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Examines the case for and against aid for developing nations, taking the example of British aid to Malawi's economic development since independence in 1964. This study suggests that without Britain's aid, Malawi's capacity to develop woul[...]
Considers the rapid rate of economic growth in Kenya, combined with its apparent political stability, to determine whether or not this is indeed a case of 'growth without development' and, if so, where the responsibility for aid lies in this sit[...]
The regime for payments financing embedded in the postwar Bretton Woods system was based on the principle, formally articulated in the Charter of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that nations should be assured of an adequate but not unlimi[...]
Alasdair I. MacBean, Author ; Duc-Tho Nguyen, Author | London : Croom Helm | Croom Helm commodity series | 1987Discusses the key issues concerned with primary commodity trade worldwide. It looks at patterns of trade, at changing demand and at the effects of fluctuations in spot and futures markets.
Foreword: "The chapters contained in this volume represent a condensation of a large amount of work carried out by and for the Commonwealth Secretariat over the last few years on the subject of foreign investment in developing countries."
Ghana is one of the earliest and most serious examples of the build up of foreign debt by a developing country to support its policies for economic growth. This study analyses Ghana's economy and highlights the problems of the debtor/credi[...]
Looks at how patterns of world trade are changing, how EEC protectionism affects developing countries, how special deals and exceptions are bought in some cases and looks to the future to see how the situation may develop.
Authors' summary: Export instability is considered a major problem besetting the Less Developed Countries (LDCs). protection of LDCs from fluctuations in export earnings is one of the main objectives of the Integrated Program for commodities (IP[...]
Radha Sinha, Author ; Pete Pearson, Author ; Gopal K. Kadekodi, Author ; Mary Gregory | London : Croom Helm | 1979India presents the world's greatest poverty problem, with many millions not receiving adequate means of subsistence at even the most basic level. This book explores the sources and patterns of the distribution of personal incomes in India, betwe[...]
Most of the existing textbooks on international economics - a widely taught and ighly popular subject - are long and too detailed and advanced for many students. This book, first published in 1983, and written by a respected leading authority, p[...]
The agents which, since the Second World War, provided external finance to help sustain Latin American development, are no longer able or willing to do so to the same extent. What measures should be taken - both internationally and within Latin [...]
