Economic Alternatives for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction: Progressive Policy Recommendations for Developing Countries

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Alternative Economic Policies for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction: A Progressive Policy Agenda for Developing Countries....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Macroeconomic Implications of MDG-Based Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 15-23
Pro-Growth Alternatives for Monetary and Financial Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 24-32
Addressing Global Imbalances: A Development-Oriented Policy Agenda....Pages 33-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
The Macroeconomic Debate on Scaling Up HIV/AIDS Financing....Pages 77-84
Why Is ‘The Dutch Disease’ Always a Disease?* The Macroeconomic Consequences of Scaling Up ODA....Pages 85-99
The Impact of Foreign Aid on Government Spending, Revenue and Domestic Borrowing in Ethiopia....Pages 100-136
Managing the Exchange Rate Consequences of an MDG-Related Scale-Up in HIV/AIDS Financing....Pages 137-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Gearing Public Finance to Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Moldova....Pages 163-179
Does Debt Relief Increase Fiscal Space in Zambia? The MDG Implications....Pages 180-208
The Reduction of Fiscal Space in Zambia—Dutch Disease and Tight-Money Conditionalities....Pages 209-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
An Employment-Targeted Economic Program for South Africa....Pages 227-240
A Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan....Pages 241-271
Strengthening the Employment Impact of an MDG-Based Development Strategy for Yemen....Pages 272-291
Back Matter....Pages 292-302