Globalisation, development and transition: conversations with eminent economists/
Brian Snowdon
- Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2007.
- 537 p.
The fall and rise of globalisation Introduction Globalisation v. 'globaphobia' The gains from trade and good governance When did globalisation begin? The 'great reversal' : international disintegration and recovery Financial globalisation The benefits and costs of financial integration Exchange rate regimes and the 'open-economy trilemma' The role of the International Monetary Fund Globalisation and the IMF : some lessons from the 1990s International labour migration The 'offshore outsourcing' controversy The size of nations Growth, productivity and international competitiveness Analysing global competitiveness The Growth Competitiveness Index The Business Competitiveness Index The Global Competitiveness Index Improving competitiveness of developing countries Conclusion
Economic development in historical perspective Introduction The 'great escape' Alternative measures of 'progress' Income measures Beyond income measures of progress : basic needs, the PQLI and life expectancy The Human Development Index Competitiveness indices Measures of freedom Anthropometrics The economics of obesity The economics of happiness and life satisfaction The birth of development economics From the 'dirigiste consensus' to the 'Washington consensus' and beyond Growth and development Growth, development and the role of institutions Economic history and institutions Bandits and kleptocrats Barriers to growth and development Sub-Saharan Africa's 'growth tragedy' From 'Marshall Plan' to Millennium Development Goals 2005 : a 'pivotal year' in the development debate? The foreign aid controversy Aid and poverty traps Foreign aid : a 'weapon of mass salvation' Conclusion
The rise and fall of the socialist system and the trials of transition Introduction The legacy of Marx The rise and fall of the socialist system and the Soviet Union, 1917-91 From 'golden age' growth to slowdown Western perceptions of the socialist system Economic analysis under socialism From glasnost and perestroika to transition The political economy of transition A third way : is market socialism feasible? Alternative paths of transition : the shock therapy v. gradualism debate The political economy of reform
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International economic relations--Globalization Economic history--20th century