Economic alternatives for growth, employment and poverty reduction: progressive policy recommendations for developing countries

This book is a collection of working papers, policy briefs and training modules, published by the International Poverty Centre in Brazil, which provides a comprehensives set of recommendations for alternative economic policies that can generate growth, employment and poverty reduction in developing countries. INDICE: Introduction; T.McKinley ; J.Weeks - PART I: ALTERNATIVE MACROECONOMIC POLICIES - The Macroeconomic Implications of MDG-Based Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa; J.Weeks ; T.McKinley - Pro-Growth Alternatives for Monetary and Financial Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa; R.Pollin, G.Epstein ; J.Heintz - Training Modules on 'Economic Policies, MDGs and Poverty' - Fiscal Policy; J.Weeks ; S.Patel - Monetary Policy; A.Saad Filho - Financial Policy; G.Epstein ; I.Grabel - PART II: ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF SCALING UP ODA: - The Macroeconomic Debate on Scaling up HIV/AIDS Financing; T.McKinley ; D.Hailu - Why Is the 'Dutch Disease' Always a Disease? The Macroeconomic Consequences of Scaling upODA; T.McKinley - Managing the Exchange-Rate Consequences of an MDG-Related Scale-up in HIV/AIDS Financing; J.Serieux - The Impact of Foreign Aid on Government Spending, Revenue and Domestic Borrowing in Ethiopia; P.M.G.Martins - PART III: PUBLIC FINANCE AND DEBT RELIEF - Gearing Public Finance to Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Moldova; T.McKinley - Does Debt Relief Increase Fiscal Space in Zambia? The MDG Implications; J.Weeks ; T.McKinley - Moldova's Middle-Income 'Mistaken Identity': The Severe Income and Human Development Costs; J.Weeks - The Reduction of Fiscal Space in Zambia Dutch Disease and Tight-Money Conditionalities; J.Weeks - PART IV: ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURAL REFORMS -Privatising Basic Utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: the MDG Impact; K.Bayliss ; T.McKinley - Monetary Policy and Financial Sector Reform for Employment Creation and Poverty Reduction in Ghana; G.Epstein ; J.Heintz - PART V: POLICIES FOR TRANSFORMING GROWTH INTO EMPLOYMENT GENERATION - An Employment-Targeted Economic Programme for South Africa; R.Pollin , G.Epstein ; L.Ndikumana - A Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan; T.McKinley ; J.Weeks - Expanding Decent Employment in Kenya: The Role of Monetary Policy, Inflation Control and the Exchange Rate; R.Pollin ; J.Heintz - The Employment Impact of an MDG-Based Development Strategy for Yemen; T.McKinley - PART VI: A POLICY AGENDA FOR ADDRESSING GLOBAL IMBALANCES - The Monopoly of Global Capital Flows: Who Needs Structural Adjustment Now?; T.McKinley - AddressingGlobal Imbalances: A Development-Oriented Policy Agenda; A.Izurieta ; T.McKinley

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22098-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés