New Directions in Development Economics: Growth, Environmental Concerns and Government in the 1990s (Routledge Studies in Development Economics, 3)

New Directions in Development Economics is divided into two parts. The first half considers the dilemma of growth with special reference to its environmental cost. The second half focuses on the role of the state in the context of the growing dominance of the free market argument. The contributors include Paul Collier, Partha Dasgupta, Ronald Findlay and Deepak Lal. Opening Remarks / Alf T. Samuelsson -- Welcome Address / Anders Wijkman -- 1. Introduction / Mats Lundahl And Benno J. Ndulu -- 2. Macropolicies For The Transition From Stabilization To Growth / Jose Maria Fanelli And Roberto Frenkel -- 3. Constraints On African Growth / Arne Bigsten -- 4. Long-term Development And Sustainable Growth In Sub-saharan Africa / Ibrahim A. Elbadawi And Benno J. Ndulu -- 5. How Painful Is The Transition? Reflections On Patterns Of Economic Growth, Long Waves And The Ict Revolution / Claes Brundenius -- 6. Technological Implications Of Structural Adjustment: Some Lessons From India / Malur R. Bhagavan -- 7. Developmental Regionalism / Bjorn Hettne -- 8. Environmental Resources And Economic Development / Partha Dasgupta And Karl-goran Maler -- 9. The Capture Of Global Environmental Value / David Pearce -- 10. Environmental Tax Reform: Theory, Industrialized Country Experience And Relevance In Ldcs / Thomas Sterner. Edited By Mats Lundahl And Benno J. Ndulu. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. New Directions in Development Economics is divided into two parts. The first half considers the dilemna of growth with special reference to its environmental cost. The second half focuses on the role of the state in the context of the growing dominance of the free market argument. The contributors include Paul Collier, Partha Dasgupta, Ronald Findlay and Deepak Lal. This volume is divided into two thematic parts: economic growth (or its absence) in developing countries; and contributions to the debate on the role of the state versus the market. It outlines possible policy prescriptions of relevance both in the North and South This essential reference work reflects topical trends of thought and identifies prevailing problems and solutions. The first half focuses on economic growth and the second examines the role of the state versus the market.