Front Matter -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Contents -- Main Body -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Objectives -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.3 Summary of the Key Findings -- References -- Part A. Overview and Synthesis -- 2....

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the role of financial sector development, with a view to deepening understanding of the rationale of development assistance to the financial sector of developing countries. The review leads to the following broad conclusions: (i)...

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the role of financial sector development, with a view to deepening understanding of the rationale of development assistance to the financial sector of developing countries. The review leads to the following broad conclusions: (i)...

We estimate the People's Republic of China's (PRC's potential growth rate in 2012 at 8.7% and at 9.2% for the average of 2008-2012, about the same as the average actual growth rate for this period. This rate is the natural growth rate, that is, the rate consistent with a constant unemployment...