Contemporary Issues in Development Economics

This IEA volume brings together a set of essays written by leading authors on themes relevant to the study of economic development. The book covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. The contributors bring new insights from emp

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RATIONALITY AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR Challenging Standard Assumptions Edited by Bina Agarwal and Alessandro Vercelli MULTINATIONALS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN ECONOMC DEVELOPMENT Edited by Edward M. Graham POST-CONFLICT ECONOMIES IN AFRICA Edited by Paul Collier and Augustin Kwasi Fosu STRUCTURAL REFORM AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY Edited by Robert M. Solow THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Edited by Alan V. Deardorff LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC CRISES Trade and Labour Edited by Enrique Bour, Daniel Heymann and Fernando Navajas ADVANCES IN MACROECONOMIC THEORY Edited by Jacques H, Drèze EXPLAINING GROWTH A Global Research Project Edited by Gary McMahon and Lyn Squire TRADE, INVESTMENT, MIGRATION AND LABOUR MARKET ADJUSTMENT Edited by David Greenaway, Richard Upward and Katherine Wakelin INEQUALITY AROUND THE WORLD Edited by Richard B. Freeman MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY EXPERIENCE Edited by Axel Leijonhufvud MONETARY THEORY AS A BASIS FOR MONETARY POLICY Edited by Axel Leijonhufvud ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUBSAHARAN AFRICA Proceedings of the Eleventh World Congress of the International Economic Association, Tunis Edited by Ibrahim Elbadawi and Beno Ndula

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Contemporary Issues in Development Economics Edited by

Timothy Besley Professor of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics, UK

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