Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE GLOBAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT -- III. Balance of Payments Impact -- IV. FISCAL IMPACT -- V. LOOKING FORWARD-POSSIBLE VULNERABILITIES -- VI. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMAND FOR IMF RESOURCES -- APPENDIX I-COMPARISON TO OIL SHOCKS OF THE...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION AND DATA -- II. UPDATED INDICATORS OF CENTRAL BANK AUTONOMY IN SELECTED OECD COUNTRIES -- III. AUTONOMY INDICATORS FOR EMERGING MARKETS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- IV. PROGRESS TOWARDS AUTONOMY IN EMERGING MARKETS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- V. OVERVIEW OF...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON FOREIGN BANKS IN POOR COUNTRIES -- III. CREAM-SKIMMING EFFECTS OF FOREIGN BANK ENTRY: THEORY -- IV. THE EMPIRICAL TEST: METHODOLOGY AND DATA -- V. RESULTS FROM THE EMPIRICAL TESTS -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- Appendix I. Welfare...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE BASELINE MODEL -- III. EQUILIBRIUM -- IV. ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND DIVERSIFICATION -- V. RIGID WAGES -- VI. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: THE MODEL -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SCALING UP AID AND THE ROLE OF THE IMF -- III. WHY WAGE BILL CEILINGS? -- IV. WAGE BILL CONDITIONALITY IN PRACTICE -- V. DO WAGE BILL CEILINGS ACCOMMODATE DONOR-FINANCED WAGE SPENDING IN PRIORITY SECTORS? -- VI. IMPROVING WAGE BILL CONDITIONALITY --...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THEORETICAL EFFECTS OF TRADE OPENNESS ON BUDGET DEFICITS -- III. THE MEASURE OF TERMS OF TRADE INSTABILITY -- IV. THE MEASURE OF THE REVEALED TRADE POLICY -- V. THE ECONOMETRIC STRATEGY -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX I -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- III. MARKET MICROSTRUCTURE -- IV. CLUSTER ANALYSIS: NUMERICAL GROUPING OF MARKET CHARACTERISTICS -- V. MAIN FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES.

Increasingly, companies view engagement with NGOs as part of a strategy for the pursuit of sustainable development. This book presents the views of leading international figures on the relationship between business, NGOs and sustainable development.