Globalization and development : country experiences / Kartik C. Roy, Anita Medhekar and Hemant Chittoo, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roy, K. C. (Kartik Chandra), 1941-

Medhekar, A.

Series:

"Readings in world development" series.

Readings in world development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Developing countries--Case studies.

Economic development.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.

Globalization.

Developing countries--Economic conditions--Case studies.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the title suggests, this book is about development experiences of developing countries under globalization. While the issues discussed in this book are diverse, a strong emphasis has been placed on trade; the knowledge economy and human capital; and poverty alleviation and environment.

Contents:

Intro

GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES

CONTENTS

PREFACE

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

Chapter 1 GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT ISSUES

INTRODUCTION

GLOBALISATION AND TRADE IN GOODS

How Did this Situation Come About?

Instruments Deployed

1. Most Favoured Nations (MFN) Agreement

2. FDI Inflow to China

3. Domestic Production and Trade Policy Reforms in China

WTO MEMBERSHIP, EXCHANGE RATE AND DOMESTIC SAVINGS

Exchange Rate

Domestic Saving and Consumption Repression

Rural-Urban Divide and Income Distribution: Meeting Their Basic Needs

OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

OTHER CONSEQUENCES

STRUCTURAL REFORM, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

BREAK DOWN OF THE NATION STATE

APPROPRIATE INSTITUTIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

MAIN ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED

Trade, Industrialisation and Development

Food Supply

Development and Environment

CONCLUDING COMMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR CORRECTING INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECK IN INDIA

ROAD-RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

COORDINATION OF ROAD AND RAIL

INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS

FIVE YEAR PLANS AND ROAD-RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

PPP POLICY FOR ROAD-RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

Chapter 3 GLOBALISATION AND THE EMERGENCE OF INDIA'S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

KNOWLEDGE, GLOBALISATION AND GROWTH

ICT GROWTH UNDER GLOBALISATION

THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY OF INDIA

ROLE, GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF ICT SECTORS IN INDIA

(a) The Share of IT Industry in India's GDP

(b) Share of IT in Domestic and Export Markets.

(c) Decomposition of Earnings of the Indian IT Sector:

(i) From Export Markets

(ii) From Domestic Markets

(d) Employment Generation and its Distribution in India's IT Sector

PROBLEMS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 4 GLOBALISATION AND THE GENESIS OF THE ICT/BPO SECTOR IN MAURITIUS

LITERATURE REVIEW: GLOBALISATION AND ICT

ICT /BPO IN MAURITIUS: SOME KEY FACTS

IT/BPO SECTOR: OTHER BASES OF DEVELOPMENT

THE OUTCOME TO DATE

ENSURING SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT OF ICT/BPO SECTOR IN MAUTITIUS

CHALLENGES OF THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE

CONCLUSION

Chapter 5 TERTIARY EDUCATION AS HUMAN CAPITAL IN PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT

STRUCTURE AND OVERSIGHT OF TERTIARY EDUCATION

CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT THEMES

FACULTY (DIS)ORIENTATION TO THE RESEARCH FUNCTION

CASE STUDY OF CARLOS HILADO COLLEGE

APPENDIX

Chapter 6 MODERNISATION OF INSTITUTIONS FOR RURAL WATER PROVISION IN CAMBODIA'S DEVELOPMENT

THE AGRARIAN DEVELOPMENT GAP

SOCIO-ECONOMIC REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT

IMPROVING RURAL HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO SAFE WATER

CLIMATE AND WATER RESOURCES

WATER RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND ACCESS

CONCEPTS, INDICATORS AND INDEXES OF ACCESS TO WATER

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND WATER ACCESS

WATER PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF NGO RURAL WATER PROJECTS

Chapter 7 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: RESOURCE CURSE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEM

POPULATION AND LABOUR MARKET

THE 'RENTIR STATE' AS AN ALTERNATIVE

STIMULATING PRIVATE SECTOR/NON-OIL BASED INDUSTRIES

WHY IS DIVERSIFICATION SO DIFFICULT?

REFERENCES.

