WESS background papers
Background papers used in the preparation of the WESS 2010.
Development in an interdependent world: old issues, new directions? John Toye
Economic integration, inequality and growth: Theory and comparative assessment Giovanni Andrea Cornia
Energy Intensity, Greenhouse Gas, and Global Warming
Lance Taylor
From Washington Consensus to Inclusive Growth: The Continuing Relevance of Pro-Poor Policy Alternatives
Alfredo Saad Filho
International Tax Cooperation and International Development Finance
Valpy FitzGerald
Labour Markets Trends, Financial Globalization and the current crisis in Developing Countries
Rolph van der Hoeven
Making Globalization Sustainable
Tariq Banuri
New State Practices at a Time of System Disturbance and the Nasty Business of Protectionism—The Expectation for Global Demand Management
Daniel Drache
Policy coherence and coordination: Rebalancing stabilization and developmental policies in Latin America and the Caribbean ECLAC
Policy coherence in development policy and international cooperation UNRISD
Reforming the International Monetary System
Jane D’Arista and Korkut Erturk
Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia: Current situation and future prospects ESCAP
Reinventing Globalization: Fair is Feasible
Deepak Nayyar
Social Policy Politics: The Role of Ideas, Conflict, and Process
Merilee S. Grindle
The Basic Needs Development Strategy
Louis Emmerij
The new aid paradigm: A case of policy incoherence
Geske Dijkstra
The Triple Crisis and the Global Aid Architecture
Tony Addison, Channing Arndt, and Finn Tarp
Trade Policy in the Post—Neoliberal Era
James Galbraith and Sara Hsu
Background papers used in the preparation of the WESS 2009.
Adapting to climate change in developing countries: institutional and policy responses for urbanizing societies E. Lisa F. Schipper
Adapting to climate change in developing countries: market and policy responses for rural economies and primary exporters Shiv Someshwar
Climate change financing: Developing countries’ options and challenges for mitigation and adaptation Fernando Prada
Equity, Efficiency and Compensation in the Climate Change Challenge: analyzing the distribution of costs and benefits David Evans and Richard Rose
Projections Regarding Climate Change and Development
Elizabeth A. Stanton and Frank Ackerman
Supportive measures and policies for developing countries: a paradigm shift Nebojsa Nakicenovic
The role of private investment in increasing climate friendly technologies in developing countries Stephany Griffith-Jones, Merylyn Hedger and Leah Stokes
The challenge of mitigating the effects of climate change in developing countries: The energy push Author not yet confirmed
The challenge of mitigating the effects of climate change in developing countries: intellectual property rights and climate change
Sangeeta Shashikant
Background papers used in the preparation of the WESS 2008.
Assessing the success of microinsurance programmes in meeting the insurance needs of the poor
Paul Mosley
2007
Financial Instability and Countercyclical Policy
Yilmaz Akyüz
2008
Globalization, Offshoring and Economic Insecurity in Industrialized Countries
William Milberg and Deborah Schöller
2008
Insurance against Losses from Natural Disasters in Developing Countries
Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer and Reinhard Mechler
2008
Insurance, Credit and Safety Nets for the Poor in a World of Risk
Daniel Clarke and Stefan Dercon
Post-Conflict Countries: Aid Effectiveness and Permanent Peace
M. Panić
Post-Conflict Recovery: Resource Mobilization and Reconstruction

James K. Boyce
The Impact of Armed Civil Conflict on Household Welfare and Policy Responses
Patricia Justino
Background papers used in the preparation of the WESS 2007.
Population Aging, Wealth, and Economic Growth: Demographic Dividends and Public Policy
Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason
2007
Projection of health care expenditure by disease: a case study from Australia
Theo Vos, John Goss, Stephen Begg and Nicholas Mann
Poverty among the Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean
Leonardo Gasparini, Javier Alejo, Francisco Haimovich, Sergio Olivieri and Leopoldo Tornarolli
2007
The Implications of Aging for the Structure and Stability of Financial Markets
Jane D’Arista
2006
Population Ageing and Health Expenditure: Sri Lanka 2001-2101
Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya and Associates
2007
Draft background papers used in the preparation of the WESS 2006.

Developing and Transition Economies in the Late 20th Century: Diverging Growth Rates, Economic Structures, and Sources of Demand

Codrina Rada and Lance Taylor
2006
Governance, Economic Growth and Development since the 1960s

Mushtaq H. Khan
Real Income Stagnation of Countries,1960-2001
Sanjay G. Reddy and Camelia Minoiu
2005
Turning Swords to Ploughshares & Little Acorns to Tall Trees: the Conflict-Growth Nexus & the Poverty of Nations
S, Mansoob Murshed
2006
Financial Development and Economic Growth: a Critical View
Valpy FitzGerald
2006
Have Collapses in Infrastructure Spending led to Cross-Country Divergence in per Capita GDP?
Francisco Rodríguez
2007
Growth Empirics when the World is not Simple
Francisco Rodríguez
2006
Openness and Growth: What have we Learned?
Francisco Rodríguez
2007
Growth after Globalisation: a ‘Structuralist-Kaldorian’ Game of Musical Chairs?
José Gabriel Palma
2006
Industrial Policy and Growth
Helen Shapiro
2005
Development Aid and Economic Growth: a Positive Long-Run Relation
Sanjay G. Reddy and Camelia Minoiu
2006
   

 

 


 
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