Development in the third world : from policy failure to policy reform

Author(s)

• Hope, Kempe R.

Bibliographic Information

Development in the third world : from policy failure to policy reform

Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr

M.E. Sharpe, c1996

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-192) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781563247323

Description

This book is a study of Third World economic development and the factors which have made development so elusive. It discusses the policy reform necessary to spur development as well as the relationship between development theory and policy. The author argues that the key to successful development policy is through reduced state intervention, and that to the extent state intervention is necessary, it should be through rather than against the market mechanism.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Development Theory and Third World Development Policy
• Chapter 2 Tax Policy and Savings Mobilization
• Chapter 3 Foreign Aid and Foreign Debt
• Chapter 4 Urbanization and the Urban Bias
• Chapter 5 The Growth and Impact of the Subterranean Sector
• Chapter 6 Bureaucratic Corruption and the Administrative Reform Imperative
• Chapter 7 Can the Third World Develop? An Optimistic Viewpoint
• Chapter 8 Policy Reform and Governance: Concluding Comments

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781563247330

Description

This book is a study of Third World economic development and the factors which have made development so elusive. It discusses the policy reform necessary to spur development as well as the relationship between development theory and policy. The author argues that the key to successful development policy is through reduced state intervention, and that to the extent state intervention is necessary, it should be through rather than against the market mechanism.

Table of Contents

1. Development Theory and Third World Development Policy 2. Tax Policy and Savings Mobilization 3. Foreign Aid and Foreign Debt 4. Urbanization and the Urban Bias 5. The Growth and Impact of the Subterranean Sector 6. Bureaucratic Corruption and the Administrative Reform Imperative 7. Can the Third World Develop? An Optimistic Viewpoint 8. Policy Reform and Governance: Concluding Comments

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Details

• NCID: BA27369242
• ISBN:
  • 1563247321
  • 156324733X
• LCCN: 95038405
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Armonk, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 201 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 333.8
  • LCC : HC59.7
  • DC20 : 338.9/009172/4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Developing countries -- Economic policy
  • LCSH : Developing countries -- Economic conditions
  • LCSH : Economic development