A revitalization and development of old awqāf could generate notable revenues to finance social expenditures (although probably less than very optimistic estimates suggest). Awqāf should be conceived as institutions of the civil society, but they are actually managed by ministries or state...

The starters -- Development strategy: the fountainhead of macroeconomic policies -- Fiscal policy: no longer the big brother -- Monetary policy: the black box of complexities -- Exchange rate and openness: the world is one! -- Financial stability: a belated recognition of the "core" -- The desserts

By the year 2020, Ha Long will be a city of tourism, a center of seaborne commerce, a commercial capital and playing the role of a core urban area in the Northern region of Vietnam. It will be a place that will attract investment and tourism from all over the world with a growing, dynamic,...

The starters -- Development strategy: the fountainhead of macroeconomic policies -- Fiscal policy: no longer the big brother -- Monetary policy: the black box of complexities -- Exchange rate and openness: the world is one! -- Financial stability: a belated recognition of the "core" -- The desserts

Introduction: the art of engineering prosperity in unlikely places -- The tyranny of litanies -- Unpleasant truths about institutional and financial development -- The economics of chance: policy prescriptions as laundry lists -- The mechanics of failure and the secrets of success -- Ambitious...