[Introduction] This paper provides a synthesis of the multifaceted impact of the global economic crisis on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), focusing on the Pacific and Caribbean regions. It shows that the social investment agenda, which has underpinned so much of the development progress...

[Introduction] The fundamental development challenge in the Arab region is one of economic transformation or, more pertinent, a lack thereof. Heavy sectoral weights of extractive industries lead to dependence on global oil prices, even in oil-producing countries. The structure of production...

[Introduction ...] We analyse IMF policy recommendations proposed to 26 developing countries in 2010 through its Article IV reports. The countries were chosen with the aim of having a diversified sample both geographically and in terms of per capita GDP. The selection of the countries was also...