Globalisation, development and transition: conversations with eminent economists/ (Record no. 146337)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781845428501 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 1845428501 |
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 337 |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Snowdon, Brian |
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| Title | Globalisation, development and transition: conversations with eminent economists/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Brian Snowdon |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cheltenham, UK: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Edward Elgar, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 537 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The fall and rise of globalisation<br/>Introduction<br/>Globalisation v. 'globaphobia' <br/>The gains from trade and good governance <br/>When did globalisation begin?<br/>The 'great reversal' : international disintegration and recovery<br/>Financial globalisation<br/>The benefits and costs of financial integration<br/>Exchange rate regimes and the 'open-economy trilemma' <br/>The role of the International Monetary Fund <br/>Globalisation and the IMF : some lessons from the 1990s <br/>International labour migration <br/>The 'offshore outsourcing' controversy<br/>The size of nations<br/>Growth, productivity and international competitiveness<br/>Analysing global competitiveness<br/>The Growth Competitiveness Index <br/>The Business Competitiveness Index <br/>The Global Competitiveness Index<br/>Improving competitiveness of developing countries<br/>Conclusion<br/><br/>Economic development in historical perspective <br/>Introduction<br/>The 'great escape'<br/>Alternative measures of 'progress'<br/>Income measures<br/>Beyond income measures of progress : basic needs, the PQLI and life expectancy <br/>The Human Development Index<br/>Competitiveness indices <br/>Measures of freedom <br/>Anthropometrics <br/>The economics of obesity <br/>The economics of happiness and life satisfaction <br/>The birth of development economics<br/>From the 'dirigiste consensus' to the 'Washington consensus' and beyond <br/>Growth and development <br/>Growth, development and the role of institutions<br/>Economic history and institutions <br/>Bandits and kleptocrats <br/>Barriers to growth and development<br/>Sub-Saharan Africa's 'growth tragedy' <br/>From 'Marshall Plan' to Millennium Development Goals <br/>2005 : a 'pivotal year' in the development debate? <br/>The foreign aid controversy <br/>Aid and poverty traps <br/>Foreign aid : a 'weapon of mass salvation' <br/>Conclusion<br/><br/>The rise and fall of the socialist system and the trials of transition <br/>Introduction <br/>The legacy of Marx <br/>The rise and fall of the socialist system and the Soviet Union, 1917-91<br/>From 'golden age' growth to slowdown <br/>Western perceptions of the socialist system <br/>Economic analysis under socialism <br/>From glasnost and perestroika to transition<br/>The political economy of transition <br/>A third way : is market socialism feasible?<br/>Alternative paths of transition : the shock therapy v. gradualism debate <br/>The political economy of reform |
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| Keyword | International economic relations |
| General subdivision | Globalization |
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| Keyword | Economic history |
| General subdivision | 20th century |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 337 SNO/G | P00964 | 17/02/2020 | 17/02/2020 | General Books |