The economics of public policy has suffered from "collective amnesia": we have forgotten or ignored much of the tradition of public policy in imperfect economies whose foundations were laid by James Meade and Paul Samuelson. This has been associated with a period of around two decades from the...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- ABOUT THIS BOOK v -- INTRODUCTION 1 -- OPENING ADDRESS 9 -- KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Scale, Results, and Development 15 -- Trade and Poverty -- Trade, Growth, and Poverty-A Selective Survey 47 -- Doha and the World Poverty Targets 91 -- Africa's Future: Industrial...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Fifty Years of Development -- Building a Climate for Investment, Growth, and Poverty Reduction in India -- Globalization, Reform, and Poverty Reduction: The Challenge and Implications for Indonesia -- Investing in Education and Institutions: The...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Introduction TRADE FACILITATION AND STANDARDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW -- 1 IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS THROUGH STANDARDS COMPLIANCE -- 2 BRIDGING THE STANDARDS DIVIDE -- 3 STANDARDS,...