Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2009, Global People, Politics, and Globalization

Author/creator Justin, Yifu Lin Editor
Other author Pleskovic, Boris Editor
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington : World Bank Publications
Description520 p.
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SeriesAnnual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (Global) Ser.
Summary Annotation This annual conference is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are participants from developing countries, think tanks, NGOs, and international institutions. These papers concern: Trade and economic performance - does Africa's fragmentation matter; Protectionist Policies and Manufacturing Trade Flows in Africa; Criss-Crossing Globalization - the Phenomenon of Uphill Skills flows; the Aid-Migration Trade off; Are Remittances More Effective than Aid to Improve Child Health? an Empirical Assessment Using Inter- and Intra-country data; Role of Emigration and Emigrant Networks in Labor Market Decision of non-Migrants; and, The Role of Higher Education in High-tech Industry Development - a Review of International Experience. These papers also concern: Higher Education and Industry - What Linkages in Africa; an Arrested Virtuous Circle; Higher Education and High-tech Industry in India; Health and socio-economic status - Isolating causal pathways; the Household Impacts of Treating HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries; First Things First - Infectious Disease, Child Mortality And The poor in India 1992-2005; What Makes Growth Shared; on the Political Economy of Inclusive Development; Characterizing Conflict Forms; and, Public Goods Provision in South Asia.
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ISBN9780821377222
ISBN0821377221 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Stock number9780821377222 00028989

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