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Living standards and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] ] : successes and failures in real convergence / / edited by Leszek Balcerowicz and Stanley Fischer
| Living standards and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] ] : successes and failures in real convergence / / edited by Leszek Balcerowicz and Stanley Fischer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (443 p.) |
| Disciplina | 339.4/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BalcerowiczLeszek
FischerStanley |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Convergence (Economics) Cost and standard of living Wealth |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-09807-1
9786612098079 0-262-26761-6 1-4294-7720-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contributors; I Some General Remarks on the Process of Catching Up; Introduction and Summary; 1 What a Country Must Do to Catch Up to the Industrial Leaders; 2 Elections, Political Checks and Balances, and Growth; II Case Studies of Successes and Failures in Catching Up; 3 The Nordic Countries in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Economic Growth in a Comparative Perspective; 4 The Experimentalist-Convergence Debate on Interpreting China's Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Perspective; 5 Successes and Failures in Real Convergence: The Case of Chile
6 Economic Resurgence in the Commonwealth of Independent StatesIII Consequences of Accession to the European Union: Case Studies; 7 Spain in the EU: The Key Issues; 8 The Spanish Experience in the European Union; 9 Portugal's Convergence Process: Lessons for Accession Countries; 10 Greece: The Long Process of Economic and Institutional Convergence; 11 The Convergence Experience of the Greek Economy in the EU: Lessons for the EU Accession Countries; 12 Real Convergence within the European Union: The Case of Ireland; 13 Irish Economic Development in an International Perspective IV EMU Entry and Economic Growth14 When Should the Central Europeans Join the EMU? Reconciling Real and Nominal Convergence; 15 Is Full Participation in the EMU Likely to Favor or Slow Real Convergence?; V Conclusion; 16 Concluding Comments; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451995403321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Living standards and the wealth of nations : successes and failures in real convergence / / edited by Leszek Balcerowicz and Stanley Fischer
| Living standards and the wealth of nations : successes and failures in real convergence / / edited by Leszek Balcerowicz and Stanley Fischer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (443 p.) |
| Disciplina | 339.4/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BalcerowiczLeszek
FischerStanley |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Convergence (Economics) Cost and standard of living Wealth |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ECONOMICS/Public Economics
ECONOMICS/Trade & Development |
| ISBN |
1-282-09807-1
9786612098079 0-262-26761-6 1-4294-7720-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contributors; I Some General Remarks on the Process of Catching Up; Introduction and Summary; 1 What a Country Must Do to Catch Up to the Industrial Leaders; 2 Elections, Political Checks and Balances, and Growth; II Case Studies of Successes and Failures in Catching Up; 3 The Nordic Countries in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Economic Growth in a Comparative Perspective; 4 The Experimentalist-Convergence Debate on Interpreting China's Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Perspective; 5 Successes and Failures in Real Convergence: The Case of Chile
6 Economic Resurgence in the Commonwealth of Independent StatesIII Consequences of Accession to the European Union: Case Studies; 7 Spain in the EU: The Key Issues; 8 The Spanish Experience in the European Union; 9 Portugal's Convergence Process: Lessons for Accession Countries; 10 Greece: The Long Process of Economic and Institutional Convergence; 11 The Convergence Experience of the Greek Economy in the EU: Lessons for the EU Accession Countries; 12 Real Convergence within the European Union: The Case of Ireland; 13 Irish Economic Development in an International Perspective IV EMU Entry and Economic Growth14 When Should the Central Europeans Join the EMU? Reconciling Real and Nominal Convergence; 15 Is Full Participation in the EMU Likely to Favor or Slow Real Convergence?; V Conclusion; 16 Concluding Comments; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777517103321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Puzzles of economic growth / / Leszek Balcerowicz and Andrzej Rzońca, editors
| Puzzles of economic growth / / Leszek Balcerowicz and Andrzej Rzońca, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9009 |
| Collana | Directions in Development |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0326-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1 The Significance of Economic Growth""; ""Long-Term Growth""; ""Shocks and Periods of Relatively Stable Growth""; ""A Brief History of Economic Research""; ""Research Methods Applied in This Volume""; ""Conceptual and Analytical Framework""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 2 Institutional Systems and Economic Growth""; ""Innovation-Based Growth and Special Growth Mechanisms""; ""Determinants of Individual Choice""; ""Institutional Systems and Individual Decisions""
