World Development Report 1991 - The Challenge of Development

Book : World Development Report 1991 - The Challenge of Development

Language : English

Library : Social Policy

Publish Place : New York

ISBN : 0-19-520869-2

ISSN : 0163-5085

Publish Date : 00 1991

Publisher : Oxford University press

Book Type : Book

Book Number : 3190

INDEX


Contents
Acronyms and initials Definitions and data notes Overview
The world economy in transition
Paths to development
Elements of a market-friendly approach
Rethinking the state
Priorities for action
1 The world economy in transition
The long view The setting for development Prospects for world development Quantitative global scenarios for the 1990s
2 Paths to development
The evolution of approaches to development The determinants of the growth of income Components of overall development The way forward
3 Investing in people
Welfare and growth
Challenges in human development
Public policy
4 The climate for enterprise
Entrepreneurs unleashed
Enterprise in agriculture
Empowering the manufacturer
Evidence on the productivity of investment projects
5 Integration with the global economy
Channels of technology transfer Labor flows and direct foreign investment Trade policy and economic growth Conditions for success in trade reform The global climate for trade 6 The macroeconomic foundation
Policies to promote stability and growth
Booms and busts
From stabilization to growth
The art of reform
Investment and saving
Global economic conditions
7 Rethinking the state
The political economy of development Remedies: democracy and institutions? Equity and redistribution Reforming the public sector
8 Priorities for action
Tasks for global action Specific actions that work A global challenge
Technical note
Bibliographical note
World Development Indicators