Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- BOX -- FIGURES -- FIGURES -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- BOX -- FIGURES -- BOXES -- FIGURES -- BOXES -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- A. External Sector Developments -- 1. Recent Developments -- 2. Outlook -- 1. Growth and Fiscal Consolidation Scenario...

What does Cuba's socialist economy look like today, after a half-century of fluctuating strategies? Are the reforms instituted by Raúl Castro improving living conditions and boosting production and efficiency? What challenges does the government face in crafting policies to address the...

Key Features:Integrates analytical, empirical and policy insights from both academic and government perspectivesCovers policy reform, policy forums, and what it takes politically to achieve reformGives critical insights into the future of trade negotiations more generally.

Key Features:This collection of Dr. Goh Keng Swee's writings on China's economic development has not been published anywhere elseDr Goh's analyses are reflective of the times and as adviser to China's State Council at that time, his views will help throw light on development in China todayIt...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Overview -- 1. Strategies for Financial Reforms -- 1.1. Financial Liberalization: A Review of Major Issues -- 1.1.1. TheoreticalDevelopments -- 1.1.1.1. An Overview of the Theory -- 1.1.1.2. Imperfect Information and Credit Rationing --...

Comprehensive empirical studies of the disarray in world agricultural markets appeared approximately 20 years ago. Since then, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has provided estimates each year of market distortions in high-income countries, but there have been no...

China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy has succeeded in producing more than a decade of phenomenal growth. How the difficult task of balancing the diverse array of often competing concerns has been achieved is the subject of this book, which examines the dismantling of the...

In 2008, India will likely overtake China as the world's fastest growing economy and become one of the largest economies globally. Foreign investment is increasing dramatically and business opportunities abound for those who know how to find them. With a growing middle class and booming markets,...

Key Features:Presents to the readers an updated, well-informed, insightful, yet plainly written, jargon-free overview of major issues in contemporary ChinaAddresses significant and timely issues that interest a wide range of readersProvides "Economists" or "Foreign Affairs" analyses of...