Chapter 8 TRADE LIBERALISATION IN BANGLADESH UNDER GLOBALISATION

LITERATURE REVIEW

ECONOMIC POLICY REFORMS IN BANGLADESH

TRADE POLICY TRENDS IN BANGLADESH

EXCHANGE RATE POLICY

A CRITICAL OVERVIEW OF THE TRADE REGIME

1. Tariff Protection

2. Non-Tariff Protection

3. Contingent Protection Measures

4. Export Incentives

5. Export Restrictions

Chapter 9 TRADE RELATED EVENTS AND EMPLOYMENT TRADE RELATIONSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA

Benefits from Trade

Exports, Imports and Employment

Employment Arguments of Free Trade

Research Gap

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

AUSTRLIA'S TRADE PATTERN AND PRIOR STUDIES

Government's Trade Policy

Australia's Major Trading Partners

Prior Studies on Australian Trade

DATA AND METHODOLOGY

Data for the Analysis

Methodology

THE EFFECT OF TRADE ON EMPLOYMENT

Investigation of the Stationary Behavior of the Model Variables

VECM Model Specification

Determination of the Order of the VECM

Determination of the Number of Long Run Relationships

Model Selection

Discussion of the Model Estimates

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

General Perspective of the Study

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

Chapter 10 TRADE, DEVELOPMENT AND UGANDA'S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

DEFINITIONS OF GLOBALISATION, TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND WORLD TRADE OGANISATION (WTO)

The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)

The African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States and the European Union (EU)

Everything, but Arms

WHY UGANDA IS COMMITTED TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIBERALISATION

AN OVEVIEW OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN UGANDAS LOCATION DISTRIBUTION.

Location Distribution of Firms in the Textiles Industry in Uganda

THE IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON THE TEXTILES INDUSTRIAL SECTOR/ECONOMY OF UGANDA

THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GLOBALISATION ON ENVIRONMENT

Chapter 11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY IN KENYA: THE SHAMBA SYSTEM

FOOD SECURITY

FOOD INSECURITY

FOOD INSECURITY IN KENYA

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN KENYA

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN KENYA

FOOD SECUTITY AND THE SHAMBA SYSTEM

Chapter 12 PARTICIPATION IN STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR GENDER EMPOWERMENT: MAURITIAN WOMEN

Political

Socio Economic

Socio Cultural

GENDER AND DEMOCRACY IN MAURITIUS

METHODOLOGY

ANALYSIS

Woman's Interest in Politics

Barriers of Entry to Mauritian Woman in Politics

RECOMMENDATIONS

Chapter 13 MINIMISING THE IMPACT OF GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Effects of Global Emission and Adaptation Measures

GREEN BUILDINGS OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

METHANE EMISSIONS AND ITS REDUCTION MEASURES

OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING WORLD UNDER KYOTO PROTOCOL

MARKET EFFICIENCY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

CAPITAL INFLOW

CLEAN PRODUCTION

International Trade and Institution Building

Chapter 14 PRECARIOUS CONSOCIATIONALISM: LEBANON'S PREDICAMENT IN PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT

GEO-ECONOMICS

GEOPOLITICS

FAILD POWER-SHARING

EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF LEBANON'S POWER SHARING FAILURE

Assessing Lebanon's Power Sharing Failure Empirically: Variables

ASSESSING LEBANON'S POWER SHARING FAILURE EMPIRICALLY: METHODOLOGY

ASSESSING LEBANON'S POWER SHARING FAILURE EMPIRICALLY: RESULTS

Chapter 15 ADOPTION OF PERFORMANCE LINKED REWARD SYSTEM IN INDIAN PUBLIC SECTOR: EFFICIENCY, SCOPE AND PROBLEMS

Size of Sample

Suggested Performance Linked Reward System

PROPOSED PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL FOR INDIAN RAILWAYS

BENEFITS AND REWARDS BASED PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

TRAINING BASED ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

SUCCESS OF PERFORMANCE LINKED REWARD SYSTEM IN INDIAN RAILWAYS

Communication of Adverse Comments to the Employees

Communication of Favourable Comments to the Employees

Chapter 16 ADDRESSING GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: EXPERIENCES GAINED AND LESSONS LEARNT

EXPERIENCES GAINED

COUNTRY EXPERIENCES

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61324-958-6

OCLC:

923661312