Globalization and economic development [electronic resource] : essays in honour of J. George Waardenburg / edited by Servaas Storm and C.W.M. Naastepad.

Contributor(s): Waardenburg, J. George | Storm, Servaas | Naastepad, C. W. M, 1961- | Edward Elgar PublishingMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2001Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 413 p.) : illISBN: 9781781950838 (e-book)Subject(s): International economic relations | Globalization | Economic developmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.9 LOC classification: HF1359 | .G58177 2001Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
pt. 1. Globalization, instability and path dependence -- pt. 2. International capital flows -- pt. 3. Equity, employment and environment.
Summary: Globalization is widely regarded as a means not only of ensuring efficiency and growth, but also of achieving equity and development for those countries operating in the global economy. The book argues that this perception of globalization as the road to development has lost its lustre. The experience of the 1990s belied expectation of the gains, such as faster growth and reduced poverty, which could be achieved through closer integration in the world economy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Globalization, instability and path dependence -- pt. 2. International capital flows -- pt. 3. Equity, employment and environment.

Globalization is widely regarded as a means not only of ensuring efficiency and growth, but also of achieving equity and development for those countries operating in the global economy. The book argues that this perception of globalization as the road to development has lost its lustre. The experience of the 1990s belied expectation of the gains, such as faster growth and reduced poverty, which could be achieved through closer integration in the world economy.

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