For practical reasons, the consequences of nuclear reactor accidents are often measured in economic terms. Figures currently available, however, show significant discrepancies. For this reason, the NEA created an expert group to investigate the methodologies used in calculating the economic...

Albert Hirschman developed his strategy of unbalanced growth in response to the postwar theories of the "big push," development planning, and balanced growth. Ellerman "translates" today's debate about the effectiveness of conditionality and adjustment lending back into the old debate about...