Economics of Adjustment and Growth Hardcover by Pierre-Richard Agenor

Product Details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press (2004-10-05)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 784 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780674015784
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

This book provides a systematic and coherent framework for understanding the interactions between the micro and macro dimensions of economic adjustment policies; that is, it explores short-run macroeconomic management and structural adjustment policies aimed at promoting economic growth. It emphasizes the importance of structural microeconomic characteristics in the transmission of policy shocks and the response of the economy to adjustment policies. It has particular relevance to the economics of developing countries.

The book is directed to economists interested in an overview of the economics of reform; economists in international organizations, such as the UN, the IMF, and the World Bank, dealing with development; and economists in developing countries. It is also a text for advanced undergraduate students pursuing a degree in economic policy and management and students in political science and public policy.

About the Author

Pierre-Richard Agénor is Hallsworth Professor of International Macroeconomics and Development Economics in the School of Social Sciences, and Co-Director of the Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research, at the University of Manchester. His research interests include international macroeconomics, development economics, and growth theory.