Beyond Macroeconomic Stability [electronic resource] : Structural Transformation and Inclusive Development /
Islam, Iyanatul.author.
Kucera, D.editor.
This volume goes beyond a narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability and explores the link between socio-economic policies, structural transformation and inclusive development. It rests on three thematic pillars: the limits of conventional macroeconomics; the long run agenda of structural transformation and the development of capabilities.
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Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Limits of the Conventional Macroeconomic Policy Framework; 1 Dispensing Macroeconomic Policy Advice to Developing Countries: The IMF's Article IV Consultations; 2 Fiscal Consolidation: Issues and Evidence; 3 Should Developing Countries Target Low, Single-Digit Inflation to Promote Growth and Employment?; Part II: Structural Transformation and the Development of Capabilities
4 Structure Matters: Sectoral Drivers of Growth and the Labour Productivity-Employment Relationship5 Creating Productive Capacities, Employment and Capabilities for Development: The Case of Infrastructure Investment; 6 Investing in People: Extending Social Security through National Social Protection Floors; Part III: Inequality, Wages and their Macroeconomic Consequences; 7 Wages and Growth in Open Economies: A Policy Dilemma?; 8 Keeping up with the Joneses or Keeping One's Head above Water? Inequality and the Post-2007 Crisis; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume goes beyond a narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability and explores the link between socio-economic policies, structural transformation and inclusive development. It rests on three thematic pillars: the limits of conventional macroeconomics; the long run agenda of structural transformation and the development of capabilities.
Labor economics.
International economics.
Development economics.
Industrial organization.
Microeconomics.
Welfare economics.
Labor Economics.
International Economics.
Development Economics.
Industrial Organization.
Microeconomics.
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.