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In his 1972 Janeway Lectures at Princeton, James Tobin, the 1981 Nobel Prize winner for economics, submitted a proposal for a levy on international currency transactions. The idea was not greeted with enthusiasm, as the 1970s were a period of optimism and confidence in floating exchange rages. Yet, whenever currency crises erupted during the past decades, the proposal for a levy on international currency transactions would once again arise. In the 1990s, two additional facts have sharpened interest in the Tobin tax proposal. First is the growing volume of foreign exchange trading. Second, interest is coming not only from policymakers and experts concerned with the smooth functioning of financial markets. It is shared by those concerned with public financing of development--the fiscal crisis of the state as well as the growing need for international cooperation on problems such as the environment, poverty, peace and security.This work makes a systematic analysis of the proposal for a foreign exchange transactions levy. Its chapters examine the economic desirability of such a levy, its technical and political feasibility, its revenue potential, the possible uses of that revenue, and related administrative and institutional aspects.

In his 1972 Janeway Lectures at Princeton, James Tobin, the 1981 Nobel Prize winner for economics, submitted a proposal for a levy on international currency transactions. The idea was not greeted with enthusiasm, as the 1970s were a period of optimism and confidence in floating exchange rages. Yet, whenever currency crises erupted during the past decades, the proposal for a levy on international currency transactions would once again arise. In the 1990s, two additional facts have sharpened interest in the Tobin tax proposal. First is the growing volume of foreign exchange trading. Second, interest is coming not only from policymakers and experts concerned with the smooth functioning of financial markets. It is shared by those concerned with public financing of development-the fiscal crisis of the state as well as the growing need for international cooperation on problems such as the environment, poverty, peace and security. This work makes a systematic analysis of the proposal for a foreign exchange transactions levy.Its chapters examine the economic desirability of such a levy, its technical and political feasibility, its revenue potential, the possible uses of that revenue, and related administrative and institutional aspects.

The report aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress and prospects of the seven countries in the South Asian region. Presenting an analysis of the challenge of development, it also examines the striking contrast with the development accomplishments of East Asia.

The second report on human development in South Asia presents a profile of education in the region, analyzes current educational policies and programmes in each country in South Asia, and presents a concrete five-year plan to achieve universal primary education there. The report also contains statistical tables on education and human development indicators in South Asia.

The second report on human development in South Asia presents a profile of education in the region, analyzes current educational policies and programmes in each country in South Asia, and presents a concrete five-year plan to achieve universal primary education there. The report also contains statistical tables on education and human development indicators in South Asia.

This volume analyzes governance issues from the perspective of political, economic, social and civic dimensions, provides an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of corruption, and advocates a concrete and realistic reform agenda necessary for promoting "human governance" in the region. In this regard, the report introduces a new index that ranks countries based on their performance in the spheres of economic, political and civic governance.

This volume analyzes governance issues from the perspective of political, economic, social and civic dimensions, provides an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of corruption, and advocates a concrete and realistic reform agenda necessary for promoting "human governance" in the region. In this regard, the report introduces a new index that ranks countries based on their performance in the spheres of economic, political and civic governance.

This is the first South Asian report analysing the region's experience with globalisation. By the early 1990s all the countries in South Asia entered the globalisation process by liberalising their economies, opening up their markets, and implementing reforms to improve economic management. The results of these efforts have been uneven from one country to another, as well as within each particular country. Even where the economic growth rate has improved, human welfare in terms of education, health, or employment may have suffered. The report analyses this process from the perspective of its impact on people. It presents the experience of five South Asian countries: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The questions this report raises and tries to answer are: What has been the extent of South Asia's trade and financial integration with the world? How have the economic reform programmes fared in raising growth and improving human development? What has been the social impact of the globalisation process? Do South Asian nations have full access to the opportunities of expanded trade? Are free markets open to South Asia's poor and the unskilled?

This is the first South Asian report analysing the region's experience with globalisation. By the early 1990s all the countries in South Asia entered the globalisation process by liberalising their economies, opening up their markets, and implementing reforms to improve economic management. The results of these efforts have been uneven from one country to another, as well as within each particular country. Even where the economic growth rate has improved, human welfare in terms of education, health, or employment may have suffered. The report analyses this process from the perspective of its impact on people. It presents the experience of five South Asian countries: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The questions this report raises and tries to answer are: What has been the extent of South Asia's trade and financial integration with the world? How have the economic reform programmes fared in raising growth and improving human development? What has been the social impact of the globalisation process? Do South Asian nations have full access to the opportunities of expanded trade? Are free markets open to South Asia's poor and the unskilled?