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Zusatztext "While many authors have previously examined the causes of economic development! few have focused directly and extensively on its relationship with financial systems. Spratt takes this unique angle in his new book! which provides ample coverage of both theory and practice in the field of development finance. ? a valuable reference for scholars and practitioners in this new emerging field. Highly recommended." - CHOICE (July 2009 Vol. 46) by H.A. Faruq! Xavier University Informationen zum Autor Stephen Spratt is a director of the new economics foundation, a UK based think tank. Previously he lectured in development finance at the University of Reading, has worked in the City of London’s financial markets and was a researcher at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. Klappentext Examines the subject of Development Finance! or more specifically how financial systems can help or hinder the process of human development. This book reviews the components of the domestic and international financial systems! and considers reform options objectively against the central goal of human development. Zusammenfassung Featuring case studies and real world examples from Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as the ‘transition’ economies of Eastern Europe, this book explores finance and developing countries, and the impact these have on poverty and globalization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Financial System in Theory and in Practice. Chapter 2: Finance, Poverty, Development and Growth. Chapter 3: Financial Repression, Liberalisation and Growth. Chapter 4: The Domestic Financial System: An Overview. Chapter 5: Reforming the Domestic Financial System: Options and Issues. Chapter 6: The External Financial System: Characteristics and Trends. Chapter 7: The External Financial System (2): Debt and Financial Crises. Chapter 8: The International Financial Architecture: Evolution, Key Features and Proposed Reforms. Chapter 9: Development Finance and the Private Sector: Driving the Real Economy. Chapter 10: Finance for Development: What Do We Know? ...
