Beyond macroeconomic stability : structural transformation and inclusive development / / edited by Iyanatul Islam and David Kucera |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hampshire, England ; ; New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 339.509172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
IslamIyanatul <1953->
KuceraDavid <1960-> |
Collana | Advances in labour studies |
Soggetto topico |
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Developing countries
Economic stabilization - Developing countries |
ISBN | 92-2-127801-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Table I.1 Effect of real exchange rate (RER) movements on employment; Figure I.1 Defining employment intensity; Part I: Limits of the Conventional Macroeconomic Policy Framework; 1 Dispensing Macroeconomic Policy Advice to Developing Countries: The IMF's Article IV Consultations; Figure 1.1 IMF policy recommendations for 50 countries; Table 1.1 Public debt and growth: revisiting the evidence; Table 1.2 Nature of IMF advice on fiscal adjustment
Table 1.3 Fiscal statistics and the countries in the Article IV consultations (%)Table 1.4 Tests of statistical significance (at 5 per cent level) of different meanvalues of debts/deficits; Table 1.5 CV to measure dispersion/uniformity in projections; Table 1.6 IMF on inflation projections in 27 countries; Table 1.7 Nature of IMF advice on inflation targeting; Figure 1.2 IMF policy recommendations on employment generation, poverty reduction and social protection; Table 1.8 Nature of employment analysis in the Article IVs: some country-specific examples Table 1.9 Nature of poverty analysis in the Article IVs: some country-specific examplesTable 1.10 Financing needs for infrastructure; Table 1.11 Financing needs for pro-poor spending; 2 Fiscal Consolidation: Issues and Evidence; Figure 2.1 Initial debt to GDP ratio (1981) and subsequent real GDP growth(annual % change) average of 1981-2010; Figure 2.2 Median growth and debt to GDP ratios, 1981-2009; Figure 2.3 Highest and lowest median initial debt to GDP ratios and median GDP growth, 1981-2009; Figure 2.4 Debt trend - number of countries with different debt levels, 1981-2009 Figure 2.5 Debt and growth relationship (movement versus shift)3 Should Developing Countries Target Low, Single-Digit Inflation to Promote Growth and Employment?; Table 3.1 Inflation targeting countries (emerging and developing countries); Figure 3.1 Long-run median inflation rates, recent inflation versus mediantargeted inflation rate; Table 3.2 IMF policy statements on inflation in 19 developing countries: examples from the Article IV consultation process; Figure 3.2 Growth and inflation relationship (linear); Table 3.3 Cross-country threshold studies Figure 3.3 Growth and inflation relationship (nonlinear)Table 3.4 Country-specific threshold studies; Table 3.5 Median growth and inflation rates (%) (2000-2007); Figure 3.4 Inflation-growth relationship (1980-1989); Figure 3.5 Inflation-growth relationship (1990-1999); Figure 3.6 Inflation-growth relationship (2000-2007); Figure 3.7 Inflation targeting countries and non-inflation targeting countries:inflation rate; Figure 3.8 Inflation targeting countries: growth-inflation relationship (2000-2007); Figure 3.9 Non-inflation targeting countries: inflation-growth relationship(2000-2007) Figure 3.10 Co-movement of inflation and food price index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787621903321 |
Hampshire, England ; ; New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond macroeconomic stability : structural transformation and inclusive development / / edited by Iyanatul Islam and David Kucera |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hampshire, England ; ; New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 339.509172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
IslamIyanatul <1953->
KuceraDavid <1960-> |
Collana | Advances in labour studies |
Soggetto topico |
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Developing countries
Economic stabilization - Developing countries |
ISBN | 92-2-127801-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Table I.1 Effect of real exchange rate (RER) movements on employment; Figure I.1 Defining employment intensity; Part I: Limits of the Conventional Macroeconomic Policy Framework; 1 Dispensing Macroeconomic Policy Advice to Developing Countries: The IMF's Article IV Consultations; Figure 1.1 IMF policy recommendations for 50 countries; Table 1.1 Public debt and growth: revisiting the evidence; Table 1.2 Nature of IMF advice on fiscal adjustment
Table 1.3 Fiscal statistics and the countries in the Article IV consultations (%)Table 1.4 Tests of statistical significance (at 5 per cent level) of different meanvalues of debts/deficits; Table 1.5 CV to measure dispersion/uniformity in projections; Table 1.6 IMF on inflation projections in 27 countries; Table 1.7 Nature of IMF advice on inflation targeting; Figure 1.2 IMF policy recommendations on employment generation, poverty reduction and social protection; Table 1.8 Nature of employment analysis in the Article IVs: some country-specific examples Table 1.9 Nature of poverty analysis in the Article IVs: some country-specific examplesTable 1.10 Financing needs for infrastructure; Table 1.11 Financing needs for pro-poor spending; 2 Fiscal Consolidation: Issues and Evidence; Figure 2.1 Initial debt to GDP ratio (1981) and subsequent real GDP growth(annual % change) average of 1981-2010; Figure 2.2 Median growth and debt to GDP ratios, 1981-2009; Figure 2.3 Highest and lowest median initial debt to GDP ratios and median GDP growth, 1981-2009; Figure 2.4 Debt trend - number of countries with different debt levels, 1981-2009 Figure 2.5 Debt and growth relationship (movement versus shift)3 Should Developing Countries Target Low, Single-Digit Inflation to Promote Growth and Employment?; Table 3.1 Inflation targeting countries (emerging and developing countries); Figure 3.1 Long-run median inflation rates, recent inflation versus mediantargeted inflation rate; Table 3.2 IMF policy statements on inflation in 19 developing countries: examples from the Article IV consultation process; Figure 3.2 Growth and inflation relationship (linear); Table 3.3 Cross-country threshold studies Figure 3.3 Growth and inflation relationship (nonlinear)Table 3.4 Country-specific threshold studies; Table 3.5 Median growth and inflation rates (%) (2000-2007); Figure 3.4 Inflation-growth relationship (1980-1989); Figure 3.5 Inflation-growth relationship (1990-1999); Figure 3.6 Inflation-growth relationship (2000-2007); Figure 3.7 Inflation targeting countries and non-inflation targeting countries:inflation rate; Figure 3.8 Inflation targeting countries: growth-inflation relationship (2000-2007); Figure 3.9 Non-inflation targeting countries: inflation-growth relationship(2000-2007) Figure 3.10 Co-movement of inflation and food price index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823885703321 |
Hampshire, England ; ; New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In defence of labour market institutions : cultivating justice in the developing world / / edited by Janine Berg and David Kucera |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 331.1209172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BergJanine
KuceraDavid <1960-> |
Collana | The International Labour Organization |
Soggetto topico | Labor market - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-281-91475-4
9786611914752 0-230-58420-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Labour Institutions in the Developing World: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives; 3 Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodological Questions on 'Working Hours Rigidity'; 4 Institutions and the Finance of General Skills Training: Evidence from Africa; 5 The Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons for Developing Countries; 6 The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions
7 What Can the Labour Demand Function Tell Us About Wages and Employment? The Case of the Philippines8 The Impact of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?; 9 Labour Standards and Informal Employment in Latin America; 10 Legal Determinants of Labour Informality; 11 New Trends in Latin American Labour Reforms: The Law, its Reform and its Impact in Practical Terms; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910172214903321 |
Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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