Handbook of development economics

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Handbook of development economics

edited by Hollis Chenery and T.N. Srinivasan

（Handbooks in economics, 9）

North-Holland, 1988-c2010

  • : set
  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • : set (v. 3)
  • v. 3A
  • v. 3B
  • v. 4
  • v. 5

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Title on spine of v. 5: Development economics

Vol. 3: edited by Jere Behrman and T.N. Srinivasan

Vol. 4: edited by T. Paul Schultz and John Strauss

Vol. 5: edited by Dani Rodrik, Mark R. Rosenzweig

Vol. 3: published by Elsevier

3rd impression published by Elsevier

Vol. 1: 5th impression published by Elsevier

Vol. 5 lacks series no

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Volume

v. 5 ISBN 9780444529442

Description

What guidance does academic research really provide to economic policy development? The critical and analytical surveys in this volume investigate links between policies and outcomes by surveying work from broad macroeconomic policies to interventions in microfinance. Asserting that there are no universal correspondences between policies and outcomes, contributors demonstrate instead that only an intense familiarity with the development context and the universe of applicable economic models can generate successful policies. Getting cause-and-effect right is essential for policy design and implementation. With the goal of drawing researchers and policy makers closer, this volume highlights our increasing understanding of ways to combine economic theorizing with careful, thoughtful empirical work.

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
Volume

v. 4 ISBN 9780444531001

Description

The field of development economics has evolved since volume 3 of the Handbook of Development Economics was published more than a decade ago. Volume 4 takes stock of some of the newer trends and their implications for research in the field and our understanding of economic development. The handbook is divided into four sections which reflect these developments, of which the first deals with agricultural and rural development. Section two is concerned with developments in the theory and evidence regarding public goods and political economy. The third section is focused on the behavior of households and individuals regarding various aspects of human capital investments, in the face of the various constraints, particularly market incentives and public goods. The final section contains papers that describe the different methods now available, both experimental and non-experimental, to conduct program evaluations, as well as describing papers that implement these methods. The authors of the chapters are all experts in the fields they survey and extend, and this volume promises to be an invaluable addition to the Handbooks in Economics series and a useful reference to graduate students, researchers and professionals in the field of development economics.

Table of Contents

1. Economic Development and the Decline of Agricultural Employment 2. Information Networks in Dynamic Agrarian Economies 3. Public Action for Public Goods 4. Understanding Political Corruption in Low Income Countries 5. Household Formation and Marriage Markets 6. Population Policies, Fertility, Women's Human Capital, and Child Quality 7. Health Economics for Low Income Countries 8. Health over the Life Course 9. Schooling in Developing Countries: The Roles of Supply, Demand and Government Policy 10. The Impact of Child Health and Nutrition on Education in Less Developed Countries 11. Child Labor 12. Extended Family and Kinship Networks: Economic Insights and Evolutionary Directions 13. Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs 14. Evaluating Social Programs with Endogenous Program Placement and Selection of the Treated 15. Using Randomization in Development Economics Research: A Toolkit 16. Evaluating Conditional Schooling Health and Health Programs
Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780444703378

Description

For this Handbook authors known to have different views regarding the nature of development economics have been selected. The Handbook is organised around the implications of different sets of assumptions and their associated research programs. It is divided into three volumes, each with three parts which focus on the broad processes of development. Volume 1 of the Handbook begins by discussing the concept of development, its historical antecedents, and alternative approaches to the study of development, broadly construed. The second part is devoted to the structural transformation of economies. The role that human resources play in economic development is the focus of the last section of this volume. For more detailed information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes

Table of Contents

Economic Development: Concepts and Approaches. Introduction (T.N. Srinivasan). The concepts of development (A. Sen). The roots of development theory (W.A. Lewis). Alternative approaches to development economics (P. Bardhan). Analytics of development: Dualism (G. Ranis). Economic organization, information, and development (J. Stiglitz). Long-run income distribution and growth (L. Taylor, P. Arida). Structural Transformation. Introduction (H. Chenery). Patterns of structural change (M. Syrquin). The agricultural transformation (C.P. Timmer). Industrialization and trade (H. Pack). Saving and development (M. Gersovitz). Migration and urbanization (J.G. Williamson). Human Resources and Labor Markets. Introduction (T.N. Srinivasan). Economic approaches to population growth (N. Birdsall). Education investments and returns (T.P. Schultz). Health and nutrition (J. Behrman, A. Deolalikar). Labor markets in Low-income countries (M. Rosenzweig). Credit markets and interlinked transactions (C.Bell).
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780444703385

