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What strategies are viable for developing countries today? The World Trade Organization and the shrinking of ‘development space’
Development Studies Institute, LSE, 2003The paper argues that TRIMS and GATS limit the authority of developing country governments to constrain the choices of companies operating or hoping to operate in their territory, while TRIPS requires the governments to enforce rigorous property rights of foreign (generally Western) firms in the face of ‘theft’ by domestic firms.DocumentForeign direct investment and income inequality in Latin America
International Economic Development Group, ODI, 2003The paper positions Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the debate on income inequality in Latin America. The paper offers causes of income inequality and a review of the debate on FDI and development.DocumentMicroeconomic aspects of economic growth in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, 1950-2000
Global Development Network, 2002The most important features of growth before the transition are reviewed and the key legacies that the transition economies inherited from the Soviet growth model are discussed. Possible microeconomic components of economic growth in transition economies are pointed out, being the restructuring of existing firms and new firm formation as well as households saving and labour supply decisions.DocumentMicroeconomics of growth in South Asia
Global Development Network, 2003East Asian phenomenal growth is often associated with its high saving rate, but does this explain all?DocumentThe effect of contingent credit lines on banks' liquidity demands
Global Development Network, 2002Whilst opening up financial and capital markets can provide additional capital and improve the efficiency of domestic economies, liberalization also increases the exposure of a country to outside shocks. So what role can central banks play in minmising these shocks?DocumentExploring the implications of official dollarization on macroeconomic volatility
Global Development Network, 2002Does dollarization really facilitate financial integration and a better performance of the domestic banking system?DocumentIs there room for national monetary policy in the era of globalization?
Global Development Network, 2002What are the new challenges facing monetary policy regimes in developing and transition countries in the era of globalization? This paper approaches this question by confronting some of the theoretical arguments in favour of either continuing sovereign monetary policy, or giving up monetary sovereignty, with each other.DocumentContract enforcement, institutional stability, and the level and maturity of international debt
Global Development Network, 2002What is the effect of contract enforcement and institutional stability on the level and maturity of international debt? Enforcement along with other political and institutional factors have been considered important in speeding up economic growth, as countries with weak contract enforcement and unstable institutions have low investment rates and slow growth.DocumentThe microeconomics of African growth, 1950-2000
Global Development Network, 1999This paper reviews African growth from the microeconomic perspective, focusing on the incentives and constraints facing rural households and manufacturing firms.The production problem is first viewed from a static perspective.DocumentMicroeconomics of growth in South Asia
Global Development Network, 2000How do micro-economic agents impact the growth process? This paper seeks to understand the microeconomics of the growth process in South Asia by focussing on some selected sectoral issues and the perspectives of micro-economic agents.The early growth strategy of South Asian countries is briefly reviewed, emphasising import substitution and planned allocation of resources.Pages