Capital Market Liberalization And Development (Initiative For Policy Dialogue Series C)

(Edited by) Jose Antonio Ocampo and Joseph E. Stiglitz

ISBN 10: 0199238448 / ISBN 13: 9780199238446

Published by Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2008

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2008.Softcover.Good condition.375 pages.Some marking and underlining to the text otherwise the book is in very good condition.Ships from Japan.Usually ships in 1-2 working days.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Capital Market Liberalization And Development (Initiative For Policy Dialogue Series C)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199238448
• ISBN 13: 9780199238446
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Capital market liberalization has been a key part of the ongoing debate on globalization. Bringing together leading researchers and practitioners in the field, this book provides a unique analysis of both the risks associated with capital market liberalization and the alternative policy options available to enhance macroeconomic management.

About the Author

Joseph E. Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001 and is University Professor at Columbia University where he founded the Initiative for Policy Dialogue in 2000. He was Chair of President Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors from 1995-97 and Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank from 1997-2000.His best known recent publications include 'Making Globalization Work' (2006), 'Fair Trade for All' (2005), 'Globalization and its Discontents' (2002) and 'The Roaring Nineties' (2003). José Antonio Ocampo is United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. Prior to assuming his present position in the United Nations, he held a number of posts in the Government of Colombia, including those of Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Director of the National Planning Department and Minister of Agriculture and was former Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). His academic pursuits have included service as Director of the Foundation for Higher Education and Development, Professor of Economics at the Universidad de los Andes and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and Visiting Professor at Cambridge, Yale and Oxford Universities.