Development Finance in the Global Economy: The Road Ahead (Studies in Development Economics and Policy)

A positive chapter has begun in finance for poor countries. Yet progress remains tentative. This book looks at how to make international finance better serve the needs of poor countries and poor people. It contains contributions by economists and political scientists who have been at the center of the international policy debate. This Book Explores How International Finance Can Serve The Needs Of Poor Countries And Poor People, Including Chapters On Multilateral Development Assistance, Multi-actor Global Funds, And The Transition From Official Development Assistance To Private Capital Flows. Containing Contributions From A Range Of Economists And Political Scientists, Including Some Who Have Been At The Centre Of The International Policy Debate, This Volume Is An Essential Companion For All Scholars And Policy-makers In This Important Area.--book Jacket. Development Finance In The Global Economy : The Road Ahead / Tony Addison And George Mavrotas -- Foreign Aid Resurgent : New Spirit Or Old Hangover? / Peter Burnell -- Multilateral Development Assistance : Good, Bad Or Just Plain Ugly? / Mark Mcgillivray, Simon Feeny And Howard White -- Political Economy Of Additional Development Finance / Anthony Clunies-ross And John Langmore -- Financing Global And Regional Public Goods Through Oda : Analysis And Evidence From The Oecd Creditor Reporting System / Helmut Reisen, Marcelo Soto And Thomas Weithöner -- Multi-actor Global Funds : New Tools To Address Urgent Global Problems / Jeremy Heimans -- The Transition From Official Aid To Private Capital Flows : Implications For A Developing Country / Renu Kohli -- The Millennium Challenge Account : Transforming Us Foreign Assistance Policy? / Steven Radelet -- Debt Relief : The Development And Poverty Impact / Tony Addison -- Remittances And Financial Inclusion In Development / Helen S. Toxopeus And Robert Lensink. Edited By Tony Addison And George Mavrotas. In Association With The World Institute For Development Economics Research Of The United Nations University (unu-wider). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. For much of the last 30 years the global economy has not worked well for most poor countries or for most poor people. But there are now grounds for optimism. Presently, global liquidity is ample, pushing investors into parts of the world they previously avoided, and private investment is rising. A new and more positive chapter has begun in Africa's debt story and aid flows have started to rise again after years of stagnation. Yet progress remains tentative. Global liquidity and private investment could contract and the recent growth in aid is not enough. Very poor countries still receive too little private capital. This book explores how international finance can serve the needs of poor countries and poor people. Containing contributions from a wide range of economists and political scientists, including those who have been at the centre of the international policy debate, this volume is an essential companion for all scholars and policymakers in this important area Using The Latest Analytical Frameworks, This Book Conveys A Comprehensive And Up-to-date View Of Inequality And Poverty In China. It Focuses On Regional Inequality But Also Uses Micro-level Data. It Utilizes Alternative Data Sets To Provide More Robust Results. It Employs The Latest Methodologies To Examine Poverty And Inequality. This Book Explores Trends Of Inequality And Poverty In China, Identifies Their Causes And Assesses Their Consequences, Analyzing In Detail The Regional/personal Variation In Incomes, Measures Of Human Wellbeing, The Gap Between The Coastal Regions And The Interior Regions, And Urban - Rural Disparity. This volume brings together some of the most influential scholars in development economics to explore how to improve the well-being of the poor, how to design effective structures and institutions for poverty reduction, and what the role of economic, political and social dimensions are (and should be) in global development. Issues addressed include globalization; both its governance and a historical perspective; inequality, of income, and the potential for conflict; trade and labor practices in a transitional and developing world; and the natures and characteristics of institutions and markets. --Publisher A positive chapter has begun in finance for poor countries. Yet progress remains tentative. This book looks at how to make international finance better serve the needs of poor countries and poor people. It contains contributions by economists and political scientists who have been at the centre of the international policy debate. 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