β Scribed by Timothy Besley (eds.)
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Timothy Besley brings together a set of essays on themes relevant to the study of economic development written by leading authors. It covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. In many cases, the authors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies.
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
World Economic Outlook and the Challenges to the UN Development Agenda Beyond 2015....Pages 1-10
Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay....Pages 11-18
βSmall Miraclesβ β Behavioral Insights to Improve Development Policy: The World Development Report 2015....Pages 19-43
Culture and Collective Action....Pages 44-60
Is Poverty in Africa Overestimated Because of Poor Data?....Pages 61-89
Filling Gaps when Poverty Data are Missing: Updating Poverty Estimates Frequently with Different Data Sources in Jordan....Pages 90-96
The Social Pension and Time Allocation in Poor South African Households....Pages 97-111
Assessing the Impact of Social Grants on Inequality: A South African Case Study....Pages 112-135
Speculative Capital Flows, Exchange Rate Volatility and Monetary Policy: South African Experience....Pages 136-162
Challenges of Urbanisation in India....Pages 163-177
Are Foreign Direct Investments in the Balkans Different?....Pages 178-193
Time-consistency and Dictator Punishment: Discretion Rather than Rules?....Pages 194-202
Back Matter....Pages 203-211
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