Handbook of development economics Volume 5
This handbook organizes chapters by sets of policies that are important components of discussions about how to facilitate development. In each chapter, authors identify and discuss the relevant theoretical and empirical literature that describes the fundamental problems that the policies seek to rem...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam, New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co North-Holland
2010, 2010
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| Series: | Handbooks in economics
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| Collection: | Elsevier Handbooks in Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This handbook organizes chapters by sets of policies that are important components of discussions about how to facilitate development. In each chapter, authors identify and discuss the relevant theoretical and empirical literature that describes the fundamental problems that the policies seek to remedy or ameliorate, as well as the literature that evaluates the effects of the policies Introduction: Linking Development Policy with Development Research Trade, foreign investment, and industrial policy for developing countries Monetary and exchange rate policies Financial globalization and economic policies Policies towards international labor flows Aid and conditionality Improvement and extension of property rights Governance and development Labor regulations, unions, and social protection in developing countries: market distortions or efficient institutions? Access to finance: credit markets, insurance, and saving Population and health policies Investment in education -- inputs and incentives The place of nature in economic development |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xxvii, 4039-5061 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780444529442 0444529446 |