Living Standards And the Wealth of Nations - Successes And Failures in Real Convergence

Klappentext A group of prominent international economists consider what makes for successful convergence--what policies and economic conditions help poor countries catch up to the living standards of rich countries. Zusammenfassung A group of prominent international economists consider what makes for successful convergence-what policies and economic conditions help poor countries catch up to the living standards of rich countries.

About the author

Leszek Balcerowicz is President of the National Bank of Poland. As Finance Minister in the first post-transition Polish government, he was largely responsible for the successful transformation of the Polish economy.

Product details

• Authors: Leszek (EDT)/ Fischer Balcerowicz, Leszek Fischer Balcerowicz
• Assisted by: Leszek Balcerowicz (Editor), Leszek (National Bank of Poland) Balcerowicz (Editor), Stanley Fischer (Editor), Stanley (Bank of Israel) Fischer (Editor)
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.05.2006
• EAN: 9780262025959
• ISBN: 978-0-262-02595-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 234 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Living Standards and the Wealth of Nations; The MIT Press; The MIT Press
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics