The revival of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is all the more welcome for having followed one of the worst economic disasters since the industrial revolution. Six of the world's fastest growing economies in the 2000s were African. But with the exception of Ethiopia and Rwanda, the growth...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- The Report Team -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Overview and Summary -- Making Finance Effective -- Preventing and Minimizing Crises -- Government Failure in Finance -- Finance without Frontiers? -- References.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Roadmap to World Development Report 2003 -- 1 Achievements and Challenges -- 2 Managing a Broader Portfolio of Assets -- 3 Institutions for Sustainable Development -- 4 Improving Livelihoods on Fragile Lands -- 5 Transforming Institutions on Agricultural Land --...

Inefficient and corrupt, the state sector in China is the source of many of the nation's current ills. However, according to corporate financier and bestselling author Joe Zhang, it is fixable. Even amid the rise of private sector capitalism, the government and public in China have faith in the...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Political Economy of Financial Crises -- 2. Information and Crises -- 3. Crises and the Middle Class -- 4. What Happens after Crises -- 5. Financial Intermediaries and the Demand for Change -- 6. Governments and the Demand for Reform...

Kamiljon T. Akramov investigates the effectiveness of foreign aid to developing countries by comparing the results of aid allocated to a recipient's production sectors, economic infrastructure, or social sectors.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. 2010 Policy Conference, Washington, DC -- Ch 1. Postcrisis EU Governance -- Ch 2. From Convoy to Parting Ways?: Postcrisis Divergence Between European and US Macroeconomic Policies -- Economic Developments -- Monetary Policy -- Fiscal Policy --...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch 1. China's Response to the Global Crisis -- Critiques of the Stimulus Program -- Ch 2. Imbalances and Their Implications for China's Economy -- The Expenditure Approach -- The Production Approach -- The Income Approach -- The...