Entering the 21st Century : World Development Report 1999/2000
- Oxford : Oxford University, 2000
- 300 p.
Overview The frontiers of development thinking Globalization Supranational issues Subnational policies into actions Introduction New directions in development thiking Building on past development experiences The many goals of development The role of institutions in development The record and outlook for comprehensive development A changing world Chapter 1 The changing world International trade International financial flows International migration Lobal environmental challendes New political tendencies in developing countries Emerging subnational dynamics Urban imperatives Implications for development policy Chapter 2 The world trading system: the road ahead How the global trading system benefits developing countries WTO mechanisms for promoting and maintaiming liberal trade regimes Sustaining the momentum for trade reforn International trade and development policy: the next 25 years Chapter 3 developing countries and the global financial system The gathering pace of international financial integration Toward a more robust and diversified baking system The Orderly sequencing of capital account liberalization Attracting foreign investment Revitalizing international macroeconomic cooperation Chapter 4 protecting the global commons The link between national and global environmental issues Moving from national to international action The ozone treaies a success story Climate change Biodiversity Exploiting the links between global environmental problems Chapter 5 decentralization: rethinking government Whats is at stake? From centralized to decentralized governance Balancing political power between central and local interests The structure, functions, and resources of subnational governments Making subnational governments accountable Policies for the transition What lessons for the future? Chapter 6 dynamic cities as engines of growth What makes cities grow? The national governments role in urbanization Local policies for urban economic growth Chapter 7 making cities livable The unfinished urban agenda Learning from the past Service provision in developing countries Looking ahead Chapter 8 Case studies and recommendations Making the most of trade liberalization? Egypt Reforming weak banking system: Hungary Macromanagement under fiscal decentralization: Brazil Improving urban living conditions: Karachi Cultivating rural-Urban synergies: Tanzania The shifting development landscape at the dawn of the 21st century
Overview The frontiers of development thinking Globalization Supranational issues Subnational policies into actions Introduction New directions in development thiking Building on past development experiences The many goals of development The role of institutions in development The record and outlook for comprehensive development A changing world Chapter 1 The changing world International trade International financial flows International migration Lobal environmental challendes New political tendencies in developing countries Emerging subnational dynamics Urban imperatives Implications for development policy Chapter 2 The world trading system: the road ahead How the global trading system benefits developing countries WTO mechanisms for promoting and maintaiming liberal trade regimes Sustaining the momentum for trade reforn International trade and development policy: the next 25 years Chapter 3 developing countries and the global financial system The gathering pace of international financial integration Toward a more robust and diversified baking system The Orderly sequencing of capital account liberalization Attracting foreign investment Revitalizing international macroeconomic cooperation Chapter 4 protecting the global commons The link between national and global environmental issues Moving from national to international action The ozone treaies a success story Climate change Biodiversity Exploiting the links between global environmental problems Chapter 5 decentralization: rethinking government Whats is at stake? From centralized to decentralized governance Balancing political power between central and local interests The structure, functions, and resources of subnational governments Making subnational governments accountable Policies for the transition What lessons for the future? Chapter 6 dynamic cities as engines of growth What makes cities grow? The national governments role in urbanization Local policies for urban economic growth Chapter 7 making cities livable The unfinished urban agenda Learning from the past Service provision in developing countries Looking ahead Chapter 8 Case studies and recommendations Making the most of trade liberalization? Egypt Reforming weak banking system: Hungary Macromanagement under fiscal decentralization: Brazil Improving urban living conditions: Karachi Cultivating rural-Urban synergies: Tanzania The shifting development landscape at the dawn of the 21st century
