Contents: Introduction -- 1. Several Central Debates in Development Macroeconomics -- 2. Key Principles of Macroeconomics -- 3. Giving Space to the Public Sector -- 4. The Domestic Economy and the Rest of the World -- 5. A Reform to Remove the External Constraint -- 6. Macroeconomic Strategies...

Preface: whom is this book for? -- Acknowledgments -- Overview: what is economic development and what does this book say about it? -- Governments : one day, they will work for you -- Economic policy : the basics you¿ve got to get right -- Social policy : old war, new weapons -- Inclusion :...

"Economic Development, Twelfth Edition, presents the latest thinking in economic development with the clear and comprehensive approach that has been so well received in both the developed and developing worlds. The pace and scope of economic development continues its rapid, uneven, and sometimes...

The dissertation consists of three essays on macroeconomic policy, development economics and economic growth. The first chapter examines empirically the relationship between the cyclical pattern of fiscal policy in democratic developing countries and their quality of political institutions. This...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Aims and motivations -- Chapter 3: A first integrated transformation project: e-Sri Lanka -- Chapter 4: Transforming government -- Chapter 5: Transforming sectors: The health case -- Chapter 6: Transforming cities: Smart cities -- Chapter 7: Learning from...