This handbook organizes chapters by sets of policies that are important
components of discussions about how to facilitate development. In each chapter, authors
identify and discuss the relevant theoretical and empirical literature that describes the
fundamental problems that the policies seek to remedy or ameliorate, as well as the
literature that evaluates the effects of the policies.
* Presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the field
* Summarizes the most recent discussions, and elucidates new developments
* Although original material is also included, the main aim is the provision of
comprehensive and accessible surveys
Table of Contents
Introduction: Linking Development Policy with Development Research
Trade, foreign investment, and industrial policy for developing countries
Monetary and exchange rate policies
Financial globalization and economic policies
Policies towards international labor flows
Aid and conditionality
Improvement and extension of property rights
Governance and development
Labor regulations, unions, and social protection in developing countries: market
distortions or efficient institutions?
Access to finance: credit markets, insurance, and saving
Population and health policies
Investment in education – inputs and incentives
The place of nature in economic development
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