Wider Perspectives on Global Development.

This volume brings together some of the most influential scholars in development economics to explore how to improve the well-being of the poor, how to design effective structures and institutions for poverty reduction and what the role of economic, political and social dimensions are (and should be...

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Main Authors:	Atkinson, Anthony B. (Author), Basu, Kaushik (Author), Bhagwati, Jagdish N. (Author), North, Douglass C. (Author), Rodrik, Dani (Author), Stewart, Frances (Author), Stiglitz, Joseph E. (Author), Williamson, Jeffrey G. (Author)
Corporate Authors:	World Institute for Development Economics Research (Author), SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Series:	Studies in development economics and policy.
Subjects:	Economics. Development Economics. Economic Policy. International Economics. International Relations. Political Economy. Development economics. Economic policy. International economic relations. International relations. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This volume brings together some of the most influential scholars in development economics to explore how to improve the well-being of the poor, how to design effective structures and institutions for poverty reduction and what the role of economic, political and social dimensions are (and should be) in global development. Issues addressed include globalization; both its governance and a historical perspective; inequality, of income, and the potential for conflict; trade and labour practises in a transitional and developing world, and; the natures and characteristics of institutions and markets.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XX, 259 pages)
ISBN:	9780230501850
DOI:	10.1057/9780230501850