Annual World Bank conference on development economics, Europe 2002-2003 : toward pro-poor policies--aid, institutions, and globalization / / edited by Bertil Tungodden, Nicholas Stern, and Ivar Kolstad

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 355 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 330.9172/4
• Soggetto topico: Development economics - Developing countries
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Economic conditions
• Altri autori: TungoddenBertil SternN. H (Nicholas Herbert) KolstadIvar
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Toward Pro-Poor Policies: An Overview -- Part I. Aid -- Scaling Up: The Challenge of Monterrey -- New Perspectives on Aid Effectiveness -- In Search of the Holy Grail: How to Achieve Pro-Poor Growth? -- Aid and Growth Revisited: Policy, Economic Vulnerability, and Political Instability -- New Poverty Reduction Strategies: Old Wine in New Bottles? -- Part II. Institutions -- Crisis, Political Institutions, and Policy Reform: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- State Failure in Developing Countries and Institutional Reform Strategies -- States, Reforms, and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of Failure -- Inequality before and under the Law: Paths of Long-Run Development in the Americas -- The Transition Process in Postcommunist Societies: Toward a Political Economy of Property Rights -- Part III. Globalization -- Lessons from the 1997-98 East Asian Crises -- Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Globalization-Induced Changes and the Role of Policies -- Income Distribution, Factor Endowments, and Trade Openness -- Globalizing Talent and Human Capital: Implications for Developing Countries -- The Economics of the Brain Drain Turned on Its Head -- Appendix: Program.
• Sommario/riassunto: This annual conference has become a key event in Europe for the discussion of development issues. It is a unique platform for many of the world's finest development thinkers and experienced policymakers to present their perspectives, ideas, and to challenge researchers and senior staff of the World Bank and other organizations with their views. These papers look at a number of compelling issues surrounding the topic of development.
• Titolo autorizzato: Annual World Bank conference on development economics, Europe 2002-2003
• ISBN: 1-280-08414-6; 9786610084142; 1-4175-0793-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960194303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.