Timothy Besley brings together a set of essays on themes relevant to the study of economic development written by leading authors. It covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. In many cases, the authors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies

This book presents the results of a collective and original empirical investigation of the institutional systems underlying the capitalisms that are coming to the fore in developing nations. While varieties of industrialized countries’ capitalisms are extensively scrutinized, those of...

Introduction -- A Research Agenda -- The Role of Banks in the Schumpeterian Innovative Evolution - An Axiomatic Set-up -- Generalized Barriers to Entry and Economic Development -- Inventing Together: Exploring the Nature of International Knowledge Spillovers in Latin America -- Formal and...

Securitization: Wonder Drug or Financial Alchemy? -- Mobilising Capital for the Poor - How Does Structured Finance Fit in Emerging Markets? -- The Role of Public and Private Investors for Structured Finance in Emerging Markets -- Structured Finance - Mobilising New Means to Attract Capital --...

This book examines the global HIV/AIDS pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective, analyzing its economic impact, the reasons behind the political response to the pandemic, international laws relating to public health and patents and mechanisms for financing global and national responses. The...

The latest global financial and economic crisis of 2008 has shown the need to re-examine the desirability of financial liberalization. This book is undertaking such a study on the issue of financial and market liberalization by adopting sophisticated econometric methods. It examines the effects...

Intellectual Property Today: Appropriability, Innovation and Public Policy -- Intellectual Property and Development: An Interpretation of the (NEW) Markets for Knowledge -- Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Development -- The Frontier of Trade Negotiations -- The...

This book discusses the relationship between financial liberalization, financial deepening and economic performance from both a theoretical and a policy perspective, comparing several 'big' emerging countries: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa and India, amongst others

This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-poor development in order to derive best practices in this field. This is an important companion for professionals and policymakers, and also a...