Stabilization and growth in developing countries : a structuralist approach / Lance Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Lance.

Series:

Development economics ; 1.

Harwood fundamentals of pure and applied economics

Harwood fundamentals of pure and applied economics. Development economics ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic stabilization--Developing countries.

Economic stabilization.

Finance--Developing countries.

Finance.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Lance Taylor uses structuralist models to examine the issues of short-term fluctuations and long-term growth in developing economies.

Contents:

Cover; STABILIZATION AND GROWTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A Structuralist Approach; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the Series; Stabilization and Growth in Developing Countries: A StructuraIist Approach; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE BASIC MODEL; 2.1. Price formation and inflation rates; 2.2. Internal and external balance; 2.3. The trade surplus and activity level; 2.4. Financial markets; 2.5. Public sector flows of funds; 2.6. Classic structuralist results in the short run; 3. ALTERNATIVE MACROECONOMIC CLOSURES; 3.1. Monetarism; 3.2. External strangulation

3.3. Flexible prices and access to foreign exchange3.4. Financial liberalization; 3.5. Summary on alternative closures and extensions to the basic model; 4. MACRO ADJUSTMENT IN THE SHORT RUN; 4.1. Export subsidies and import quotas; 4.2. Food subsidies and food price inflation; 4.3. Public enterprise pricing; 4.4. Orthodox shocks; 4.5. Heterodox shocks; 4.6. Summary about the short run; 5. DISTRIBUTION, GROWTH AND INFLATION IN THE MEDIUM RUN; 5.1. Mark-up dynamics; 5.2. Exchange rate dynamics; 5.3. Long-run distribution among all concerned; 5.4. Economic regimes

5.5. Extensions to several sectors5.6. Summary about the long run; References; Appendix; INDEX

Notes:

First published in 1989 by Harwood Academic Publishers GmbH.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-46193-0

0-415-86611-1

1-315-01483-1

1-136-46186-8

9781315014838

OCLC:

851156459