Proceedings of the World Bank annual conference on development economics 1989 : supplement to the World Bank economic review and the World Bank research observer

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Proceedings of the World Bank annual conference on development economics 1989 : supplement to the World Bank economic review and the World Bank research observer (Anglais)

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The papers in this volume were presented at the first annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics, held April 27-28, 1989, in Washington, D.C. The ultimate object of the series is, by enhancing the knowledge base, to improve both member country... Voir la suite The papers in this volume were presented at the first annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics, held April 27-28, 1989, in Washington, D.C. The ultimate object of the series is, by enhancing the knowledge base, to improve both member country and Bank policymaking. This first World Bank Annual Conference on Development Economics did not focus on a single subject or theme. Instead, each author was asked to review and assess the policy implications of one of six distinct subjects. This decision to explore a set of issues rather than a single theme reflects a desire to stress policy issues and to communicate findings to a broad spectrum of development practitioners rather than a group of research specialists in a narrow field. The conference began with a keynote address by Manmohan Singh, secretary general of the South Commission. Singh identified some of the major areas of challenge for researchers dealing with development: the role of the state, the management of the public sector, and reform of the international trading regime. Marcelo Abreu of the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro presented the first paper, "Developing Countries and the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations." Angus Deaton of Princeton University presented the second paper, "Saving in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence." Bank staff member Emanuel Jimenez explored a controversial current policy issue in the third paper, "Social Sector Pricing Policy Revisited: A Survey of Some Recent Controversies." Brian Van Arkadie of the University of Dar es Salaam took on one of the more difficult assignments of the conference: to assess the policy implications of the literature on the role that institutions have played in promoting-or slowing-development. Elhanan Helpman of Tel Aviv University was asked to focus on the policy lessons of the recent and rapidly growing literature on strategic trade theory. In the conference's final paper Hans Binswanger, a staff member of the World Bank, looked at the implications for policy of available theoretical and empirical evidence on agricultural supply response. Réduire

Date du document 1990/04/27
Type de document Publication;
Numéro du rapport 42876
Volume 1
Total Volume(s) 1
Pays Monde;
Région Ensemble du monde;
Date de publication 2010/07/01
Disclosure Status Disclosed
Titre du rapport Proceedings of the World Bank annual conference on development economics 1989 : supplement to the World Bank economic review and the World Bank research observer
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efficiency of the public sector;Population and Human Resources;modernization of the state;international division of labor;real rate of interest;protection of intellectual ... Voir la suite
Langue Anglais
Sous-thèmes Gestion et réforme du secteur public; Réforme des entreprises d’État; Réforme de l’administration et de la fonction publique; Sciences de l’éducation; Commerce international et règles commerciales; Privatisation; Privatisation de l’énergie; Demande d’énergie; Énergie et environnement; Extraction de ressources énergétiques; Gouvernement démocratique; Économie et financement du développement d’institutions publiques; Réforme de l’administration et de la fonction publique; Administrations de facto;
Unité propriétaire Partnerships, Capacity Building (DECPO)
Numéro ISBN 0-8213-1461-0
Version Type Final

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