Author: I. I. Isaac
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Keywords: development, towards, sustainable, economic, strategies, africa, iadf, african, amp, fund, inter, alternative
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2010-01-20
List price: $65.55
ISBN-10: 1425122426
ISBN-13: 9781425122423

Authors:Richard Black, Howard White,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: development, routledge, studies, economics, goals, millennium, critical, perspectives, targeting
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2006-06-13
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0415394651
ISBN-13: 9780415394659

The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book. It asks and answers questions such as: Is development achievable in the time frames given? How useful were the goals in the first place? How far have we come in solving the aching problems of the developing world? This impressive collection featuring an array of respected contributors and a preface from Mark Malloch Brown of the UNDP, will be required reading among development economists and those interested in development studies more gener

Authors:Nagy Hanna, Robert Picciotto,
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Keywords: development, world, series, volume, bank, evaluation, poverty, work, learning, making, wealth
Number of Pages: 317
Published: 2002-07-31
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 076580915X
ISBN-13: 9780765809155

Author: K. Ali Akkemik
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: development, economic, growth, taiwan, singapore, korea, japan, east, asia, comparative, industrial
Number of Pages: 348
Published: 2008-11-06
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 9812832793
ISBN-13: 9789812832795

This book presents a broad descriptive and quantitative evaluation of industrial policies in four East Asian economies -- Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore -- with a special focus on Singapore. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the discussions on the concept of industrial policy within the East Asian context and quantitative assessments of these policies through productivity analyses and CGE modeling, especially where Singapore is concerned. It demonstrates evidence for the positive role of industrial policies and government activism in welfare improvements and industrial developme

Author: Jean-Claude Faure
Publisher: Organization for Economic
Keywords: development, assistance, committee, efforts, operation, report, members, policies
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2001-11-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9264190007
ISBN-13: 9789264190009

Author: James H. Michel
Publisher: Organization for Economic
Keywords: development, policies, assistance, efforts, operation, report, committee, members
Number of Pages: 233
Published: 1998-04-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 9264160191
ISBN-13: 9789264160194

The annual report of the Chairman of the OECD Development Assistance Committee. As the end of the 20th Century draws near, an accelerating international flow of goods, services, capital, information and technology heightens our awareness that we are on the threshold of a new era. There is reason to hope that we may be entering a new global age of greater security, prosperity and justice. However, some current trends also give rise to legitimate concerns. We instinctively doubt the wisdom of a development model in which more than one-fifth of the world’s population lives in extreme povert

Author: United Natio
Publisher: United Natio
Keywords: development, economic, africa, nations, trade, united, conference, regional, report, strengthening, intregration
Number of Pages: 115
Published: 2009-06-30
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 9211127688
ISBN-13: 9789211127683

This report will argue that strengthened intra-Africa integration is essential for development. Previous regional initiatives in Africa, which mainly focused on political issues, were largely seen as not having delivered much to uplift the economic conditions of its members nor ensured sustained growth. As will be elaborated on in the report, regional integration, when designed and implemented within a broader development strategy to promote economic diversification, structural changes and technological development, could enhance productive capacities of African economies, realize economies of