Development Economics and Policy

The Conference Volume to Celebrate the 85th Birthday of Professor Sir Hans Singer

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

Hans Singer is undoubtedly one of, if not the, world's major scholars in the field of Development Economics. Over the last six decades he has made numerous contributions to the subject both as scholar and practitioner. This book contains 27 essays that were prepared for a conference that was held in Innsbruck Austria in May 1996 to celebrate his 85th birthday and represents a major and important overview of issues in development economics from the most eminent scholars in the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-08-10
Mått:140 x 216 x 37 mm
Vikt:885 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:569
Upplaga:1998
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333678985

Utforska kategorier

Internationell ekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

He has published widely and has held research appointments at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, and the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements Foreword Notes on Contributors Introduction and Overview; D.Sapsford & J-r.Chen The Influence of Trade on Economic Development; Sir A.Cairncross PART 1: THE PREBISCH-SINGER TERMS OF TRADE HYPOTHESIS The Prebisch-Singer Terms of Trade Hypothesis: Some (Very) New Evidence; D.Sapsford & J-r.Chen Prebisch and Singer Effects on the Terms of Trade between Primary Producers and Manufacturers; H.Bloch & D.Sapsford The Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis Revisited; A.Maizels, T.Palaskas & T.Crowe A Contribution to Empirical Research on the Prebisch-Singer Thesis; J-r.Chen & H.Stocker PART 2: TRADE STRATEGIES, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Trade Orientation and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence; D.Greenaway & W.Morgan The Strategic Use of Trade Policies for Development: Some General Equilibrium Issues; A.McKay & C.Milner Liberalization, Privatization and the Pace of Economic Development in Taiwan; J-r.Chen Redistribution without Growth; R.Jolly PART 3: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DEVELOPMENT Distributional Inequity in International Comparative Perspective: Causes and Consequences; K.Kim Food Aid, North-South Trade, and the Prebisch-Singer Thesis; K.Raffer Endogenous Technical Progress and North-South Terms of Trade: Modeling the Ideas of Prebisch and Singer on the Lines of Kalecki-Kaldor; P.Sarkar PART 4: THE DISTRIBUTION OF GAINS IN THE CONTEXT OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT Direct Foreign Investment and North-South Trade: Uneven Development or Convergent Growth?; A.Dutt The Distribution of Gains between Investing and Borrowing Countries Revisited: The Case of India's Computer Software Sector; V.N.Balasubramanyam & A.Balasubramanyam A Prebisch-Singer Growth Model and the Debt Crises; T.Ziesemer Uncertainty in a Model of Small Agriculture in Peru: Some Preliminary Results; H.J.Jaksch The Interest Costs of a Buffer Stock is Not a Social Cost; J.SpraosSupra-National Compensation Schemes for Temporary Export Losses: A Critique; J.Toye PART 5: THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES The World Bank, 'Global Keynesianism' and the Distribution of the Gains from Growth; P.Mosley An Economic and Social Security Council at the United Nations; F.Stewart & S.Daws The IMF as International Lender of Last Resort? A Reappraisal after the 'Tequila Effect'; N.Snowden The World Food Programme: Linking Relief and Development; J.Shaw Employment and Development; S.Radwan Reaching the Poor: Prospects and Constraints; S.Aziz The Role of the International Agencies: An Assessment; J.Wilmshurst PART 6: HANS SINGER: STUDENT AND SCHOLAR Joseph A. Schumpeter: The Man and the Economist; W.Stolper Modern Relevance of Keynesianism in the Study of Development; H.Singer Annex Index