Economic alternatives for growth, employment, and poverty reduction : progressive policy recommendations for developing countries / Edited by Terry McKinley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McKinley, Terry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manpower policy--Developing countries.

Manpower policy.

Poverty--Government policy.

Poverty.

Developing countries.

Poverty--Government policy--Developing countries.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

United Nations Development Programme.

Physical Description:

xiii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

"This book is a collection of working papers, policy briefs and training modules, published by the International Poverty Centre in Brazil, which provides a comprehensives set of recommendations for alternative economic policies that can generate growth, employment and poverty reduction in developing countries"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction

T.McKinley &

J.Weeks PART I: ALTERNATIVE MACROECONOMIC POLICIESThe Macroeconomic Implications of MDG-Based Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa

J.Weeks &

T.McKinleyPro-Growth Alternatives for Monetary and Financial Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa

R.Pollin, G.Epstein & J.HeintzTraining Modules on 'Economic Policies, MDGs and Poverty' Fiscal Policy

S.PatelMonetary Policy

A.Saad FilhoFinancial Policy

G.Epstein &

I.GrabelPART II: ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF SCALING UP ODA: The Macroeconomic Debate on Scaling up HIV/AIDS Financing

D.HailuWhy Is the Dutch Disease Always a Disease? The Macroeconomic Consequences of Scaling up ODA

T.McKinleyManaging the Exchange-Rate Consequences of an MDG-Related Scale-up in HIV/AIDS Financing; J.SerieuxThe Impact of Foreign Aid on Government Spending, Revenue and Domestic Borrowing in Ethiopia

P.M.G.MartinsPART III: PUBLIC FINANCE AND DEBT RELIEF Gearing Public Finance to Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Moldova

T.McKinleyDoes Debt Relief Increase Fiscal Space in Zambia? The MDG Implications

J.Weeks & T.McKinleyMoldovas Middle-Income Mistaken Identity: The Severe Income and Human Development Costs

J.WeeksThe Reduction of Fiscal Space in Zambia utch Disease and Tight-Money Conditionalities

J.WeeksPART IV: ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURAL REFORMS Privatising Basic Utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: the MDG Impact

K.Bayliss &

T.McKinleyMonetary Policy and Financial Sector Reform for Employment Creation and Poverty Reduction in Ghana

J.HeintzPART V: POLICIES FOR TRANSFORMING GROWTH INTO EMPLOYMENT GENERATIONAn Employment-Targeted Economic Programme for South Africa

R.Pollin, G.Epstein &

L.NdikumanaA Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan

J.WeeksExpanding Decent Employment in Kenya: The Role of Monetary Policy, Inflation Control and the Exchange Rate

R.Pollin &

J.HeintzThe Employment Impact of an MDG-Based Development Strategy for Yemen

T.McKinley PART VI: A POLICY AGENDA FOR ADDRESSING GLOBAL IMBALANCES The Monopoly of Global Capital Flows: Who Needs Structural Adjustment Now?

T.McKinleyAddressing Global Imbalances: A Development-Oriented Policy Agenda; A.Izurieta &

T.McKinley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230220980

0230220983

OCLC:

463970881