The IMF and Economic Development

The IMF and Economic Development
Author: James Raymond Vreeland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2003-03-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1107320291

Why do governments turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and with what effects? This book argues that governments enter IMF programs for economic and political reasons, and finds that the effects are negative on economic growth and income distribution. By bringing in the IMF, governments gain political leverage - via conditionality - to push through unpopular policies. Note that if governments desiring conditions are more likely to participate, estimating program effects is not straightforward: one must control for the potentially unobserved political determinants of selection. This book addresses the selection problem using a dynamic bivariate version of the Heckman model analyzing cross-national time-series data. The main finding is that the negative effects of IMF programs on economic growth are mitigated for certain constituencies since programs also have distributional consequences. But IMF programs doubly hurt the least well off in society: they lower growth and shift the income distribution upward.

Learning to Lead

Learning to Lead
Author: Maury B. Forman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Black Enterprise

Black Enterprise
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1999-08
Genre:
ISBN:

BLACK ENTERPRISE is the ultimate source for wealth creation for African American professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE delivers timely, useful information on careers, small business and personal finance.

Black Enterprise

Black Enterprise
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1999-08
Genre:
ISBN:

BLACK ENTERPRISE is the ultimate source for wealth creation for African American professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE delivers timely, useful information on careers, small business and personal finance.

Small Business Administration Program Review

Small Business Administration Program Review
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems
Publisher:
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1986
Genre: Small business
ISBN:

The Commercialisation of Space

The Commercialisation of Space
Author: Sarah Lieberman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2023-03-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000851141

This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of the commercialisation of space and the changing outlook of the space sector. Using a framework based around theories of international political economy (IPE), the chapters take on issues relating to the politics, the economics and the ethics of commercialising space. The book aims to build a bridge between the research carried out on European Space Policy and the issues that are currently pertinent in the global discussion of future space policy. Overall, the volume aims to: inform the reader about historical and contemporary developments in the neoliberal commercialisation of space assess the impact of the commercialisation of space on European space institutions, European space policy and European space culture raise ethical questions about the environmental and practical sustainability of the commercialisation of space examine the compatibility of the commercialisation of space with international, EU and national law. This book will be of much interest to students of space policy, global governance, European politics and International Relations.