Detailed case studies of debt defaults by Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Ecuador, Moldova, and Uruguay, framed by a comprehensive discussion of the history, economic theory, legal issues, and policy lessons of sovereign debt crises.

Der vorliegende Sammelband enthält Referate und Korreferate, die auf den Jahrestagungen 2001 und 2002 des Ausschusses für Entwicklungsländer des Vereins für Socialpolitik in Heidelberg und Berlin gehalten wurden. In den Beiträgen werden neuere Ansätze der entwicklungsökonomischen...

Wissen und Institutionen sind wichtige Entwicklungsfaktoren für die sogenannten Niedrigeinkommensländer. Was dabei genau unter "Wissen" und "Institutionen" zu verstehen ist und welche politischen Folgerungen zu ziehen sind - dies sind die zentralen Fragen, mit denen sich der...

The developing economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have been the recipients of a considerable volume of capital inflows in the 1990s. Given the increased integration of capital markets, it is not surprising that monetary control became more difficult for many developing...

The most salient trend in monetary policy over the past two decades has been increasing reliance on money market operations, which reflects the belief that allowing market forces to allocate financial resources brings about increased economic efficiency and growth. However, small economies and...

'Grow first, clean up later' environmental strategies in the developing economies of East Asia pose a critical regional and global sustainability challenge in this area of continuing rapid urban-based industrial growth which is the most polluted region in the world. Using detailed case studies...

This year's Word Development Report (WDR), the twenty-eighth, looks at the role of equity in the development process. It defines equity in terms of two basic principles. The first is equal opportunities: that a person's chances in life should be determined by his or her talents and efforts,...

Cross border intellectual property and theoretical models / Ruth Taplin -- Innovation and intellectual property rights in China and India : prospects and strategies / Bernard Arogyaswamy, Lisa Dolak -- African intellectual property law and the newly emerging African economies with an emphasis on...