Industrial Policy and Economic Transformation in Africa

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• The revival of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is all the more welcome for having followed one of the worst economic disasters--a quarter centur... Lees meer

Escaping the Resource Curse

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• The wealth derived from natural resources can have a tremendous impact on the economics and politics of producing countries. In the last quarter centu... Lees meer

Taxation in Developing Countries

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• Taxes are a crucial policy issue, especially in developing countries. Just recently, proposals to raise middle-class taxes toppled the Bolivian govern... Lees meer

Privatization

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• The privatization of large state-owned enterprises is one of the most radical policy developments of the last quarter century. Right-wing governments ... Lees meer

Growth and Policy in Developing Countries

José Antonio Ocampo, Codrina Rada, Lance Taylor

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• Economic structuralists use a broad, systemwide approach to understanding development, and this textbook assumes a structuralist perspective in its in... Lees meer

The Welfare State Revisited

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• The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever there is a need for strong social protection systems--the best tools we ha... Lees meer

The Great Polarization

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• Inequality of income and wealth has skyrocketed since the 1970s. As the super-rich have grasped the vast majority of the gains from economic growth, l... Lees meer

The Quality of Growth in Africa

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• In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings togethe... Lees meer

Efficiency, Finance, and Varieties of Industrial Policy

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• Industrial policy, once relegated to resource allocation, technological improvements, and the modernization of industries, should be treated as a seri... Lees meer