Trade, Transfers and Development
Problems and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-85278-796-7 (ISBN)
Description
Trade, Transfers and Development reappraises development issues in the light of profound recent changes in international economic relations.The fragmentation of economic power in the developed world and its consequences for developing countries are examined by an international group of contributors who address issues such as increasing protectionism among nations and trading blocks, the role of institutions in an evolving international economic order, military expenditure and the peace dividend, aid and development, the new role played by Japan in development, and the evolutionary process behind the current notion of human development.
Featuring papers by many internationally renowned researchers, this volume will be welcomed by students and researchers in development economics, political economy and international relations as a readable, non-technical study covering many issues of topical interest.
Featuring papers by many internationally renowned researchers, this volume will be welcomed by students and researchers in development economics, political economy and international relations as a readable, non-technical study covering many issues of topical interest.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85278-796-7 (9781852787967)
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Edited by Syed Mansoob Murshed, Professor of the Economics of Conflict and Peace, The Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands, Professor of International Economics, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK and honorary fellow, Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway (PRIO) and Kunibert Raffer, formerly Professor, Department of Economics, University of Vienna, Austria
Content
Contents: Introduction (the editors) 1. Prospects for Development (H.W. Singer) 2. From Growth, via Basic Needs, to Human Development (P. Streeten) 3. The Environment and North-South Interaction (S.M. Murshed) 4. The Role of TNCs in the Transfer of Organizational Technologies (R. Kaplinsky) 5. The Experience of the 'Gang of Four' (J. Chen and H. Stocker) 6. OPEC and Oil Revenues (P. Stevens) 7. Aid, Investment and Growth: What Prospects in the 1990s? (H. White) 8. The End of the Cold War and Japan's Financial Contribution to International Development (T. Kinoshita) 9. New Debt Reduction Techniques (S. Griffith-Jones) 10. International Financial Institutions and Accountability: The Need for Drastic Change (K. Raffer) 11. Does the World Still Need the IMF? (G. Bird) 12. International Trade Policy and the Developing World (S. Page) 13. The Europe Agreements: With a Little Help from our Friends (L.A. Winters) 14. Trade Policy Reform in Developing Countries: Problems and Prospects (D. Greenaway and O. Morrissey) 15. Economic Security and North-South Relations (S. Deger and S. Sen)