Title : | Globalization for development : trade, finance, aid, migration, and policy | Material Type: | printed text | Authors: | Ian Goldin, Author ; Kenneth Reinert, Author | Publisher: | Washington D.C. : The World Bank | Publication Date: | 2006 | Pagination: | xix, 308 p. | Layout: | ill. | Size: | 24 cm | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-8213-6274-7 | General note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-284) and index (p. 285-308) | Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) | Descriptors: | Finance and Financial Sector Development Health and population Macroeconomics and Economic Growth Nutrition
| Class number: | 337.22 | Abstract: | "Globalization for development"-is esencial reading for anoene interested in globalization and development.It provides important new insights and perspectives into how global flows of finance, trade, migrants, and ideas shape development and advances the debate by identifying urgently needed policy changes for a more inclusive globalization.
Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the Nobel prize for economicsand professor of economics Columbia University: Globalization may need defense, but it also needs reform.The authors tell us the story so far and go on to propos ways and means of getting to a happier ending.The ways identified,based on fine empirical assessment,certainly deserve our serious attention.
Amartya Sen,Winner of the nobel prize fot economics,Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics an Philosophy,Harvard University: This book cuts through the confusion of many discussions of globalization.In particular it gives a clear definition in terms of the basic flows that embody interaction among countries,including trade migration and so on.This provides a clear analytical framework for analyzing the impact of globalization on development and thuson recuding poverty.It is a first-class piece of work and a ‘must-read’ for those seeking clarity on one of the great issues of our time.
Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of Government Economics Services, United Kingdom: This book draws on a wealth of cross-country experience and knowledge to demonstrate that globalization has the ability to contribute to povert alleviation, but only under certain circumstances.As such, it provides invaluable insight to development practitioners and policy makers alike.It contains not only a lucid analytical framework in which to analyze these tradeoffs,but also some invigorating ideas on how globalization can be made to work for the poor. In this, it is a vital read for anyone concerned about a fairer sharing of our communal prosperity. | Contents note: | Background and context; Globalization and poverty; Trade; Finance; Aid; Migration with Andrew Beath; Ideas; Towarda a policy agenda; Boxes; Figures; Tables; | Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13275 |
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