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Zusatztext `well and clearly written'Journal of Development Studies Klappentext In this festschrift for Ian Little, Professor of Development Economics at the University of Oxford, distinguished experts evaluate policy questions in such areas as exchange rate policy, problems of market stabilization, industrialization of developing countries, trade shocks, capital flows, principles of taxation, and political implications of economic policy decisions. Zusammenfassung This is a volume of essays in honour of Ian Little, who was Professor of Economics at Oxford until 1975, and whose seminal work in the discipline - notably in the areas of public policy and economic development - spans over 30 years and is still continuing. The authors, all well known economists, provide pointers to help and influence policymakers in areas crucial to the economies of developing countries. Each chapter provides a succinct summing up of the literature, conveying the main ideas in the chosen area in a way that is accessible to the layperson as well as to the professional economist, keeping technical matter to a minimum. The volume as a whole covers issues of concern in both microeconomic and macroeconomic policy. These include: exchange rate policy, trade policy, problems of industrialization, foreign investment, taxation strategies, capital flows, and aspects of the interface between politics and economic policy. The collection begins with a personal memoir by Francis Seton and concludes with a bibliography of Little's published work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Francis Seton: Ian Little - a salute inter vivos; W. Max Corden: Macroeconomic adjustment in developing countries; David Bevan, Paul Collier, & Jan Gunning: Economic policy in countries prone to temporary trade shocks; Vijay Joshi: Exchange rate regimes in developing countries; David Newbery: Commodity price stabilization; John M. Page, Jr: The pursuit of industrial growth, policy initiatives, and economic consequences; Sudhir Mulji: Public sector management: A case-study of India; G. M. Meier: Trade policy and development; Anne O. Krueger: The political economy of controls: American sugar; Jagdish Bhagwati: The theory of political economy, economic policy, and foreign investment; Deepak Lal: International capital flows and economic development; Ehtisham Ahmad & Nicholas Stern: Principles of taxation for developing countries; Maurice Scott: Social cost-benefit analysis; Göran Ohlin: The population enigma; Dipak Mazumda: Government intervention and urban labour markets in LDCs; Angus Maddison: The colonial burden: A comparative perspective...
