Development Economics and Policy: The Conference Volume to Celebrate the 85th Birthday of Professor Sir Hans Singer

by David Sapsford (Editor), John-ren Chen (Editor)

Overview

Hans Singer is undoubtedly one of, if not the, world's major scholars in the field of Development Economics. Over the last six decades he has made numerous contributions to the subject both as scholar and practitioner. This book contains 27 essays that were prepared for a conference that was held in Innsbruck Austria in May 1996 to celebrate his 85th birthday and represents a major and important overview of issues in development economics from the most eminent scholars in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312210410
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/10/1998
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	569
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.08(d)

About the Author

He has published widely and has held research appointments at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, and the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Notes on Contributors
Introduction and Overview; D.Sapsford & J-r.Chen
The Influence of Trade on Economic Development; Sir A.Cairncross PART 1: THE PREBISCH-SINGER TERMS OF TRADE HYPOTHESIS
The Prebisch-Singer Terms of Trade Hypothesis: Some (Very) New Evidence; D.Sapsford & J-r.Chen
Prebisch and Singer Effects on the Terms of Trade between Primary Producers and Manufacturers; H.Bloch & D.Sapsford
The Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis Revisited; A.Maizels, T.Palaskas & T.Crowe
A Contribution to Empirical Research on the Prebisch-Singer Thesis; J-r.Chen & H.Stocker
PART 2: TRADE STRATEGIES, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Trade Orientation and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence; D.Greenaway & W.Morgan
The Strategic Use of Trade Policies for Development: Some General Equilibrium Issues; A.McKay & C.Milner
Liberalization, Privatization and the Pace of Economic Development in Taiwan; J-r.Chen
Redistribution without Growth; R.Jolly
PART 3: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DEVELOPMENT
Distributional Inequity in International Comparative Perspective: Causes and Consequences; K.Kim
Food Aid, North-South Trade, and the Prebisch-Singer Thesis; K.Raffer
Endogenous Technical Progress and North-South Terms of Trade: Modeling the Ideas of Prebisch and Singer on the Lines of Kalecki-Kaldor; P.Sarkar
PART 4: THE DISTRIBUTION OF GAINS IN THE CONTEXT OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT
Direct Foreign Investment and North-South Trade: Uneven Development or Convergent Growth?; A.Dutt
The Distribution of Gains between Investing and Borrowing Countries Revisited: The Case of India's Computer Software Sector; V.N.Balasubramanyam & A.Balasubramanyam
A Prebisch-Singer Growth Model and the Debt Crises; T.Ziesemer Uncertainty in a Model of Small Agriculture in Peru: Some Preliminary Results; H.J.Jaksch
The Interest Costs of a Buffer Stock is Not a Social Cost; J.SpraosSupra-National Compensation Schemes for Temporary Export Losses: A Critique; J.Toye
PART 5: THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
The World Bank, 'Global Keynesianism' and the Distribution of the Gains from Growth; P.Mosley
An Economic and Social Security Council at the United Nations; F.Stewart & S.Daws
The IMF as International Lender of Last Resort? A Reappraisal after the 'Tequila Effect'; N.Snowden
The World Food Programme: Linking Relief and Development; J.Shaw Employment and Development; S.Radwan
Reaching the Poor: Prospects and Constraints; S.Aziz
The Role of the International Agencies: An Assessment; J.Wilmshurst PART 6: HANS SINGER: STUDENT AND SCHOLAR
Joseph A. Schumpeter: The Man and the Economist; W.Stolper
Modern Relevance of Keynesianism in the Study of Development; H.Singer Annex
Index

Editorial Reviews

Contains papers presented at the May 1996 international conference. Twenty-eight contributions are arranged in sections on the Prebisch- Singer terms of trade hypothesis; trade strategies, growth and development; theory and practice of development; the distribution of gains in the context of uneven development; the role of the international agencies and Hans Singer--student and scholar. A sampling of topics: a contribution on empirical research on the Prebisch-Singer thesis, redistribution without growth, the interest costs of a buffer stock in not a social cost, employment and development, and modern relevance of Keynesianism in the study of development. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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