Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword ix -- Acknowledgments xiii -- The Research Project and Team xv -- 1. Regional Integration Agreements 1 -- 2. Politics and Policymaking 11 -- 3. Economic Benefits and Costs 29 -- 4. Policy Choices 63 -- 5. Trade Blocs and the World Trading System 93...

Intro -- Contents -- Overview -- The frontiers of development thinking -- Globalization and localization -- Supranational issues -- Subnational issues -- Translating policies into actions -- Introduction New Directions in Development Thinking -- Building on past development experiences -- The...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- The Report Team -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Overview and Summary -- Making Finance Effective -- Preventing and Minimizing Crises -- Government Failure in Finance -- Finance without Frontiers? -- References.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Roadmap to World Development Report 2003 -- 1 Achievements and Challenges -- 2 Managing a Broader Portfolio of Assets -- 3 Institutions for Sustainable Development -- 4 Improving Livelihoods on Fragile Lands -- 5 Transforming Institutions on Agricultural Land --...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Editors and Authors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Tax Expenditures: General Concept, Measurement, and Overview of Country Practices -- Tax Expenditures, Contingent Liabilities, and Direct Spending -- General Concept -- Tax Expenditure Reports...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Abbreviations -- Frequently Cited Regional Trading Agreements and the Parties to Them -- Chapter 1 Global Outlook and the Developing Countries -- The Global Economy: From Recovery to Expansion -- Commodity Markets -- World Trade --...

Intro -- WORLD BANK ATLAS -- Foreword -- Users guide -- The world by region -- Topics -- 1 Rich countries-and poor -- 2 The world's growing population -- 3 How have demographics changed? -- 4 Urban demands on the world's environment -- 5 Many people are still poor -- 6 Education opens doors -- 7...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Responsible Growth for the New Millennium -- Achieving Responsible Growth -- Acting Now to Lay the Foundation for a Sustainable Future -- Achieving Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development --...