Frontiers in development policy : a primer on emerging issues

Raj Nallari ... [et al.]

The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to bring home the inter-linkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals while being aware of the instabilities, complexities and downside risks

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Year of publication:	2011
Other Persons:	Nallari, Raj (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington, D.C. : World Bank
Subject:	Entwicklungspolitik \| Development policy \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Entwicklungstheorie \| Development theory
Description of contents:	Includes bibliographical references and index Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

Extent:	xiv, 297 p.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record CONTENTS; Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; PART I. DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN A POSTCRISIS WORLD; Section 1. Overview; Section 2. What Is Development?; Section 3. Poverty Traps and the MDGs; Section 4. Middle-Income Trap; Section 5. Pathways to Development; Section 6. Why Is Development Blocked?; Section 7. Development Challenges; Section 8. Political Economy; PART II. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT; Section 9. Overview; Section 10. Firms Are the Prime Movers; Section 11. Industrial Mix, Research Intensity, and Innovation by Firms Section 12. Investing in Technology and Human Capital: An Example from AsiaSection 13. Impact of Regulation on Growth and Informality; Section 14. Private Sector Regulation and Financial Regulation; PART III. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT; Section 15. Overview; Section 16. Why Is Growth Higher in Some Countries?; Section 17. The Role for State Intervention; Section 18. Private Participation in Infrastructure; Section 19. Changing Development Paradigms; Section 20. Aid Effectiveness; Section 21. Enhancing Competitiveness Section 22. Land Policy and Effective Use of Natural ResourcesSection 23. Cities as Engines of Growth; Section 24. Rethinking Macroeconomic Theory; Section 25. Macro-Fiscal-Monetary Policies; Section 26. Fiscal Activism; Section 27. Fiscal Multipliers; Section 28. Preventing Future Credit Bubbles; Section 29. Revisiting Exchange Rate Regimes; Section 30. Reexamining Trade Policy; PART IV. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; Section 31. Overview; Section 32. Early Childhood Development: The First Thousand Days Are Most Important; Section 33. Education Access and Quality: What We Know and Don't Know Section 34. Health Care PolicySection 35. Labor Market Trends; Section 36. Labor Market Policies; PART V. MANAGING RISKS; Section 37. Overview; Section 38. Managing the Climate Crisis; Section 39. The Role of Macroprudential Regulations; Section 40. Managing Capital Flows; Section 41. Triple Crisis: Rising Food Prices, Global Financial Crisis, and Climate Change Issues; Section 42. Catastrophes and Economic Growth; Index; Figures; 2.1 Income and Happiness, 1980s and 1990s; 2.2 Income and Happiness in the United States 2.3 Relationship between Well-Being and Income within Individual Countries, Gallup World Poll, 20022.4 Happiness and GDP, World Values Survey, 1999-2004; 3.1 Per Capita GDP Growth Rates, by Country Group, 2003-07; 3.2 Poverty Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and East Asia and Pacific, 1981-2005; 3.3 Gender Parity in Primary Education, 1991 and 2007; 3.4 Ratio of Employment to Population, Men and Women, 1991 and 2007; 4.1 Middle-Income Trap; 4.2 Global Competitiveness Indexes; 5.1 Sources of Economic Growth, by Region; 6.1 Regional Growth Poles; 7.1 Monthly Price Indexes, 2005-09 7.2 Development Is No Longer Just North-South English Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-0-8213-8785-6 ; 978-0-8213-8786-3
Other identifiers:	hdl:10986/2350 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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