""Information Barriers to Innovation-Based Economic Growth""""Institutional Barriers""; ""Cases of Accelerated Economic Growth""; ""Successful Reform Packages""; ""Summary""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 3 How Did Australia Get Ahead of New Zealand?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 4 How Did Austria (Nearly) Catch Up with Switzerland?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Websites"" ""Chapter 5 Why Did the Economic Growth Paths of Estonia and Slovenia Diverge?""""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Websites""; ""Chapter 6 Why Is Mexico Poorer Than Spain?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 7 Why Has Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela's Economy Stagnated and Chile's Flourished?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes"" ""Bibliography""""Chapter 8 Why Is Costa Rica Lagging Behind Puerto Rico?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 9 Why Is Haiti Poorer Than the Dominican Republic?""; ""The Pace of Economic Growth""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Political Stability, Internal Security, and Property Rights""; ""Openness""; ""Inflow of Foreign Funds""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 10 How Has China Outpaced India?"" ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 11 Why Has Pakistan Developed More Slowly Than Indonesia?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 12 Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Boxes""; ""Box 6.1 Speculative Attacks on the Peso in 1993-94 Preceding Devaluation: Political Context""; ""Box 9.1 The Contribution of Investment to GDP in Haiti""; ""Box 9.2 Remittances from Abroad and Investment""; ""Figures"" ""Figure 1.1a Determinants of Short-Term Growth"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463390603321 |
| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Puzzles of economic growth / / Leszek Balcerowicz and Andrzej Rzonca, editors
| Puzzles of economic growth / / Leszek Balcerowicz and Andrzej Rzonca, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 331 pages) : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 338.9 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Public sector governance |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Case studies.
History |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0326-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1 The Significance of Economic Growth""; ""Long-Term Growth""; ""Shocks and Periods of Relatively Stable Growth""; ""A Brief History of Economic Research""; ""Research Methods Applied in This Volume""; ""Conceptual and Analytical Framework""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 2 Institutional Systems and Economic Growth""; ""Innovation-Based Growth and Special Growth Mechanisms""; ""Determinants of Individual Choice""; ""Institutional Systems and Individual Decisions""
""Information Barriers to Innovation-Based Economic Growth""""Institutional Barriers""; ""Cases of Accelerated Economic Growth""; ""Successful Reform Packages""; ""Summary""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 3 How Did Australia Get Ahead of New Zealand?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 4 How Did Austria (Nearly) Catch Up with Switzerland?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Websites"" ""Chapter 5 Why Did the Economic Growth Paths of Estonia and Slovenia Diverge?""""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Websites""; ""Chapter 6 Why Is Mexico Poorer Than Spain?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 7 Why Has Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela's Economy Stagnated and Chile's Flourished?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes"" ""Bibliography""""Chapter 8 Why Is Costa Rica Lagging Behind Puerto Rico?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 9 Why Is Haiti Poorer Than the Dominican Republic?""; ""The Pace of Economic Growth""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Political Stability, Internal Security, and Property Rights""; ""Openness""; ""Inflow of Foreign Funds""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 10 How Has China Outpaced India?"" ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 11 Why Has Pakistan Developed More Slowly Than Indonesia?""; ""Differences in Economic Performance: Factors and Causes""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 12 Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Boxes""; ""Box 6.1 Speculative Attacks on the Peso in 1993-94 Preceding Devaluation: Political Context""; ""Box 9.1 The Contribution of Investment to GDP in Haiti""; ""Box 9.2 Remittances from Abroad and Investment""; ""Figures"" ""Figure 1.1a Determinants of Short-Term Growth"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788183403321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank Group, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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