Annual World Bank conference on development economics, Europe 2002-2003 : toward pro-poor policies--aid, institutions, and globalization

The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the world's finest development thinkers to present their perspectives and ideas. In recent years, a parallel, second conference has been held in Europe with the same goal of expanding the flow of ideas between thinkers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of international development. Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Toward Pro-Poor Policies: An Overview......Page 11 Part I. Aid......Page 21 Scaling Up: The Challenge of Monterrey......Page 23 New Perspectives on Aid Effectiveness......Page 53 In Search of the Holy Grail: How to Achieve Pro-Poor Growth?......Page 73 Aid and Growth Revisited: Policy, Economic Vulnerability, and Political Instability......Page 105 New Poverty Reduction Strategies: Old Wine in New Bottles?......Page 121 Part II. Institutions......Page 143 Crisis, Political Institutions, and Policy Reform: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly......Page 145 State Failure in Developing Countries and Institutional Reform Strategies......Page 175 States, Reforms, and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of Failure......Page 207 Inequality before and under the Law: Paths of Long-Run Development in the Americas......Page 223 The Transition Process in Postcommunist Societies: Toward a Political Economy of Property Rights......Page 241 Part III. Globalization......Page 257 Lessons from the 1997–98 East Asian Crises......Page 259 Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Globalization-Induced Changes and the Role of Policies......Page 289 Income Distribution, Factor Endowments, and Trade Openness......Page 301 Globalizing Talent and Human Capital: Implications for Developing Countries......Page 325 The Economics of the Brain Drain Turned on Its Head......Page 345 Appendix: Program......Page 357 The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics(ABCDE)-Europe 2003 presents selected papers from the fourth annual ABCDE-Europe meetings, held June 24-26, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. More than 350 eminent scholars and practitioners from 50 countries met to deliberate on the theme'Towards Pro-Poor Policies'. The papers from sessions on aid, institutions, and globalization provide both a general overview of links between poverty, inequality, and growth, and address specific topics such as the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative for debt reduction. All consider the role of policies and institutions in development and poverty reduction. This volume contains an overview by Bertil Tungodden, Ivar Kolstad, and Nicholas Stern; papers on aid by Nicholas Stern, David Roland-Holst and Finn Tarp, Stephan Klasen, Lisa Chauvet and Patrick Guillaumont, and Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, and Fran?s Roubaud; papers on institutions by Mariano Tommasi, Mushtaq Khan, David Dunham, Stanley Engerman and Kenneth Sokoloff, Karla Hoff and Joseph Stiglitz; and papers on globalization by Jomo Sundaram, John Dunning, Antonio Spilimbergo, Juan Luis Londoo, and Miguel Szly, Andre Solimano, and Oded Stark. The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics(ABCDE)-Europe 2003 presents selected papers from the fourth annual ABCDE-Europe meetings, held June 24-26, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. More than 350 eminent scholars and practitioners from 50 countries met to deliberate on the theme 'Towards Pro-Poor Policies'. The papers from sessions on aid, institutions, and globalization provide both a general overview of links between poverty, inequality, and growth, and address specific topics such as the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative for debt reduction. All consider the role of policies and institutions in development and poverty reduction. This volume contains an overview by Bertil Tungodden, Ivar Kolstad, and Nicholas Stern; papers on aid by Nicholas Stern, David Roland-Holst and Finn Tarp, Stephan Klasen, Lisa Chauvet and Patrick Guillaumont, and Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, and Fran?s Roubaud; papers on institutions by Mariano Tommasi, Mushtaq Khan, David Dunham, Stanley Engerman and Kenneth Sokoloff, Karla Hoff and Joseph Stiglitz; and papers on globalization by Jomo Sundaram, John Dunning, Antonio Spilimbergo, Juan Luis Londoo, and Miguel Szly, Andre Solimano, and Oded Stark The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics(ABCDE)-Europe 2003 presents selected papers from the fourth annual ABCDE-Europe meetings, held June 24-26, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. More than 350 eminent scholars and practitioners from 50 countries met to deliberate on the theme 'Towards Pro-Poor Policies'. The papers from sessions on aid, institutions, and globalization provide both a general overview of links between poverty, inequality, and growth, and address specific topics such as the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative for debt reduction. All consider the role of policies and institutions in development and poverty reduction. This volume contains an overview by Bertil Tungodden, Ivar Kolstad, and Nicholas Stern; papers on aid by Nicholas Stern, David Roland-Holst and Finn Tarp, Stephan Klasen, Lisa Chauvet and Patrick Guillaumont, and Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, and François Roubaud "IN THIS VOLUME: An overview by Bertil Tungodden, Ivar Kolstad, and Nicholas Stern; papers on aid by Nicholas Stern, David Roland-Holst and Finn Tarp, Stephan Klasen, Lisa Chauvet and Patrick Guillaumont, and Jean-Pierre Cling, Mireille Razafindrakoto, and François Roubaud; papers on institutions by Mariano Tommasi, Mushtaq Khan, David Dunham, Stanley Engerman and Kenneth Sokoloff, Karla Hoff and Joseph Stiglitz; and papers on globalization by Jomo Sundaram, John Dunning, Antonio Spilimbergo, Juan Luis Londoño, and Miguel Székely, Andrés Solimano, and Oded Stark."

the Proceedings Of The Fourth Annual Bank Conference On Development Economics (or Abcde, Held In Oslo In June 2002) Contains 15 Selected Papers That Consider The Role Of Policies And Institutions In Development And The Reduction Of Poverty. The Papers Provide A General Overview Of Links Between Poverty, Inequality, And Growth As Well As Insights Into Specific Topics Such As The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative For Debt Reduction. There Is No Subject Index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or