Putting Development First: The Importance of Policy Space in the WTO and International Financial InstitutionsKevin Gallagher Some of the world's most prominent development thinkers address the following question in this volume: to what extent are the rules and economic forces that govern the global economy shrinking the 'policy space' that developing countries can draw from in order to construct policies to raise the standards of living of their people? They then analyse the possibly considerable room for manoeuvre that developing countries still have at their disposal despite global macro-economic realities, IMF/World Bank policies, and the trade rules regime of the World Trade Organization. Finally, the authors suggest actual policies that could be put in place in order to preserve existing spaces for development and to expand the tools developing countries can deploy. |
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... income inequality among and within nations.1 A passing mention may be made here to the recent " con- vergence debate . " It has recently been claimed ( Fischer 2003 ) that , although there is little statistical evidence that countries ...
... income inequality among and within nations.1 A passing mention may be made here to the recent " con- vergence debate . " It has recently been claimed ( Fischer 2003 ) that , although there is little statistical evidence that countries ...
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... income in PPP terms was already about three - quarters that of Britain . And this was when the " natural protection " accorded by distance , which was especially important for the United States , was considerably higher than today ...
... income in PPP terms was already about three - quarters that of Britain . And this was when the " natural protection " accorded by distance , which was especially important for the United States , was considerably higher than today ...
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... income tax . Even Sweden , despite its later reputation as a high - income - tax country , did not have income tax until 1932 . With limited taxation capability , local government finance especially was in a mess in most countries . A ...
... income tax . Even Sweden , despite its later reputation as a high - income - tax country , did not have income tax until 1932 . With limited taxation capability , local government finance especially was in a mess in most countries . A ...
Contents
Development Policies in a World of Globalization | 15 |
The Role of the State in | 33 |
Toward the Optimum Degree of Openness | 69 |
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