Books

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The debt sustainability framework for low-income countries The debt sustainability framework for low-income countries Bergljot Barkbu Low-income countries continue to face significant challenges in meeting their vast development needs while maintaining a sustainable debt position, even after many of these countries have benefited f… OL15974020W
Coalition politics and economic development Coalition politics and economic development Irfan Nooruddin "Coalition Politics and Economic Development challenges the conventional wisdom that coalition government hinders necessary policy reform in developing countries. Irfan Nooruddin presents a fresh the… OL15998767W
Payment for environmental services in agricultural landscapes Payment for environmental services in agricultural landscapes Leslie Lipper In recent years, development policy has responded to an increasing concern about natural resource degradation by setting up innovative payment for environmental services (PES) programs in developing … OL16278306W
Development economics and policy Development economics and policy Ian Livingstone While there are textbooks on development economics, the subject appears to be one that defines a comprehensive synthesis, in particular one of theory and policy. There exists a real need, therefore, … OL16465996W
Why Nations Fail Why Nations Fail Daron Acemoglu,James A. Robinson Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, or geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As *… OL16568759W
Breaking the oil spell : the Gulf Falcons' path to diversification Breaking the oil spell : the Gulf Falcons' path to diversification Fuad Hasanov,Min Zhu,International Monetary Fund Staff,Reda Cherif xviii, 194 pages ; 23 cm OL17788186W
Financial liberalization and economic performance in emerging countries Financial liberalization and economic performance in emerging countries Philip Arestis,Luiz Fernando de Paula "Empirical research has shown that there is little relationship between financial liberalization and economic growth in emerging countries. Although international financial integration should, in pri… OL18352208W
New development strategies New development strategies Akira Kohsaka "This collection examines the flaws in the Washington Consensus regarding economic liberalization and the role of the state and looks at the key link between market and government. The East Asian Mir… OL18366344W
Budgeting for the poor Budgeting for the poor Mark Robinson xiii, 223 p. : 23 cm OL18734827W
Challenges of the developing world Challenges of the developing world Howard Handelman "Challenges of the Developing World represents a thorough update of Howard Handelmans previously titled The Challenge of Third World Development. For many Westerners, the challenges faced by Less Dev… OL20022611W
The End of Poverty The End of Poverty Jeffrey Sachs A landmark exploration of the way out of extreme poverty for the world's poorest citizensAmong the most eagerly anticipated books of any year, this landmark exploration of prosperity and poverty dist… OL3849705W