Development challenges in the 1990s : leading policymakers speak from experience / / edited by Timothy Besley and Roberto Zagha

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : World Bank; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2005]; copyright 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 332 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 338.9/009172/4
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Economic policy; Developing countries Politics and government
• Altri autori: BesleyTimothy ZaghaRoberto
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lawrence H. Summers -- Development Lessons of the 1990s -- Comments -- Pedro Malan -- Michael Mussa -- 3 John Williamson -- The Washington Consensus as Policy Prescription for Development -- Comments -- Alice H. Amsden -- Ricardo Ffrench-Davis -- 4 Yegor Gaidar -- Russia's Transition Experience -- Comments -- Gur Ofer -- Anders Åslund -- 5 Kemal Derviş -- Returning from the Brink: Turkey's Efforts at Systemic Change and Structural Reform -- Comments -- Roque B. Fernández -- Steven Radelet -- 6 Fernando Henrique Cardoso -- Reflections and Lessons from a Decade of Social Reforms in Brazil -- Comments -- Enrique V. Iglesias -- Stanley Fischer -- 7 Alejandro Foxley -- Lessons from Chile's Development in the 1990s -- Comments -- Nancy Birdsall -- Eliana Cardoso -- Ricardo Hausmann -- 8 Mario I. Blejer -- Managing Argentina's 2002 Financial Crisis -- Comments -- Agustín Carstens -- Vijay Kelkar -- 9 Montek S. Ahluwalia -- Lessons from India's Economic Reforms -- Comments -- J. Bradford DeLong -- Nurul Islam -- Richard Eckaus -- 10 Zhou Xiaochuan -- China's Recent Reforms -- Comments -- C. Fred Bergsten -- Montek S. Ahluwalia -- 11 Leszek Balcerowicz -- Post-communist Transition in Comparative Perspective -- Comments -- D. Mario Nuti -- Jan Svejnar -- 12 Kwesi Botchwey -- Changing Views and Approaches to Africa's Development -- Comments -- Jeffrey Herbst -- Michael Chege -- 13 Rima Khalaf Hunaidi -- Reform in Hindsight: Promises and Illusions in Jordan -- Comments -- Samir Radwan -- Djavad Salehi-Isfahani -- 14 Eduardo Aninat -- Options and Outcomes of Chile's Education Reforms, 1990-2000 -- Comments -- Carol Graham -- Roberto Junguito -- About the Editors -- About the Discussants -- Index -- Tables. ; 5.1 Economic Indicators in the Years Preceding Turkey's February 2001 Crisis -- 5.2 Indicators of the Early 2001 Attack on the Turkish Lira -- 5.3 Turkey's Exchange Rate, Inflation, and Central Bank Reserves, January-August 2001 -- 5.4 Actual Fiscal Indicators and IMF Program Targets for Turkey, 1999-2002 -- 7.1 Chile's Economic Performance, 1990-93 -- 7.2 Chile's Annual Economic Indicators, 1990-93 -- 7.3 Chile's Policy Response to the Gulf War and its Oil Price Shock -- 9.1 Average Annual GDP Growth in India, China, and Developing Regions, 1971-2003 -- 9.2 Average Annual GDP Growth in 20 Large Emerging Economies, 1971-2003 -- 11.1 Empirical Studies Reviewing Experiences of Transition Economies -- Figures -- 8.1 Private Sector Deposits Began Falling in Argentina in Early 2001 -- 8.2 As the Crisis Worsened, Public Assets Displaced Private Ones on Bank Balance Sheets -- 8.3 Central Bank Liquidity Assistance Financed about a Third of the Drop in Private Deposits -- 8.4 In Mid-2002 Private Deposits Started to Recover -- 8.5 By Late 2002 Central Bank Had Recovered its Intervention Costs, and the Exchange Rate Was Improving -- 11.1 GDP and Private Sector Participation in the Kyrgyz Republic and Moldova, 1989-2001 -- 11.2 Domestic Credit to Private Sector and Market Capitalization of Listed Companies, 2001.
• Sommario/riassunto: The 1990s was a decade of historical significance with numerous and remarkable changes. It was also a time of considerable reforms that strengthened the policy framework in a large number of countries. Yet the resulting growth experiences of developing countries have been extremely varied and often below expectations. What have we learned from this experience? And how can these lessons be applied to the challenges we face in the new millennium?; This book brings together the insights and experiences of some of the world's leading policymakers and global thought leaders, individuals who have had substantial influence on the policy reforms and development strategies in their native countries. Sharing their unique perspectives, these "practitioners of development" explain the reasons for the uneven outcomes of the 1990s and, with the benefit of hindsight, draw relevant lessons for the future.; Essays by leading global economists cover a wide range of topics, from the Washington Consensus as a policy prescription for development to the successes and failures of post-Communist transition countries. Those interested in economics, political science, and international studies will find much to think about in this challenging collection.
• Titolo autorizzato: Development challenges in the 1990s
• ISBN: 1-280-15646-5; 9786610156467; 0-8213-5873-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910967161303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.