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First Published in 1975. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Global contributors discuss the theoretical controversies
concerning the merits and demerits of affirmative action, and
explain why affirmative action is needed in multi-ethnic countries.
They analyse actual experience with affirmative action policies -
their origin, nature and consequences - in nine countries.
This book evaluates the extent to which post-conflict
reconstruction has addressed problems of horizontal inequalities
through country case studies on Burundi, Rwanda, Nepal, Peru,
Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Afghanistan, and four
thematic studies on macro-economic policies, privatisation, PRSP's,
and employment generation.
Despite increasing acceptance that poverty is multidimensional,
most policy work adopts a monetary definition. Using data for India
and Peru, the authors compare four different approaches to poverty
analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. "Defining Poverty in
the Developing World" compares and contrasts monetary,
capabilities, social exclusion and participatory approaches in a
highly informative manner. The research elucidates the implications
for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach
chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn.
The increasing liberalization and globalization of the world
economy has not been accompanied by convergence in the various
indicators of economic and social development. The papers in this
volume go some way towards explaining why the increasing reliance
on market forces may lead to greater divergences in economic
performance. They also point to the importance for the development
process of social solidarity and institutions which encourage
co-operative approaches to problem solving.
This collection of papers by some of the world's leading
development economists is remarkable for its wide scope. It covers
such varied topics as stagflation in the third world; the extension
of free trade to include international investment; the early 1980s
in Latin America; the economic growth of Africa and communal land
tenure systems and their role in rural development. As well as
representing important contributions in themselves, the papers
acquire unity from a similarity in approach - always giving
priority to reality if it comes into conflict with theoretical
bias.
This book explores the effects of macro-policies and determines
which policies have best promoted appropriate technology in
developing countries. It explores the political economy of
macro-policies, examining which groups in society are likely to
benefit from alternative policies and technologies.
This book is the outcome of a Development Studies Association
Workshop on Technology that we convened in Queen Elizabeth House in
March 1980. In the 1960s and 1970s most research on technology in
poor countries was directed at the question of the labour or
capital intensity of production technique (sometimes described as
the 'neo-classical' question). The collection of essays raises
questions as much as it provides answers: but in so doing it
provides a comprehensive introduction to the major new topics which
are of substantial concern to those working on issues of technology
and development.
This book presents papers on the recycling of funds from surplus to
deficit countries; stabilizing the existing International Financial
System; securing an adequate level of investment return for surplus
countries; the role of the special drawing rights; and mineral and
energy financing.
This two-volume work examines the causes of civil war and consequent humanitarian emergencies in developing countries. Twenty-three international experts explain why wars start and how to prevent them--offering a less costly alternative to the present reactive strategy of the world community to provide mediation, relief, and rehabilitation after the conflict occurs. The volumes provide a general framework which is applied to such recent conflicts as those in Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, the Congo, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus.
The 1980s has been a decade of sharp adjustment and rising poverty
for most of the developing world. The oil crisis of the 1970s and
the recession of the 1980s set in motion a chain of events which
had particularly serious consequences for these areas. In this
text, the author examines the major causes and results of this
situation. The work includes: an examination of the relationship
between adjusting policies and poverty during the 1980s; an
assessment of the extent to which the situation was the result of
exogenous and/or endogenous policies; an analysis of the impact of
the IMF and World Bank macro-policies on adjusting countries - both
in theory and practice; a discussion of government tax and
expenditure policies - with particular focus on social sector
spending; an appraisal of other contributing factors; and
identification and assessment of improved policies for the future.
The book focuses on those areas where poverty was highest, namely,
Africa and Latin America. Experiences here are sharply contrasted
with those areas which were able to combine adjustment with
protection for the poor.
The 1980s has been a decade of sharp adjustment and rising poverty
for most of the developing world. The oil crisis of the 1970s and
the recession of the 1980s set in motion a chain of events which
had particularly serious consequences for these areas. In this
text, the author examines the major causes and results of this
situation. The work includes: an examination of the relationship
between adjusting policies and poverty during the 1980s; an
assessment of the extent to which the situation was the result of
exogenous and/or endogenous policies; an analysis of the impact of
the IMF and World Bank macro-policies on adjusting countries - both
in theory and practice; a discussion of government tax and
expenditure policies - with particular focus on social sector
spending; an appraisal of other contributing factors; and
identification and assessment of improved policies for the future.
