Development Economics

Towards Sustainable Development in Industry?

Edited by Ralph A. Luken, Paul Hesp

Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, Chin...

Hardback (2004)

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

Hardback (June 2003)

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

Hardback (May 2003)

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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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