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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Taking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field
of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle
conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in
development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts,
issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction
of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new
conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as
well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on
both economic and empowerment outcomes. Key Features: Comprehensive
introduction to the theory and practice of financial inclusion
Accessible style, with focus boxes detailing more advanced material
In-depth analysis of the relationship between female empowerment
and financial inclusion Up to date discussions of recent
developments in FinTech, the impact of microfinance, and the new
frontiers of financial inclusion research Discussing what is known
about the economic impacts of financial inclusion and what is still
to be discovered, this book is an ideal companion for students and
researchers of development finance and economics. It aims to
inspire current and future cohorts of researchers and policymakers,
as well as practitioners with an interest in financial inclusion.
This book presents an up-to-date overview of the theory as well as
the empirics of the relationship between investment, financial
imperfections and uncertainty. After reviewing the capital market
imperfections literature and the empirical results, the authors
discuss both traditional investment models with uncertainty and the
more modern option based models. They present an overview of
empirical results of the modelling of investment under uncertainty.
In these examples, the effects of capital market imperfections on
investment are carefully considered. The authors conclude that
there is overwhelming empirical support for a negative
uncertainty-investment relationship. This innovative book will
appeal to academics with an interest in investment theory,
professionals in the financial sector and students of
macroeconomics and finance. Investment, Capital Market
Imperfections, and Uncertainty assumes only a basic knowledge of
mathematics and is easily accessible.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Taking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field
of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle
conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in
development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts,
issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction
of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new
conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as
well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on
both economic and empowerment outcomes. Key Features: Comprehensive
introduction to the theory and practice of financial inclusion
Accessible style, with focus boxes detailing more advanced material
In-depth analysis of the relationship between female empowerment
and financial inclusion Up to date discussions of recent
developments in FinTech, the impact of microfinance, and the new
frontiers of financial inclusion research Discussing what is known
about the economic impacts of financial inclusion and what is still
to be discovered, this book is an ideal companion for students and
researchers of development finance and economics. It aims to
inspire current and future cohorts of researchers and policymakers,
as well as practitioners with an interest in financial inclusion.
Contemporary Issues in Development Finance provides comprehensive
and up-to-date coverage of theoretical and policy issues in
development finance from both the domestic and the external finance
perspectives and emphasizes addressing the gaps in financial
markets. The chapters cover topical issues such as microfinance,
private sector financing, aid, FDI, remittances, sovereign wealth,
trade finance, and the sectoral financing of agricultural and
infrastructural projects. Readers will acquire both breadth and
depth of knowledge in critical and contemporary issues in
development finance from a philosophical and yet pragmatic
development impact approach. The text ensures this by carefully
integrating the relevant theoretical underpinnings, empirical
assessments, and practical policy issues into its analysis. The
work is designed to be fully accessible to practitioners with only
a limited theoretical economic background, allowing them to deeply
engage with the book as useful reference material. Readers may find
more advanced information and technical details provided in clear,
concise boxes throughout the text. Finally, each chapter is fully
supported by a set of review questions and by cases and examples
from developing countries, particularly those in Africa. This book
is a valuable resource for both development finance researchers and
students taking courses in development finance, development
economics, international finance, financial development policy, and
economic policy management. Practitioners will find the development
impact, policy, and conceptual analysis dimensions insightful
analysing and designing intervention strategies.
In 1998 the World Bank published a report entitled "Assessing Aid:
What Works, What Doesn't and Why". This report presents the results
of an extensive investigation into the effectiveness of development
aid. The main message of the text of the report is that development
aid helps, but only when there is a good policy environment in the
recipient countries, that is when there is sound macroeconomic
management and when robust government institutions exist. It
stresses that it is a myth to think that good policies can be
bought by giving development aid: giving aid conditional on policy
reforms does not lead to improved economic policies. The conclusion
of the World Bank report is that aid flows should be directed only
to countries with sound policies and that it should be focused more
on supporting governments in reforming entire sectors, rather than
on specific development projects. The "Assessing Aid" report has
led to heated debates, both among academics and policy-makers,
about development aid and aid policies. Many have questioned the
methodology used, the results and the policy conclusions of the
report. This book aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion
about the future of development aid. In particular, it re-examines
a number of issues that are crucial to the analysis and to the
conclusions of the World Bank report. In this study the authors aim
to put the discussion on the future of development aid into
perspective and summarise the main findings of the other studies in
this collection. They focus on two issues: the aid effectiveness
debate before and after the Assessing Aid report, and the
discussion on policy conditionality and good governance. Section II
provides a brief survey of past research on aid effectiveness, that
is, before publication of the Assessing Aid report and summarises
the main findings of the World Bank report on aid effectiveness. In
this study the authors aim to put the discussion on the future of
development aid into perspective and summarise the main findings of
the other studies in this collection. They focus on two issues: the
aid effectiveness debate before and after the Assessing Aid report,
and the discussion on policy conditionality and good governance.
Section II provides a brief survey of past research on aid
effectiveness, that is, before publication of the Assessing Aid
report and summarises the main findings of the World Bank report on
aid effectiveness.
This collection brings together a collection of theoretical and
empirical findings on aspects of financial development and economic
growth in developing countries. The book is divided into two parts:
the first identifies and analyses the major theoretical issues
using examples from developing countries to illustrate how these
work in practice; the second part looks at the implications for
financial policy in developing countries.
For two decades thinking on economic policy has been dominated by
the idea of economic liberalization in general and financial
deregulation in particular. This field has become both extensive
and controversial, yet there is no single book which treats
financial deregulation in a complete and coherent manner.
This book rectifies the shortfall by focusing specifically on the
consequences of interest rate deregulation for the real sectors of
the economy. Using both analytical and simulation models the
behaviour of consumers, firms, banks, informal credit markets and
governments is examined with a view to providing guidance on a
number of controversial issues.
Contemporary Issues in Development Finance provides comprehensive
and up-to-date coverage of theoretical and policy issues in
development finance from both the domestic and the external finance
perspectives and emphasizes addressing the gaps in financial
markets. The chapters cover topical issues such as microfinance,
private sector financing, aid, FDI, remittances, sovereign wealth,
trade finance, and the sectoral financing of agricultural and
infrastructural projects. Readers will acquire both breadth and
depth of knowledge in critical and contemporary issues in
development finance from a philosophical and yet pragmatic
development impact approach. The text ensures this by carefully
integrating the relevant theoretical underpinnings, empirical
assessments, and practical policy issues into its analysis. The
work is designed to be fully accessible to practitioners with only
a limited theoretical economic background, allowing them to deeply
engage with the book as useful reference material. Readers may find
more advanced information and technical details provided in clear,
concise boxes throughout the text. Finally, each chapter is fully
supported by a set of review questions and by cases and examples
from developing countries, particularly those in Africa. This book
is a valuable resource for both development finance researchers and
students taking courses in development finance, development
economics, international finance, financial development policy, and
economic policy management. Practitioners will find the development
impact, policy, and conceptual analysis dimensions insightful
analysing and designing intervention strategies.
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