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Globalization for development : meeting new challenges / Ian Goldin and Kenneth A. Reinert.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Edition: New editionDescription: xv, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199645572 (pbk.)
  • 0199645574 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HF 1359 G619g 2012
Contents:
Prefatory Material List of Figures (p. ix), Tables (p. xi), Boxes (p. xii), Acronyms (p. xiii) Chapters Background and Context (p. 1) Globalization and global poverty, historical views, modern trends, areas for action, purpose of the book, etc. Globalization and Poverty (p. 18) Covers the developing world, poverty, trade and FDI, capital, aid, remittances, ideas, the global commons, and a summary (plus an annex on low- and middle-income countries, 2010) Trade (p. 45) Topics include market expansion, competition, productivity, trade and growth, market access, primary products, capacity building, health & safety, and conclusions Finance (p. 80) Explores capital flows, financial development, FDI, equity investments, debt, and summary Aid (p. 113) Discusses history of aid, its impact, effectiveness, weak state support, innovative programs, debt relief, MDGs and coordination, non-traditional donors, and a new way forward Migration (p. 160) Covers history, contemporary trends, drivers, impacts, vulnerability, and summary Ideas (p. 210) Explores power of ideas, growth and development, knowledge management, intellectual property, state-market-institution ideas, global public goods, and summary Toward a Policy Agenda (p. 245) Develops proposals for trade, finance, aid, migration, ideas, global commons, a global policy checklist, and a concluding summary and assessment Bibliography (p. 285) Index (p. 319)
Summary: Globalization for Development: Meeting New Challenges examines how globalization—through trade, finance, aid, migration, and the spread of ideas—can either alleviate or exacerbate global poverty. It aims to clarify these dynamics and offer policy guidance to make globalization more effective for development and shared prosperity.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HF 1359 G619g 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193896

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-318) and index.

Prefatory Material
List of Figures (p. ix), Tables (p. xi), Boxes (p. xii), Acronyms (p. xiii)
Chapters
Background and Context (p. 1)
Globalization and global poverty, historical views, modern trends, areas for action, purpose of the book, etc.
Globalization and Poverty (p. 18)
Covers the developing world, poverty, trade and FDI, capital, aid, remittances, ideas, the global commons, and a summary (plus an annex on low- and middle-income countries, 2010)
Trade (p. 45)
Topics include market expansion, competition, productivity, trade and growth, market access, primary products, capacity building, health & safety, and conclusions
Finance (p. 80)
Explores capital flows, financial development, FDI, equity investments, debt, and summary
Aid (p. 113)

Discusses history of aid, its impact, effectiveness, weak state support, innovative programs, debt relief, MDGs and coordination, non-traditional donors, and a new way forward
Migration (p. 160)
Covers history, contemporary trends, drivers, impacts, vulnerability, and summary
Ideas (p. 210)
Explores power of ideas, growth and development, knowledge management, intellectual property, state-market-institution ideas, global public goods, and summary
Toward a Policy Agenda (p. 245)
Develops proposals for trade, finance, aid, migration, ideas, global commons, a global policy checklist, and a concluding summary and assessment
Bibliography (p. 285)
Index (p. 319)

Globalization for Development: Meeting New Challenges examines how globalization—through trade, finance, aid, migration, and the spread of ideas—can either alleviate or exacerbate global poverty. It aims to clarify these dynamics and offer policy guidance to make globalization more effective for development and shared prosperity.

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