Economic Development (Paperback)

Marcelo M. Giugale

ISBN 10: 0190688424 / ISBN 13: 9780190688424

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 2017

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Paperback. There is much discussion about global poverty and the billions of people living with almost nothing. 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: WhatEveryone 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 opportunitiesthey face, day in and day out. In straightforward language and a question-and-answer format, Marcelo M. 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. Giugale gives no definitive, universal answers. They don't really exist. Rather, he highlights what works, what doesn't, and what's promising. Drawingfrom 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. Revised edition of the author's Economic development, [2014] Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Development (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190688424
• ISBN 13: 9780190688424
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

There is much discussion about global poverty and the billions of people living with almost nothing. 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. In straightforward language and a question-and-answer format, Marcelo M. 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.

Giugale gives no definitive, universal answers. They don't really exist. Rather, he highlights what works, what doesn't, and what's promising. 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.

About the Author

Marcelo M. Giugale is the World Bank's Director of Financial Advisory and Banking Services, and a Fellow of the US National Academy of Public Administration. A development expert, opinion leader, and prolific writer, his experience spans Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin-America, and the Middle-East. 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.