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Human Development Perspectives eBook Series

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  • Protecting All

    Risk Sharing for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work

    by Truman Packard, Ugo Gentilini, Margaret Grosh, Philip O'Keefe, Robert Palacios, David Robalino, Indhira Santos ...
    Series series Human Development Perspectives
    "Socially inclusive growth is the talk of the town in developing countries. But to go from talk to walk these countries face a critical task: reconstructing their welfare states given the failures of the standard Bismarckian model and the challenges posed by rapid technological change. This book—known to many as the White Paper—is indispensable for tackling this task. It develops a clear ... Read more

    $34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Protecting All

    Risk Sharing for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work

    by Truman Packard, Ugo Gentilini, Margaret Grosh, O’Keefe, David Robalino, Indhira Santos ...
    Series series Human Development Perspectives
    "Socially inclusive growth is the talk of the town in developing countries. But to go from talk to walk these countries face a critical task: reconstructing their welfare states given the failures of the standard Bismarckian model and the challenges posed by rapid technological change. This book—known to many as the White Paper—is indispensable for tackling this task. It develops a clear ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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  • In the Wake of the Crisis

    Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy

    Edited by Olivier Blanchard, David Romer, Michael Spence, Joseph E. Stiglitz ...
    Prominent economists reconsider the fundamentals of economic policy for a post-crisis world.In 2011, the International Monetary Fund invited prominent economists and economic policymakers to consider the brave new world of the post-crisis global economy. The result is a book that captures the state of macroeconomic thinking at a transformational moment.The crisis and the weak recovery that has ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • International Economics and Business

    Nations and Firms in the Global Economy

    by Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, Charles van Marrewijk ...
    With a new title (following the successful first edition of Nations and Firms in the Global Economy), this second edition undergraduate textbook combines the dual perspectives of international economics and international business, providing a complete overview of the changing role of nations and firms in the global economy. International Economics and Business covers the key concepts typically ... Read more

    $59.89 USD

  • The Welfare State Revisited

    Edited by José Antonio Ocampo, Joseph E. Stiglitz ...
    Series series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
    The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever there is a need for strong social protection systems—the best tools we have to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. In this book, José Antonio Ocampo and Joseph E. Stiglitz bring together distinguished contributors to examine the global variations of social programs and make the ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • Demographics Unravelled

    How Demographics Affect and Influence Every Aspect of Economics, Finance and Policy

    by Amlan Roy ...
    Discover what demographics can tell us about the economy, markets, and the futureIn Demographics Unravelled, renowned Macro-Demographics expert Amlan Roy delivers an insightful and timely exploration of the impact that "people characteristics" have on national economies. Considering factors like gender, race, migrant status, family background, and education, the author delves deeply into a subject ... Read more

    $35.00 USD

  • Finance For All?: Policies And Pitfalls In Expanding Access

    by World Bank ...
    Access to financial services varies sharply around the world. In many developing countries less than half the population has an account with a financial institution, and in most of Africa less than one in five households do. Lack of access to finance is often the critical mechanism for generating persistent income inequality, as well as slower growth. Finance for All?: Policies and Pitfalls in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Public Financial Management and Its Emerging Architecture

    by M. Mr. Cangiano, Teresa Ms. Curristine, Michel Mr. Lazare ...
    The first two decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed an influx of innovations and reforms in public financial management. The current wave of reforms is markedly different from those in the past, owing to the sheer number of innovations, their widespread adoption, and the sense that they add up to a fundamental change in the way governments manage public money. This book takes stock of ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Globalization And Growth: Implications For A Post-Crisis World

    by Spence Michael; Leipziger Danny ...
    *What were the causes of the financial and economic crises of 2008-2009?*What intellectual and policy mistakes prevented academics and policymakers from anticipating the crisis?*What is the future of financial regulation both domestic and international?*What role did global macroeconomic imbalances play in the run-up to the crisis?*What is the future of the export-led growth model and what are the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Sovereign Wealth Funds

    Legitimacy, Governance, and Global Power

    by Gordon L. Clark, Adam D. Dixon, Ashby H.B. Monk ...
    The worldwide rise of sovereign wealth funds is emblematic of the ongoing transformation of nation-state economic prospects. Sovereign Wealth Funds maps the global footprints of these financial institutions, examining their governance and investment management, and issues of domestic and international legitimacy. Through a variety of case studies--from the China Investment Corporation to the funds ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Handbook of Safeguarding Global Financial Stability

    Political, Social, Cultural, and Economic Theories and Models

    by Gerard Caprio ...
    Political and social forces exert pressure on our globalized economy in many forms, from formal and informal policies to financial theories and technical models. Our efforts to shape and direct these forces to preserve financial stability reveal much about the ways we perceive the financial economy. The Handbook of Safeguarding Global Financial Stability examines our political economy, ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • World Development Report 2014

    Risk and Opportunity - Managing Risk for Development

    by World Bank ...
    Series series World Development Report
    The last 25 years have witnessed unprecedented changes around the world—many of them for the better. In all continents, numerous countries have embarked on a path of international integration, economic reform, technological modernization, and democratic participation. As result, economies that had been stagnant for decades are growing, people who had suffered deprivation for generations are ... Read more

    $17.99 USD