This book provides a definitive account of the recent history of the International Monetary Fund, and the successes it has enjoyed since it was founded. With fascinating contributions by current and former IMF staff members, this book offers a unique insight into the workings of the organization...

Abstract: Reports that data on textbook availability in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain patchy and often difficult to compare across countries. Even when textbooks physically exist in a school, they may not prove available for students to use. A 2008 survey of 19 SSA countries found (1) all but...

Asks and answers the question: What are the economic conditions a society must satisfy in order to exist and survive? Focusing on macro factors to understand the problem of poor countries, this book also offers a presentation of economic history in a world perspective, using survival-conditions...

Detailed case studies of debt defaults by Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Ecuador, Moldova, and Uruguay, framed by a comprehensive discussion of the history, economic theory, legal issues, and policy lessons of sovereign debt crises.

The year 2000 initiated a decade of spectacular growth in the information and communication technology sector in developing countries. Almost 75 percent of the world's mobile telephone subscriptions are in low- and middle-income countries, which have also promoted exciting innovations and...

Successful reforms need coherent approaches in which a range of stakeholders are willing to share responsibilities and resources in order to achieve the ultimate outcome of poverty reduction in developing countries. This book provides a framework to access intended outcomes generated by...

The world's food supply needs to rise significantly, yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing. Not only are modern agricultural methods beyond the reach of those suffering the greatest food insecurity but they are also ecologically damaging, relying upon fossil energy and...

One Billion Hungry -- Contents -- Foreword by Rajiv Shah -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Note -- Part I -- 1. Acute and Chronic Crises -- 2. What Is Hunger? -- 3. The Green Revolution -- 4. The Political Economy of Food Security -- Part II -- 5. A Doubly Green Revolution -- 6. Sustainable...