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Public Policy and Economic Development Maurice Scott (Official Fellow in Economics, Official Fellow in Economics, Nuffield College, Oxford)

Public Policy and Economic Development By Maurice Scott (Official Fellow in Economics, Official Fellow in Economics, Nuffield College, Oxford)

Public Policy and Economic Development by Maurice Scott (Official Fellow in Economics, Official Fellow in Economics, Nuffield College, Oxford)


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This volume of essays, in honour of Ian Little, provide pointers to help and influence policymakers in areas crucial to the economics of developing countries. It covers issues of concern in both microeconomic and macroeconomic policy.

Public Policy and Economic Development Summary

Public Policy and Economic Development: Essays in Honour of Ian Little by Maurice Scott (Official Fellow in Economics, Official Fellow in Economics, Nuffield College, Oxford)

This is a volume of essays in honour of Ian Little, who was Professor of Economics at Oxford until 1975, and whose seminal work in the discipline - notably in the areas of public policy and economic development - spans over 30 years and is still continuing. The authors, all well known economists, provide pointers to help and influence policymakers in areas crucial to the economies of developing countries. Each chapter provides a succinct summing up of the literature, conveying the main ideas in the chosen area in a way that is accessible to the layperson as well as to the professional economist, keeping technical matter to a minimum. The volume as a whole covers issues of concern in both microeconomic and macroeconomic policy. These include: exchange rate policy, trade policy, problems of industrialization, foreign investment, taxation strategies, capital flows, and aspects of the interface between politics and economic policy. The collection begins with a personal memoir by Francis Seton and concludes with a bibliography of Little's published work.

Public Policy and Economic Development Reviews

'this handsome volume ... presents a number of very useful surveys, mirroring the balanced contributions on theoretical and policy issues of Ian Little's own life work ... It should serve as a valuable reference for many development economists.' Gustav Ranis, Yale University, Journal of Asian Studies
'a first rate exposure to issues and options in mainstream thought on economic development' Duvvuri Subbarao, The Economic Times
'the judicious blend of serious theory, careful use of empirical evidence and sensible policy advice found in these papers provides a fitting tribute to the work of Ian Little, and this volume should be of interest to a wide circle of readers' Chris Scott, London School of Economics, Economica, Feb '91
`well and clearly written' Journal of Development Studies

Table of Contents

Francis Seton: Ian Little - a salute inter vivos; W. Max Corden: Macroeconomic adjustment in developing countries; David Bevan, Paul Collier, & Jan Gunning: Economic policy in countries prone to temporary trade shocks; Vijay Joshi: Exchange rate regimes in developing countries; David Newbery: Commodity price stabilization; John M. Page, Jr: The pursuit of industrial growth, policy initiatives, and economic consequences; Sudhir Mulji: Public sector management: A case-study of India; G. M. Meier: Trade policy and development; Anne O. Krueger: The political economy of controls: American sugar; Jagdish Bhagwati: The theory of political economy, economic policy, and foreign investment; Deepak Lal: International capital flows and economic development; Ehtisham Ahmad & Nicholas Stern: Principles of taxation for developing countries; Maurice Scott: Social cost-benefit analysis; Goran Ohlin: The population enigma; Dipak Mazumda: Government intervention and urban labour markets in LDCs; Angus Maddison: The colonial burden: A comparative perspective

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NPB9780198285823
9780198285823
0198285825
Public Policy and Economic Development: Essays in Honour of Ian Little by Maurice Scott (Official Fellow in Economics, Official Fellow in Economics, Nuffield College, Oxford)
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Hardback
Oxford University Press
1990-02-01
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