This book provides a systematic and coherent framework for understanding the interactions between the micro and macro dimensions of economic adjustment policies; that is, it explores short-run macroeconomic management and structural adjustment policies aimed at promoting economic growth. It...

In the past three decades, developing countries have made significant economic and social progress, from improved infant mortality rates to higher life expectancy. Yet, 1.3 billion people continue to live in extreme poverty in the developing world, leading policymakers to place a renewed...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- Introduction and Overview -- Part I: Macroeconomic Accounts, Market Structure, and Behavioral Functions -- Chapter 1. Economic Structure and Aggregate Accounts -- Chapter 2. Behavioral Functions -- Part II: Financial Policies -- Chapter...

This paper studies how public policies, including pro-women interventions, can raise female labour force participation and promote economic growth in India. The first part provides a brief review of gender issues in the country. The second part presents a gender-based OLG model, based on Agénor...