This working paper examines the question of whether inflation targeting monetary policy is an appropriate framework for sub-Saharan African countries. The paper presents an overview of inflation targeting, reviews the justification for the regime, and summarizes some major critiques.Monetary...

1. The radical potential of human rights -- 2. The human rights framework and economic policy -- 3. What does inequality have to do with human rights? -- 4. A human rights approach to government spending and taxation -- 5. Mobilizing resources to realize rights : debt, aid, and monetary policy...

The institutional setting of subcontracted manufacturing has a profound impact on how the benefits of trade are distributed. This paper develops a model that combines insights from unequal exchange theorists and global commodity chain analysis to clarify the distributive dynamics of production...