Development Is Back (Development Centre Studies)

Achieving the economic development of poor countries remains a formidable challenge which increasingly preoccupies OECD countries. The Organization's Development Centre was founded in 1962 as one means to study and to confront the problems of comparative development and to relate them to experiences in the more advanced economies. This book provides a compendium of that experience and looks forward to future policies and strategies, which might provide some solutions to the problems facing developing countries. Some reflections are also included on how the Development Centre has evolved and been transformed better to synchronize with the OECD's overall efforts in favor of the poorer countries, regions, and peoples. Achieving The Economic Development Of Poor Countries Remains, Even In The Third Millennium, A Formidable Challenge Which Increasingly Preoccupies Oecd Countries. The Organisation's Development Centre Was Founded In 1962 As One Means To Study And To Try To Confront The Problems Of Comparative Development And To Relate Them To Experiences In The More Advanced Economies. This Book Provides A Compendium Of That Experience And Looks Forward To Future Policies And Strategies Which Might Provide Some Solutions To The Problems Facing Developing Countries. Some Reflections Are Also Included On A Remarkable Institution Which Has Evolved And Been Transformed Better To Synchronise With The Oecd's Overall Efforts In Favour Of The Poorer Countries, Regions And Peoples. Foreword By Donald J. Johnston -- Preface By Jorge Braga De Macedo -- Chapter 1. The Development Of The Centre By Veronique Sauvat -- Part One: Analytical Topics -- Chapter 2. The West And The Rest In The International Economic Order By Angus Maddison -- Chapter 3. Growth In Theory And Practice By Daniel Cohen -- Chapter 4. Convergence Clubs And Underdevelopment Traps By Jean-claude Berthelemy -- Chapter 5. Sustainable Development By David O'connor -- Chapter 6. Globalisation And Poverty By Maurizio Bussolo And Christian Morrisson -- Chapter 7. The Changing Role Of The Firm In Development By Charles P. Oman -- Chapter 8. State-owned Enterprises In Development: Privatisation And Beyond By Andrea Goldstein -- Chapter 9. Trade And Investment Liberalisation By Kiichiro Fukasaku -- Chapter 10. Governing Financial Globalisation By Helmut Reisen -- Chapter 11. Civil Society And Development By Ida Mcdonnell And Henri-bernard Solignac Lecomte -- Chapter 12. The Development Challenge By Jorge Braga De Macedo, Colm Foy, And Charles P. Oman -- Part Two: Perspectives  -- Chapter 13. Origins Of The Development Centre By Carl Kaysen -- Chapter 14. A Personal Account By Edmond Malinvaud -- Chapter 15. The Origins And Early Years Of The Centre: A Personal Perspective By Angus Maddison -- Chapter 16. The Centre Since The 1960s By Ian Little -- Chapter 17. Remarks On The Occasion Of The 40th Anniversary By Louis Sabourin -- Chapter 18. The Development Centre In The World Of Ideas By Just Faaland -- Chapter 19. Thoughts On The Role Of The Development Centre Within The Oecd By Jean Bonvin -- Chapter 20. On The West And The Rest By Peter Jankowitsch -- Chapter 21. Development With A Big D: A 21st Century Mission For The Oecd? By Kimon Valaskakis -- Postscriptum -- Contributors Edited By Jorge Braga De Macedo, Colm Foy And Charles P. Oman. Includes Bibliographical References. Annotation The OECD Development Centre was founded in 1962 to study the problems and challenges of comparative development and relate them to experiences in more advanced economies. This book contains 21 contributions by various authors to mark its 40th anniversary by considering the origins and activities of the Centre during this time. It also discusses a number of policy aspects for developing countries including options to promote economic growth, sustainable development, civil society issues, trade and investment