Economic alternatives for growth, employment, and poverty reduction : progressive policy recommendations for developing countries

This Book Is A Collection Of Working Papers, Policy Briefs And Training Modules, Published By The International Poverty Centre In Brazil, Which Provides A Comprehensives Set Of Recommendations For Alternative Economic Policies That Can Generate Growth, Employment And Poverty Reduction In Developing Countries--provided By Publisher. Machine Generated Contents Note: Introduction: Alternative Economic Policies For Growth, Employment And Poverty Reduction: A Progressive Policy Agenda For Developing Countries--t. Mckinley. Chapter I: Alternative Macroeconomic Policies: The Macroeconomic Implications Of Mdg-based Strategies In Sub-saharan Africa--j.weeks & T.mckinley. Pro-growth Alternatives For Monetary And Financial Policies In Sub-saharan Africa--r.pollin, G.epstein & J.heintz. Addressing Global Imbalances: A Development-oriented Policy Agenda--a.izurieta & T.mckinley. Chapter Ii: Economic Consequences Of Scaling Up Oda: The Macroeconomic Debate On Scaling Up Hiv/aids Financing--t.mckinley &--d.hailu. Why Is The 'dutch Disease' Always A Disease? The Macroeconomic Consequences Of Scaling Up Oda--t.mckinley. The Impact Of Foreign Aid On Government Spending, Revenue And Domestic Borrowing In Ethiopia--p.m.g. Martins. Managing The Exchange-rate Consequences Of An Mdg-related Scale-up In Hiv/aids Financing; J. Serieux. Chapter Iii: Public Finance And Debt Relief: Gearing Public Finance To Growth, Employment And Poverty Reduction In Moldova--t.mckinley. Does Debt Relief Increase Fiscal Space In Zambia? The Mdg Implications--j.weeks & T.mckinley. The Reduction Of Fiscal Space In Zambia - Dutch Disease And Tight-money Conditionalities--j.weeks. Chapter Iv: Policies For Transforming Growth Into Employment Generation: An Employment-targeted Economic Programme For South Africa--r.pollin, G.epstein, J. Heintz & L.ndikumana. A Proposed Strategy For Growth, Employment And Poverty Reduction In Uzbekistan--t.mckinley & J.weeks. Strengthening The Employment Impact Of An Mdg-based Development Strategy For Yemen--t.mckinley. Edited By Terry Mckinley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction T.McKinley & J.Weeks PART I: ALTERNATIVE MACROECONOMIC POLICIESThe Macroeconomic Implications of MDG-Based Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa J.Weeks & T.McKinleyPro-Growth Alternatives for Monetary and Financial Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa R.Pollin, G.Epstein & J.HeintzTraining Modules on 'Economic Policies, MDGs and Poverty' Fiscal Policy J.Weeks & S.PatelMonetary Policy A.Saad FilhoFinancial Policy G.Epstein & I.GrabelPART II: ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF SCALING UP ODA: The Macroeconomic Debate on Scaling up HIV/AIDS Financing T.McKinley & D.HailuWhy Is the Dutch Disease Always a Disease? The Macroeconomic Consequences of Scaling up ODA T.McKinleyManaging the Exchange-Rate Consequences of an MDG-Related Scale-up in HIV/AIDS Financing; J.SerieuxThe Impact of Foreign Aid on Government Spending, Revenue and Domestic Borrowing in Ethiopia P.M.G.MartinsPART III: PUBLIC FINANCE AND DEBT RELIEF Gearing Public Finance to Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Moldova T.McKinleyDoes Debt Relief Increase Fiscal Space in Zambia? The MDG Implications J.Weeks & T.McKinleyMoldovas Middle-Income Mistaken Identity: The Severe Income and Human Development Costs J.WeeksThe Reduction of Fiscal Space in Zambia utch Disease and Tight-Money Conditionalities J.WeeksPART IV: ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURAL REFORMS Privatising Basic Utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: the MDG Impact K.Bayliss & T.McKinleyMonetary Policy and Financial Sector Reform for Employment Creation and Poverty Reduction in Ghana G.Epstein & J.HeintzPART V: POLICIES FOR TRANSFORMING GROWTH INTO EMPLOYMENT GENERATIONAn Employment-Targeted Economic Programme for South Africa R.Pollin, G.Epstein & L.NdikumanaA Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan T.McKinley & J.WeeksExpanding Decent Employment in Kenya: The Role of Monetary Policy, Inflation Control and the Exchange Rate R.Pollin & J.HeintzThe Employment Impact of an MDG-Based Development Strategy for Yemen T.McKinley PART VI: A POLICY AGENDA FOR ADDRESSING GLOBAL IMBALANCES The Monopoly of Global Capital Flows: Who Needs Structural Adjustment Now? T.McKinleyAddressing Global Imbalances: A Development-Oriented Policy Agenda; A.Izurieta & T.McKinley. This book is a collection of working papers, policy briefs and training modules, published by the International Poverty Centre in Brazil, which provides a comprehensives set of recommendations for alternative economic policies that can generate growth, employment and poverty reduction in developing countries. This book brings together a lively collection of papers presenting provocative and heterodox views on a range of important economic issues for developing countries. The volume is particularly important for providing alternative macroeconomic policies for sub-Saharan Africa, especially on fiscal and monetary policies that aim to generate growth and productive employment. The contributors to this volume dispel the common illusion that the scaling up Official Development Assistance jeopardizes macroeconomic stability. The book offers useful policy recommendations on improving public finances in developing countries, particularly by mobilizing more domestic revenue and taking full advantage of debt relief. It systematically links fiscal, monetary and financial policies with the goal of generating broad-based employment at decent wages. The book contains thirteen papers from internationally recognized experts. The contributions formulate a progressive framework of alternative economic policies that could help developing countries achieve growth, employment and poverty reduction. It will be indispensable reading for those interested in studying development issues in economics