiles harvard macroeconomist Robert Barro; FEATURES: URBANIZATION AND MEGACITIES; The Urban Revolution: Rapid urbanization may prove a blessing, provided the world takes notice and plans accordingly; Urban Poverty: Are poor people gravitating to towns and cities? Yes, but maybe not quickly enough; Picture This: The March of the Cities; Big, or Too Big?: Megacities create special issues of governance, funding, and provision of servicesPoint of View: What Is the Biggest Challenge in Managing Large Cities?: Three points of view on different ways to manage things wellALSO IN THIS ISSUE; China's Rebalancing Act: China's economic miracle may be at risk unless the country relies more on domestic consumption; Solving China's Rebalancing Puzzle: Market forces will do the trick "naturally"; Point of View: China's Approach to Reform: Rapid economic development is based on long-term goals that aim for stability; China's Export Boom: Its export dynamism is revealed in a sharp move into electronics and machineryChina's Growing External Dependence: The country's economic fortunes are increasingly tied to those of the global economyBack to Basics: Why Real Exchange Rates?; Helping the Global Economy Stay in Shape: The IMF adopts a new framework for monitoring countries' economic performance; Book reviews; Ethics and Finance: Finding a Moral Compass in Business Today; Legal Foundations of International Monetary Stability; The Practice of Economic Management: A Caribbean Perspective; Essays on the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economies; Country Focus: MexicoStraight talk: Simon Johnson: The Rise of Sovereign Wealth FundsThe September 2007 issue of F&D looks at the growth of cities and the trend toward urbanization. Within the next year, for the first time in history, more than 50 percent of the world's population will be living in urban rather than rural areas. What are the economic implications of this urban revolution? Economists generally agree that urbanization, if handled well, holds great promise for higher growth and a better quality of life. But as the lead article tells us, the flip side is also true: if handled poorly, urbanization could not only impede development but also give rise to slums. Other articles in this series look at poverty as an urban phenomenon in the developing world and the development of megacities and what this means for governance, funding, and the provision of services. Another group of articles discusses the challenge of rebalancing growth in China. 'People in Economics' profiles Harvard economist Robert Barro; 'Country Focus' looks at the challenges facing Mexico, and 'Back to Basics' takes a look at real exchange rates.Finance and development ;v. 44, no. 3.F&D :Finance and development.Finance & development.Cities and townsGrowthHistory21st centuryUrban economicsHistory21st centuryOverpopulationEconomic aspectsChinaEconomic policy2000-MexicoEconomic conditionsCities and townsGrowthHistoryUrban economicsHistoryOverpopulationEconomic aspects.352.008Wallace Laura1632386World Bank.International Monetary Fund.World Bank Group.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910838298103321Finance and development4193837UNINA