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Reform of the international institutions : the IMF, World Bank and the WTO
Coffey, Peter - 2006
The seemingly endless problems encountered by the IMF, WTO and World Bank provide major reasons for seeking reform … institutions from American and European points of view. The authors emphasise the need for making the IMF and World Bank more … narrower focus in the mission of the World Bank and the IMF. In the case of the WTO, they call for a democratic reform of the …
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The future of the international monetary system
Uzan, Marc (contributor) - 2005
international monetary system and the future role of the IMF … : the IMF, the G7, G10 and G20 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850656
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The international monetary fund : distinguishing reality from rhetoric
Bird, Graham R.; Rowlands, Dane - 2016 - 1st ed.
1. Introduction and overview : the purposes and operations of the IMF -- 2. IMF Quotas -- 3. The IMF's lending … facilities -- 4. Aggregate IMF lending -- 5. Participation in IMF programmes -- 6. The implementation of IMF programmes -- 7. The … effects of IMF programmes on economic growth -- 8. IMF programmes and private capital flows -- 9. Conclusions. …
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The Elgar companion to social economics
Davis, John Bryan (ed.); Dolfsma, Wilfred (ed.) - 2015 - 2nd ed
This comprehensive second edition of The Elgar Companion to Social Economics presents an overview of a dynamic and growing field in economics that emphasizes the key role that values play in the economy and in economic life. Social economics treats the economy and economics as being embedded in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850811
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The making of a European economist
Colander, David C. - 2009
David Colander's highly original and thought provoking book considers ongoing changes in graduate European economics education. Following up on his earlier classic studies of US graduate economic education, he studies the 'economist production function' in which universities take student 'raw...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851096
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Handbook of knowledge and economics
Arena, Richard (ed.); Festré, Agnès (ed.);  … - 2012
Why do societies benefit differently from knowledge? How exactly does social interaction interfere with knowledge acquisition and diffusion? This original Handbook brings together a wide range of differing approaches to shed light on these questions and others relating to the role and relevance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851124
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Companion to the political economy of rent seeking
Congleton, Roger D. (ed.); Hillman, Arye L. (ed.) - 2015
The quest for benefit from existing wealth or by seeking privileged benefit through influence over policy is known as rent seeking. Much rent seeking activity involves government and political decisions and is therefore in the domain of political economy, although rent seeking can also take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851247
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The Elgar companion to economics and philosophy
Marciano, Alain (contributor); Davis, John Bryan (contributor) - 2004
The Elgar Companion to Economics and Philosophy aims to demonstrate exactly how these two important areas have always been linked, and to illustrate the key areas of overlap. The contributors are well-known and distinguished authors from a variety of disciplines, who have been invited both to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851384
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New developments in economic education
Mixon, Franklin G. (ed.); Cebula, Richard J. (ed.) - 2014
'Mixon and Cebula have compiled a valuable collection that offers a blend of compelling empirical results on the efficacy of classroom innovations along with practical advice to implement cutting edge pedagogical techniques. New and seasoned instructors alike can enhance their economics courses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851431
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Is there progress in economics? : knowledge, truth and the history of economic thought
Böhm, Stephan (contributor) - 2002
This thought-provoking book discusses the concept of progress in economics and investigates whether any advance has been made in its different spheres of research. The authors look back at the history, successes and failures of their respective fields and thoroughly examine the notion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851496