Globalization for development : meeting new challenges /
Ian Goldin and Kenneth A. Reinert.
- New edition
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- xv, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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.
9780199645572 (pbk.) 0199645574 (pbk.)
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International economic relations. Relaciones económicas internacionales Globalization--Economic aspects. Globalización --Aspectos económicos International trade. Comercio internacional Capital movements. Movimiento de capitales Economic assistance. Asistencia económica Emigration and immigration. Emigración e inmigración Economic policy. Política económica Economic development. Desarrollo económico Poverty--Developing countries. Pobreza--Países en desarrollo