Globalization, Employment and Income Distribution in Developing Countries [Hardcover]

This book examines the impact of globalization on employment, income distribution and poverty reduction in developing countries using the five country studies of Ghana, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Nepal and Vietnam, looking at the evidence for targeted economic and social policies both at national and international levels.List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction; E.Lee & M.Vivarelli Morocco; L.Achy & K.Sekkat Ghana; E.Aryeetey Vietnam; P.T.Ha, P.L.Huong & N.T.K.Dzung Kazakhstan; K.Mynbaev, S.Eicher, S.Khakimzhanov & A.Islyami Nepal; P.P.Timilsina, M.D.Bhattarai & R.C.Bhattarai Index

'...this book is sure to be useful reading for economists who want to find a succinct, competent and well-informed discussion on the social consequences of globalization.' - Research Policy

LAHCEN ACHY Professor of Economics, National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, INSEA, MoroccoERNEST ARYEETEY Director, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, GhanaRAM CHANDRA BHATTARAI Lecturer in Economics, Tribhuwan University, NepalMILAN DEV BHATTARAI Lecturer in Economic Analysis, National Integrated College, NepalNGUYEN THI KIM DZUNG Deputy Director, Department for Economic Institutions Studies, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), VietnamSHARON EICHER Development Economist, Department of Business and Economics, Bethel College, USAPHAN THANH HA Deputy Director, Department of Macro-Economy, Central Institute for Economic Management, VietnamPHAM LAN HUONG Deputy Director, Department for Trade Policy and International Integration Studies, Central Institute for Economic Management, VietnamAIDAN ISLYAMI Lecturer in Monetary and Financial Economics, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP), KazakhstanSABIT KHAKIMZHANOV Lecturer in Economics, Bilkent University, TurkeyKAIRAT MYNBAEV Fulbright Scholar, University of California at Riverslˆ