TY - BOOK AU - Waardenburg,J.George AU - Storm,Servaas AU - Naastepad,C.W.M. ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Globalization and economic development: essays in honour of J. George Waardenburg SN - 9781781950838 (e-book) AV - HF1359 .G58177 2001 U1 - 338.9 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Cheltenham, Northampton, Mass. PB - Edward Elgar Pub. KW - International economic relations KW - Globalization KW - Economic development KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Globalization, instability and path dependence -- pt. 2. International capital flows -- pt. 3. Equity, employment and environment N2 - Globalization is widely regarded as a means not only of ensuring efficiency and growth, but also of achieving equity and development for those countries operating in the global economy. The book argues that this perception of globalization as the road to development has lost its lustre. The experience of the 1990s belied expectation of the gains, such as faster growth and reduced poverty, which could be achieved through closer integration in the world economy UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/1840646934.xml ER -