Global development fifty years after Bretton Woods : essays in honour of Gerald K. Helleiner

The international economic order created at Bretton Woods in 1944 was not crafted with the developing countries principally in mind. Moreover, the nature of the world community has changed profoundly in the last half-century. The problems and opportunities of developing countries have moved to centre stage in today's global economy. The 16 contributors to this volume examine ways in which the international economic system could be reformed in order better to meet the needs and aspirations of the developing world in the coming decades. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-8 Gerald K. Helleiner: A Global Citizen....Pages 9-21 Globalization and Development Cooperation: A Reformer’s Agenda....Pages 22-49 Economic Paradigms Old and New: The Case of Human Development....Pages 50-71 The World Bank Near the Turn of the Century....Pages 72-89 Low-Income Countries and the IMF — A Case of Structural Incompatibility?....Pages 90-120 The Myth of Declining Aid....Pages 121-136 International Capital Markets, the Debt Crisis and Development....Pages 137-168 TNCs: The New Custodians of Development?....Pages 169-191 Effects of the Current Global Economic System on LDCs: A Latin American Perspective....Pages 192-210 Market Liberalization and Income Distribution: The Experience of the 1980s....Pages 211-251 Developing Countries and the Multilateral Trading System after the Uruguay Round....Pages 252-279 Commodity Markets, Institutional Support Measures and Challenges for Exporting Countries....Pages 280-305 New Prospects for Latin American Development....Pages 306-329 International Governance and Implications for Development Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Experience and Perspectives for the Future....Pages 330-355 Back Matter....Pages 356-381 1. Introduction / Roy Culpeper -- 2. Gerald K. Helleiner: A Global Citizen / Cranford Pratt And Roy Culpeper -- 3. Globalization And Development Cooperation: A Reformer's Agenda / Keith Griffin -- 4. Economic Paradigms Old And New: The Case Of Human Development / Diane Elson -- 5. The World Bank Near The Turn Of The Century / Gustav Ranis -- 6. Low-income Countries And The Imf -- A Case Of Structural Incompatibility / Tony Killick -- 7. The Myth Of Declining Aid / Richard Jolly -- 8. International Capital Markets, The Debt Crisis And Development / John Loxley -- 9. Tncs: The New Custodians Of Development? / Sanjaya Lall -- 10. Effects Of The Current Global Economic System On Ldcs: A Latin American Perspective / Patricio Meller. Edited By Roy Culpeper, Albert Berry, And Frances Stewart. Gerald K. Helleiner's Publications: P. 356-375. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Comprises an introductory overview and 14 papers which put forward a constructive critique of the Bretton Woods System and suggest a series of reforms. Includes papers on: the effects of globalization and the current global and economic trading systems on less developed countries; new prospects for Latin American development; international governance and implications for development policy in sub-Saharan Africa; the role of multinationals in development; and the effect of market liberalization on income distribution The international economic order created at Bretton Woods in 1944 was not crafted with the developing countries principally in mind. This volume examines ways in which the economic system of the 1990s could be reformed in order to better meet the needs and aspirations of developing world.

The 16 contributors in this volume examine various ways in which the international economic system could be reformed in order to better meet the needs and aspirations of the developing world in the coming decades.

The essays in this volume are edited versions of papers originally presented and discussed at a colloquium held in Ottawa in June 1994.