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This book brings together key, incisive writings (published and unpublished) of the late Andre Gunder Frank on world... Læs mere
It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a... Læs mere
The Third World debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's adjustment policies have compelled many countries to move towards a contraction of public sector expenditure in favour of market orientated development policies.
The most pressing problem for most developing countries is how to reverse the adverse trends of the 1980s and create the conditions for sustainable development. The need for an adaptive evolutionary approach to problems of development is, perhaps, the central theme to the volume.
In 1990, Kerala on the southwestern coast has India's lowest infant mortality, longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. Women retained... Læs mere
Problems and potentials of South-South trade in a development context are highlighted through a number of... Læs mere
Conditionality has long been used by the IMF, and more recently by World Bank and bilateral donors, as an instrument for improving the effectiveness of international finance.
Two Gulf wars and the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict have highlighted the salience of military factors in the Middle East. This book argues,... Læs mere
The relationship between economic development and political systems is of major importance in today's rapidly changing world. Of particular interest are models of political and... Læs mere
While the design of adjustment policies in the latter part of the 1980s has generally shown greater attention to their impact on growth and social implications, this book argues that several orthodox adjustment policies are still incongruent with long-term development in Africa.
This volume contains the proceedings of the Tenth Keynes Seminar held by Keynes College at the... Læs mere
Other chapters present case studies on strategies for rural development: provision of rural credit in Bangladesh... Læs mere