Contemporary issues in development economics. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Timothy Besley.
• Editors: Besley, Timothy
• Other Names: International Economic Association., World Congress, (17th) 2014 (Jordan)
• Contents: 1. World Economic Outlook And The Challenges To The UN Development Agenda Beyond 2015; Pingfan Hong 2. Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution And Poverty Reduction In Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru And Uruguay; Nora Lustig3. 'Small Miracles'—Behavioral Insights To Improve Development Policy: World Development Report 2015; Allison Demeritt And Karla Hoff4. Culture And Different Types Of Collective Action; Gerard Roland And Yang Xie5. Is Poverty In Africa Overestimated Because Of Poor Data?; Andrew Dabalen, Alvin Etang, Rose Mungai, Ayago Wambile And Waly Wane6. Filling Gaps When Poverty Data Are Missing: Updating Poverty Estimates Frequently With Different Data Sources In Jordan; Hai-Anh H. Dang, Peter F. Lanjouw, And Umar Serajuddin 7. The Social Pension And Time Allocation In Poor South African Households; Vimal Ranchhod And Martin Wittenberg8. Assessing The Impact Of Social Grants On Inequality: A South African Case Study; Reinhard Schiel, Murray Leibbrandt And David Lam9. Speculative Capital Flows, Exchange Rate Volatility And Monetary Policy: South African Experience; Shakill Hassan10. Challenges Of Urbanisation In India; Isher Judge Ahluwalia 11. Are Foreign Direct Investments In The Balkans Different?; Estrin, Saul And Milica Uvalic 12. Time-Consistency And Dictator Punishment: Discretion Rather Than Rules?; Shaun Larcom, Mare Sarr And Tim Willems.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.9; Development economics -- Congresses; Economic development -- Congresses; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Development economics; Economic development; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137529749; 1137529741; 1137529733; 9781137529732; 9781137579447; 1137579447
• Related ISBNs: 9781137529732
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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