Economics in a changing world : proceedings of the Tenth World Congress of the International Economic Association, Moscow. volume 4, development, trade and the environment

This book is Volume 4 of the Proceedings of the 10th World Economic Congress held in Moscow in 1992 under the auspices of the International Economic Association. It considers various aspects of economic policy and development and issues in developing countries of domestic economic management and policy reform, under conditions of increased economic openness. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Multinational Firms in the Theory of International Trade....Pages 3-33 Co-operation and Competition in International Environmental Protection....Pages 34-47 Do the Poor Insure? A Synthesis of the Literature on Risk and Consumption in Developing Countries....Pages 48-78 Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Theory without Evidence....Pages 79-97 Macroeconomics and Small Developing Economies: A Policy-Maker’s Perspective....Pages 98-120 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Capital Inflows to Latin America: The 1970s and 1990s....Pages 123-148 International Constraints and Economic Policy-Making in African Countries....Pages 149-170 The Vulnerability of Inflation Stabilization to External Shocks: A Case Study of Bolivia....Pages 171-194 The Unorthodox Response of the South African Economy to Changes in Macroeconomic Policy....Pages 195-222 Front Matter....Pages 223-223 Trade and Industrial Policy Reform in Senegal: 1986–90....Pages 225-257 Issues in Structural Adjustment of the Indian Economy....Pages 258-278 The Prospects for China’s Economic Development and Reform in the 1990s....Pages 279-286 The Future of the Mediterranean Basin....Pages 287-304 V. 1. System Transformation, Eastern And Western Assessments / Edited By Abel Aganbegyan, Oleg Bogomolov And Michael Kaser -- V. 2. Microeconomics / Edited By Beth Allen -- V. 3. Public Policy And Economic Organization / Edited By Dieter Bös -- V. 4. Development, Trade And The Environment / Edited By Edmar L. Bacha -- V. 5. Economic Growth And Capital And Labour Markets / Edited By Jean-paul Fitoussi. Congress Editor,anthony B. Atkinson. Includes Bibliographical References. This is the fourth volume of papers from the tenth World Economic Congress held in Moscow in 1992. It considers various aspects of economic policy and development, and issues in developing countries of domestic economic management and policy reform, under conditions of increased economic openness. This third volume of the proceedings of the International Economic Association Congress in Moscow in 1992 contains 12 papers by economists on public policy and economic organization. The papers span topics from the basic principles of ethics and welfare to economic transition.