Advances in development economics / editor, Dipak Basu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Basu, Dipak R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Development economics--Developing countries.

Development economics.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The importance of this book lies in its unique treatment of the economics of the developing countries. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical foundation of new theories and empirical models of development. A number of new topics are added in regard to the migration of labor force due to globalization, the relationship between private and public sectors, problems of regulations of the private sectors, problems of labor management in the era of globalization and transfer of organizational systems by the multinational companies from one country to another across cultural boundaries. Along with the

Contents:

CONTENTS; Part 4. Policy Modeling; Introduction; Tom Oskar Martin Kronsjo: A Profile; Biography of Contributors; About the Editor; Part 1. Growth and Development; 1. The Sustained Growth and Its Relation to the Initial Conditions Makoto Takashima; 2. Population and Poverty: A General Equilibrium Approach Mats Lundahl; 3. Immigration, Output, andWelfare in a Growth Model Partha Sen; Part 2. Labor Market and Economic Policy; 4. Inter-Governmental Monetary Cooperation and International Migration of Labor Akira Shimada

5. Getting Tough withWorkers: More on the Strategic Role of Debt Gerald Garvey and Noel GastonPart 3. Resource Allocation, Conflicts, and Resolutions; 6. Equitable and Decentralized Solutions for the Allocation of Indivisible Objects Somdeb Lahiri; 7. Planning, Competition, and Cooperation: The Scope for Negotiated Settlements Stephen Littlechild; 8. The Role of Relationship Banking on the Performance of Firms in Bangladesh Shigeru Uchida and Sarwar Uddin Ahmed; 9. Structural Adjustment Program and Public Fiscal Policy in India, 1990-1995 Dipak R. Basu; Part 5. Policy Analysis

10. Openness to Trade and the Poverty of Female-Headed Households in Turkey Oner Guncavdi and Raziye Selim11. China's Economic Performance and Transition in Relation to Globalization: From Isolation to Center-Stage Clem Tisdell; Part 6. Globalization and International Business; 12. Globalization and Creation of Organizational Citizenship in the Developing Countries: A Case Study of Toyota in India Victoria Miroshnik; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612441066

9781282441064

128244106X

9789812834881

9812834885

OCLC:

556263107