Economic transformation in emerging countries : the role of investment, trade, and finance / edited by Farok J. Contractor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Contractor, Farok J.

International Trade and Finance Association. Conference 1996 : San Diego, Calif.)

Simon Nelson Patten Fund.

Series:

Series in international business and economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance--Developing countries--Congresses.

Finance.

Developing countries.

Financial institutions--Developing countries--Congresses.

Financial institutions.

Investments, Foreign--Developing countries--Congresses.

Investments, Foreign.

Foreign exchange--Developing countries--Congresses.

Foreign exchange.

Capital market--Developing countries--Congresses.

Capital market.

Technology transfer--Economic aspects--Developing countries--Congresses.

Technology transfer.

Technology transfer--Economic aspects.

Decommunization--Case studies--Congresses.

Decommunization.

Privatization--Developing countries--Congresses.

Privatization.

Developing countries--Commercial policy--Congresses.

Commercial policy.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pergamon, 1998.

Summary:

This book deals with one of the great dramas of our day, the transformation of countries from economic backwardness, or a socialist somnolence, into greater efficiency and participation in the invigorating currents of international trade and investment. This book is about building market institutions and about the struggle to shed institutional baggage of the past. It is about new 'openings'. It is about liberalization of economic policies, about relaxing controls, and welcoming the influx of foreign capital and goods. Above all, the underlying theme of this book is the search for appropriate government policies, on issues vital to emerging nations (defined here as developing nations and former communist bloc countries), such as exchange rate management, acquisition of technology, privatization, capital flows, trade and direct investment.

Notes:

"Mainly selections fron papers initially presented at the International Trade and Finance Association conference in San Diego in 1996"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Simon Nelson Patten Fund.

Presented by The American Academy of Political and Social Science in memory of Simon Nelson Patten; 1999/2000.

ISBN:

0080434290

OCLC:

38966048