Economic Development: What Everyone Needs to Know?
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072JWWZS3 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 277 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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He led over thirty billion dollars in lending, received decorations from the governments of Bolivia and Peru, and taught at American University in Cairo, the London School of Economics, and Universidad Católica Argentina.. Marcelo M. Giugale is the World Bank's Director of Financial Advisory and Banking Services, and a Fellow of the US National Academy o
"Marcelo Giugale has written a book with a highly original style: it poses, and then answers, a series of questions, with fascinating examples on every page. Beyond its scope, breadth, and depth, it is a remarkable exposé on the state of knowledge on economic development."-Célestin Monga, Vice-President and Chief Economist, African Development Bank . If you want to understand why development economics is such a fascinating field, but want to by-pass economists' gobbledygook, read this book; you will enjoy it and learn a lot." - Santiago Levy, Vice-president for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank "Not many societies have managed to flourish. That is an invaluable contribu
There is much discussion about global poverty and the billions of people living with almost nothing. Drawing from examples across the world, his overall message is clear: economic development, and the poverty reduction that goes with it, have never been more possible for more countries.. In straightforward language and a question-and-answer format, Marcelo M. Why is it that governments, development banks, think-tanks, academics, NGOs and many others can't just fix the problem? Why is it that seemingly obvious reforms never happen? Why are prosperity and equity so elusive? Is the current backlash against globalization another show-stopper?The revised second edition of Economic Development: What Everyone Needs to Know? brings readers right into the trenches of development policies to show what practitioners are actually doing and explains the issues, dilemmas, options, frustrations and opportunities they face, day in and day out. They don't really exist. Rather, he highlights what works, what doesn't, and what's promising. Giugale outlines the frontier of the development practice or, as he puts it, "the point at which knowledge stops and ignorance begins." He takes readers from why it is so difficult to get governments to function, to the basic policies that economies need to work well, the powerful new tools for social assistance, and the challenges of inclusion, education, health, infrastructure, technology, data, and foreign aid.G