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Restructuring Local Government Finance in Developing Countries
Edited by Roy Bahl, Paul Smoke
Examining cutting-edge issues of international relevance in the ongoing redesign of the South African local government fiscal system, the contributors to this volume analyze the major changes that have taken place since the demise of apa...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Shadow Prices for Project Appraisal
Elio H. Londero
Capitalizing on the extensive experience of the author in estimating shadow prices, Shadow Prices for Project Appraisal forges a bridge between theory and practice, explaining what shadow (or accounting) prices are, how they are used, an... -
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Capital Liberalization in Transition Countries
Edited by Age F.P. Bakker, Bryan Chapple
This significant new book provides a succinct overview of the essential policy issues surrounding capital liberalization. The book compares the experiences of transition economies in Europe with those of advanced nations, allowing the re...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Old and New Growth Theories
Edited by Neri Salvadori
Since the late 1980s, economic growth has again become a central topic in economic theorising. Recent endogenous growth theory has greatly contributed to the development of the field. Old and New Growth Theories analyses the most recent ... -
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Bridging the Global Digital Divide
Jeffrey James
Employing a rigorous analytical framework, the author bases his analysis on the concept of international technological dualism. He argues that one possible solution to the problem is the availability of affordable technologies, such as l...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Utility Privatization and Regulation
Edited by Cecilia Ugaz, Catherine Waddams Price
The authors address the question of infrastructure reforms in a novel way by focusing on the impact which they can have on consumers through the prices paid by different groups and on their access to the networks. They analyse original m... -
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Public Finance in Developing and Transitional Countries
Edited by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, James Alm
It is hard to think of anyone who has contributed so much and so widely to research in international public finance in the last 40 years as has Richard Bird. This volume of essays emerged from a conference dedicated to him. It also expan... -
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Trade and Development
Edited by John Toye
This book questions what enduring lessons have been learnt about the interdependence of international trade and economic development during the last 50 years. Since the end of the Cold War and the advent of the WTO, developing countries ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Reform and the Liberalisation of the Indian Economy
Edited by Kaliappa Kalirajan, Ulaganathan Sankar
A decade after the implementation of the initial wave of economic reforms in India, the process of transforming the country into a fully developed market economy continues. A hallmark of the globalised economy is its ability to sustain c... -
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The Rise and Fall of Czech Capitalism
Martin Myant
This book offers a detailed, critical account of the economic transformation of the Czech Republic since 1989. It follows the development and implementation of a reform strategy based on ‘shock’ therapy and rapid privatisation, set again... -
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Handbook on Development Policy and Management
Edited by Colin Kirkpatrick, Ron Clarke, Charles Polidano
This important Handbook on international development policy and management covers a broad spectrum of contemporary topics across all the major areas of interest. With over 40 chapters, the book comprehensively explores the many themes an...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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The Nature of Economic Growth
A. P. Thirlwall
This concise book, by one of the leading scholars in development economics, has been developed from a series of lectures given to masters students and will serve as an excellent introduction to the principles of growth and development th...eBook:Find out more$32.76