Description

For this Handbook authors known to have different views regarding the nature of development economics have been selected. The Handbook is organised around the implications of different sets of assumptions and their associated research programs. It is divided into three volumes, each with three parts which focus on the broad processes of development.In Volume 2 the emphasis shifts towards policy issues. Techniques of resource allocation and policy planning at both macro and micro levels are discussed in the first part of this volume. The changing international economy within which national development takes place is an important aspect and this is dealt with in the middle section of the book. The role of the state is at least as important in the early stages of development as it is later on, and included in the last section of the Handbook is a comparison of the experience of countries pursuing different development strategies and draws lessons for policy. For more detailed information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes

Table of Contents

Planning and Resource Allocation. Introduction (H. Chenery). Short-run macroeconomics (P. Arida, L. Taylor). Multisectoral models (S. Robinson). Income distribution and development (I. Adelman, S. Robinson). Taxation for developing countries (N. Stern, E. Ahmad). Project evaluation in theory and practice (L. Squire). International Aspects. Introduction (T. Srinivasan). International cooperation (P. Streeten). Trade and development (C. Bliss). Alternative perspectives on trade and development (D. Evans). Foreign public capital flows (J. Eaton). Foreign private capital flows (E.A. Cardoso, R. Dombusch). Transnational corporations and direct foreign investment (G. Helleiner). Disequilibrium and structural adjustment (S. Edwards, S. van Wijnbergen,). Country Experience with Development. Introduction (H. Chenery). Primary exporting countries (S.R. Lewis Jr.). Import substitution (H. Bruton). Outward orientation (B. Balassa). Large countries: The influence of size (D.H. Perkins, M. Syrquin).
Volume

v. 3A ISBN 9780444823014

Description

For this Handbook authors known to have different views regarding the nature of development economics have been selected. The Handbook is organised around the implications of different sets of assumptions and their associated research programs. It is divided into three volumes, each with three parts which focus on the broad processes of development.This third volume of the Handbook of Development Economics employs rigorous theoretical and empirical frameworks. It focuses on policy and includes material from unpublished and not generally available sources. In particular, it covers analytical and policy issues arising from the collapse of the paradigm of development based on import-substituting-industrialization in most developing countries; and the demise of centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The volume also deals with the increasing recognition of the importance of micro behavioral responses to a range of incentives and unobserved factors both for analysis and for policy formulation. It discusses the ongoing process of economic reforms in developing countries by reducing state involvement in the economy through privatization, opening up the economy much more to foreign trade and investment and allowing market forces and the private sector to guide resource allocation to a much greater extent. As well as updating developments on topics which were included in the earlier volumes, this Handbook also includes different topics, such as econometric and other empirical modeling tools for development analysis and the role of technology in the development process. As in the previous volumes of the series, the chapters in this Handbook provide self-contained surveys summarizing not only received knowledge but also recent developments. Each chapter is also a definitive source, reference and teaching supplement for use by researchers and advanced graduate students.For more detailed information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes

Table of Contents

Preface. Analytical Tools. Introduction (J. Behrman, T.N. Srinivasan). Data and econometric tools for development analysis (A. Deaton). Human resources: Empirical modeling of household and family decisions (J. Strauss, D. Thomas). Applied general equilibrium models for policy analysis (J.W. Gunning, M. Keyzer). Resources, Technology, and Institutions. Introduction (J. Behrman, T.N. Srinivasan). Savings, credit and insurance (T. Besley). Technological change and technology strategy (R.E. Evenson, L.E. Westphal). Institutions and economic development (J.Y. Lin, J.B. Nugent). Poverty, institutions, and the environmental-resource base (P. Dasgupta, K.-G. Maler).
Volume

