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John-ren Chen, David Sapsford (Hg.)
Global Development And Poverty Reduction
The Challenge for International Institutions
International Institutions and Global Governance Series (Hg. John-ren Chen, David Sapsford)
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, United Kingdom,
ISBN 1 84542 248 1, Hardback 2005, £69.95 (web price £62.96)

At the beginning of the third millennium, underdevelopment and poverty continue to remain critical problems on a global scale. The purpose of this volume is to explore the various ways in which the institutions of the global economy might rise to the challenges posed by the twin goals of increasing the pace of global development and alleviating poverty.

Contents:

Preface
Introduction by Karl Socher

Part I: General Issues: International Institutions and Poverty

Part II: Particular International Institutions and Poverty

Part III: International Institutions and Regional Issues

Index

Contributors: S.M. Ahsan, V.N. Balasubramanyam, J.-r. Chen, T.C. Daquila, M. Dragicevic, A. Exenberger, K.S. Kim, S. Lall, K. Liebscher, H. Mihci, S. Mihci, M. Nica, S. Pfaffenzeller, K. Raffer, D. Sapsford, K. Socher, A. Wenig

Part I: General Issues: International Institutions and Poverty 1. The Role of International Institutions in Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in the Developing World 2. Designing the Role of International Institutions in Raising the Standard of Living in the Developing World 3. Global Development and Stability: The Challenge for International Institutions 4. Global Development and Industrialization 5. International Institutions and Global Inequality: Theoretical Ability and Empirical Failure 6. The Effects of IMF Lending and Freedom on the Growth Performance of Developing Countries

Part II: Particular International Institutions and Poverty 7. WTO Membership: What Does it Do for Growth and Poverty? 8. Multilateral Debt Management and the Poor 9. The Role of International Institutions and the Government in Development: The Case of Croatia (Poverty and Inequality as a Consequence of the Transition Path)

Part III: International Institutions and Regional Issues 10. Institutions, Integration and Poverty in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (EEFSU) 11. Privatization and Poverty: The Case of Russia 12. The 1997/98 Economic Crisis in Southeast Asia: Policy Responses and the Role of the IMF 13. Development Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Globalization, Adjustment and the Roles of International Institutions

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