Capital account regimes and the developing countries

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Capital account regimes and the developing countries

edited by G.K. Helleiner

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1998

  • : uk
  • : uk (pbk.)
  • : us

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"In association with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development"

Most of the chapters were papers originally published in International monetary and financial issues for the 1990s, v. 7 and 8 by the United Nations

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: uk ISBN 9780333720707

Description

An assessment of the debate over the role of volatile private capital flows and their impact on developing countries. The book outlines the long history of concern about these issues, going back to preparations for the Bretton Woods agreement. It assesses their acceleration with the growth of international capital and looks at key case studies from Latin America, Asia and Africa to assess the possibilities and problems for national and international policy responses.

Table of Contents

  • List of Figures - List of Tables - Notes on the Contributors - Preface to the 1999 Reprint - List of Abbreviations - Capital Account Regimes and the Developing Countries: Issues and Approaches
  • G. K. Helleiner - Capital Account Regulations and Macroeconomic Policy: Two Latin American Experiences
  • G. Le Fort and C. Budnevich - Managing Foreign Capital Flows: The Experiences of the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
  • Y. Chul Park and C. Song - Capital Inflows and Macroeconomic Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • L. Kasekende, D. Kitabire and M. Martin - A New Facility for the IMF?
  • J. Williamson - Cross-Border Payments Taxes and Alternative Capital Account Regimes
  • R. Dornbusch - Issues Relating to the Treatment of Capital Movements in the IMF
  • A. Mohammed - Appendices - Index
Volume

: uk (pbk.) ISBN 9780333778357

Description

This is an assessment of the debate over the role of volatile private capital flows and their impact on developing countries. The book outlines the history of concern about these issues, going back to preparations for the Bretton Woods agreement. It assesses their acceleration with the growth of international capital and looks at key case studies from Latin America, Asia and Africa to assess the possibilities and problems for national and international policy responses.

Table of Contents

  • List of Figures - List of Tables - Notes on the Contributors - Preface to the 1999 Reprint - List of Abbreviations - Capital Account Regimes and the Developing Countries: Issues and Approaches
  • G. K. Helleiner - Capital Account Regulations and Macroeconomic Policy: Two Latin American Experiences
  • G. Le Fort and C. Budnevich - Managing Foreign Capital Flows: The Experiences of the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
  • Y. Chul Park and C. Song - Capital Inflows and Macroeconomic Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • L. Kasekende, D. Kitabire and M. Martin - A New Facility for the IMF?
  • J. Williamson - Cross-Border Payments Taxes and Alternative Capital Account Regimes
  • R. Dornbusch - Issues Relating to the Treatment of Capital Movements in the IMF
  • A. Mohammed - Appendices - Index

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