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ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 2009, GLOBAL
PEOPLE, POLITICS, AND GLOBALIZATION |
| By: |
Justin Yifu Lin (Editor), Boris Pleskovic (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£26.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0821377221 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780821377222 |
| Publisher: |
WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS |
| Pub. date: |
21 June, 2010 |
| Edition: |
2009 ed. |
| Pages: |
520 |
| Description: |
Includes the papers that concern: trade and economic performance - does Africa's fragmentation matter; protectionist policies and manufacturing trade flows in Africa; criss-crossing globalization - the phenomenon of uphill skills flows; the aid-migration trade off; characterizing conflict forms; and, public goods provision in South Asia. |
| Synopsis: |
This annual conference is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are participants from developing countries, think tanks, NGOs, and international institutions. These papers concern: Trade and economic performance: does Africa's fragmentation matter?; Protectionist Policies and Manufacturing Trade Flows in Africa; Criss-Crossing Globalization: The Phenomenon of Uphill Skills flows; The Aid-Migration Trade off; Are Remittances More Effective than Aid to Improve Child Health? An Empirical Assessment Using Inter- and Intra-country data; Role of Emigration and Emigrant Networks in Labor Market Decision of non-Migrants; the Role of Higher Education in High-tech Industry Development: A Review of International Experience; Higher Education and Industry: What Linkages in Africa; An Arrested Virtuous Circle?; Higher Education and High-tech Industry in India; Health and socio-economic status: Isolating causal pathways; The Household Impacts of Treating HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries; First Things First: Infectious Disease, Child Mortality and the poor in India 1992-2005; What Makes Growth Shared?;On the Political Economy of Inclusive Development; Characterizing Conflict Forms; Public Goods Provision in South Asia. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
World Bank Publications |
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Non-returnable |
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