v. 3B ISBN 9780444823021

Description

This third volume of the Handbook of Development Economics employs rigorous theoretical and empirical frameworks. It focuses on policy and includes material from unpublished and not generally available sources. In particular, it covers analytical and policy issues arising from the collapse of the paradigm of development based on import-substituting-industrialization in most developing countries; and the demise of centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The volume also deals with the increasing recognition of the importance of micro behavioral responses to a range of incentives and unobserved factors both for analysis and for policy formulation. It discusses the ongoing process of economic reforms in developing countries by reducing state involvement in the economy through privatization, opening up the economy much more to foreign trade and investment and allowing market forces and the private sector to guide resource allocation to a much greater extent. As well as updating developments on topics which were included in the earlier volumes, this Handbook also includes different topics, such as econometric and other empirical modeling tools for development analysis and the role of technology in the development process. As in the previous volumes of the series, the chapters in this Handbook provide self-contained surveys summarizing not only received knowledge but also recent developments. Each chapter is also a definitive source, reference and teaching supplement for use by researchers and advanced graduate students.

Table of Contents

Policy Reform, Stabilization, Structural Adjustment and Growth. Introduction (J. Behrman, T.N. Srinivasan). Policy lessons from development experience since the second world war (A. Krueger). Poverty and policy (M. Lipton, M. Ravallion). Power, distortions, revolt and reform in agricultural land relations (H. Binswanger et al.). Human and physical infrastructure: investment and pricing policies in developing countries (E. Jiminez). Structural adjustment, stabilization and policy reform: domestic and international finance (V. Corbo, S. Fischer). Trade and industrial policy reform (D. Rodrik). The contributions of endogenous growth theory to the analysis of development problems: an assessment (P. Bardhan).
Volume

: set (v. 3) ISBN 9780444884817

Description

This third volume of the Handbook of Development Economics employs rigorous theoretical and empirical frameworks. It focuses on policy and includes material from unpublished and not generally available sources. In particular, it covers analytical and policy issues arising from the collapse of the paradigm of development based on import-substituting-industrialization in most developing countries; and the demise of centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The volume also deals with the increasing recognition of the importance of micro behavioral responses to a range of incentives and unobserved factors both for analysis and for policy formulation. It discusses the ongoing process of economic reforms in developing countries by reducing state involvement in the economy through privatization, opening up the economy much more to foreign trade and investment and allowing market forces and the private sector to guide resource allocation to a much greater extent. As well as updating developments on topics which were included in the earlier volumes, this Handbook also includes different topics, such as econometric and other empirical modeling tools for development analysis and the role of technology in the development process. As in the previous volumes of the series, the chapters in this Handbook provide self-contained surveys summarizing not only received knowledge but also recent developments. Each chapter is also a definitive source, reference and teaching supplement for use by researchers and advanced graduate students.

Table of Contents

Contents Volume IIIA: Preface. Analytical Tools. Introduction (J. Behrman, T.N. Srinivasan). Data and econometric tools for development analysis (A. Deaton). Human resources: Empirical modeling of household and family decisions (J. Strauss, D. Thomas). Applied general equilibrium models for policy analysis (J.W. Gunning, M. Keyzer). Resources, Technology, and Institutions. Introduction (J. Behrman, T.N. Srinivasan). Savings, credit and insurance (T. Besley). Technological change and technology strategy (R.E. Evenson, L.E. Westphal). Institutions and economic development (J.Y. Lin, J.B. Nugent). Poverty, institutions, and the environmental-resource base (P. Dasgupta, K.-G. Maler) Contents Volume IIIB: Policy Reform, Stabilization, Structural Adjustment and Growth. Introduction (J. Behrman, T.N. Srinivasan). Policy lessons from development experience since the second world war (A. Krueger). Poverty and policy (M. Lipton, M. Ravallion). Power, distortions, revolt and reform in agricultural land relations (H. Binswanger et al.). Human and physical infrastructure: investment and pricing policies in developing countries (E. Jiminez). Structural adjustment, stabilization and policy reform: domestic and international finance (V. Corbo, S. Fischer). Trade and industrial policy reform (D. Rodrik). The contributions of endogenous growth theory to the analysis of development problems: an assessment (P. Bardhan).

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