The political economy of policy reform
This volume collects the papers from a conference in honor of J. Michael Finger on the occasion of his retirement from the World Bank. The papers cover a number of important issues in the analysis of policy reform and the political economy of policy reform. In particular, papers focus on the politic...
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| Language: | English |
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Bingley, U.K.
Emerald
2004
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| Series: | Contributions to economic analysis
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| Collection: | Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Collection Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The political economy of policy reform : the origins and dynamics of policy improvement / Douglas Nelson
- 'Steeling' house votes at low prices for the steel import quota bill of 1999 / Edward Tower
- The Madison paradox and the low cost of reducing special-interest legislation / Stephen P. Magee
- Executive-congressional collaboration for trade liberalization or games legislators play / I. M. Mac Destler
- The role of the world bank in the transfer of policy knowledge on trade liberalisation / Doug Nelson
- Tax credits and welfare for working families : a case study of policy transfer / David Greenaway
- The WTO and development / Alessandro Turrini
- Coherence with no 'here' : WTO co-operation with the world bank and the IMF / L. Alan Winters
- Pros and cons of linking trade and labor standards / Robert M. Stern
- J. Michael Finger and the Doha development agenda / Bernard Hoekman
- Unequal exchange : developing countries in the international trade negotiations / Julio J. Nogues
- Can industrial policy be good policy? / Jeffrey A. Hart
- Equitable and efficient international schemes to control carbon dioxide emissions / Emilson C. D. Silva
- General equilibrium studies of multilateral trade negotiations : do they really help? / Joseph Francois