Beyond the City evaluates the contribution of rural development and policies to growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation in the rest of the economy, as well as in the rural space. This title brings together new theoretical and empirical treatments of the links between rural and...

The study questions whether, after a decade of remarkable progress in trade reform, Latin America and the Caribbean really integrates into the global market, offering a promising rapid growth, and good jobs for its workers. For despite the incidence of the loosely called "knowledge economy", the...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction and Summary -- What Should Countries Rich in Natural Resources Do to Grow Faster and Improve the Quality of Their Jobs? -- Answering Old and New Concerns about Trade -- Lessons from Successful Natural...