The book focuses on those areas where poverty was highest, namely,
Africa and Latin America. Experiences here are sharply contrasted
with those areas which were able to combine adjustment with
protection for the poor.
First Published in 1975. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
There is growing consensus in the development economics literature
that ethnic diversity is a very significant factor in explaining
Africa's poor economic performance. Ethnic Diversity and Economic
Instability in Africa challenges this conventional wisdom. Drawing
on the insights of historians, anthropologists and political
scientists as well as development economists, this book questions
whether ethnicity is the most useful organising principle by which
to examine the economic development of Africa, arguing that it is a
more fluid and contingent concept than economic models allow.
Instead, the authors explore the actual experience of ethnicity in
Africa and propose new methods of measuring ethnic diversity and
inequalities. Finally some tentative conclusions are reached
regarding appropriate policy reforms.
The increasing liberalization and globalisation of the world
economy has not been accompanied by covergence in the various
indicators of economic and social development. The papers in this
volume go some way towards explaining why the increasing reliance
on market forces may lead to greater divergences in economic
performance. They also point to the importance for the development
process of social solidarity and institutions which encourage
co-operative approaches to problem solving.
The World Bank and the IMF dominate policy-making in Africa today.
This book considers the consistency between their adjustment
policies and long-run development needs, with an analysis of
country experience. An alternative development strategy is
proposed.
An in-depth study of the process of descision-making, in both an
empirical and theoretical context, within the iron and steel
industry in Turkey, with respect to the planning, development and
implementation of major construction projects.
Human Development is widely recognised as the overriding goal of
development, yet its realization is challenged by growing
inequality, macro-economic fluctuations, and recurrent financial
crises. This edited collection reflects on the work of Richard
Jolly and includes contributions from leading scholars of
development, all of whom have worked with Richard Jolly at varying
points in his distinguished career. The volume advances thinking in
the area of Human Development by discussing the evolution of its
conceptualization and the policy implications, and the achievements
in related key areas such as education, social protection, and
employment. It juxtaposes these theoretical and (at times) real
life improvements with disturbing developments in terms of growing
inequality and macro-economic instability. It documents the growing
income inequality which has characterized both developing and
developed countries. It shows that there has been a decline in some
countries and identifies the policies adopted in these exceptional
cases. It also shows also where and how public expenditure on Human
Development in developing countries has been affected by the 2008
financial crisis and presents a new framework for a pro-growth
pro-Human Development macro-economics, including suggestions for
the countercyclical regulation of financial flows. The book also
argues that a series of disruptive factors are nudging the
innovation trajectory in new potentially pro-poor and pro-Human
Development directions, especially if policies speed-up the
diffusion of new efficient appropriate technologies in low and
middle income economies.
Human Development is widely recognised as the overriding goal of
development, yet its realization is challenged by growing
inequality, macro-economic fluctuations, and recurrent financial
crises. This edited collection reflects on the work of Richard
Jolly and includes contributions from leading scholars of
development, all of whom have worked with Richard Jolly at varying
points in his distinguished career. The volume advances thinking in
the area of Human Development by discussing the evolution of its
conceptualization and the policy implications, and the achievements
in related key areas such as education, social protection, and
employment. It juxtaposes these theoretical and (at times) real
life improvements with disturbing developments in terms of growing
inequality and macro-economic instability. It documents the growing
income inequality which has characterized both developing and
developed countries. It shows that there has been a decline in some
countries and identifies the policies adopted in these exceptional
cases. It also shows also where and how public expenditure on Human
Development in developing countries has been affected by the 2008
financial crisis and presents a new framework for a pro-growth
pro-Human Development macro-economics, including suggestions for
the countercyclical regulation of financial flows. The book also
argues that a series of disruptive factors are nudging the
innovation trajectory in new potentially pro-poor and pro-Human
Development directions, especially if policies speed-up the
diffusion of new efficient appropriate technologies in low and
middle income economies
There is growing consensus in the development economics literature
that ethnic diversity is a very significant factor in explaining
Africa's poor economic performance. Ethnic Diversity and Economic
Instability in Africa challenges this conventional wisdom. Drawing
on the insights of historians, anthropologists and political
scientists as well as development economists, this book questions
whether ethnicity is the most useful organising principle by which
to examine the economic development of Africa, arguing that it is a
more fluid and contingent concept than economic models allow.
Instead, the authors explore the actual experience of ethnicity in
Africa and propose new methods of measuring ethnic diversity and
inequalities. Finally some tentative conclusions are reached
regarding appropriate policy reforms.
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