The Flexible Economy: Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economics

ISBN-13: 9780415117753 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 424 str.

UK) Killick Tony (Overseas Development Institute

Opis

The growing pace of change and turbulence in the world's economy requires national economies to be adaptable. Inflexibility led to economic crisis in Eastern Europe and Africa, while adaptability characterizd the economic miracle of East Asia. The structural adjustment programmes adopted in many developing countries reflects the extent to which the importance of these issues is now being recognized. This book explicitly addresses the nature of economic adaptability.

Spis treści

Preface 1 RELEVANCE, MEANING AND DETERMINANTS OF FLEXIBILITY 2 FLEXIBILITY AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 3 FLEXIBILITY IN ECONOMIC THEORY 4 ECONOMIC ADAPTABILITY IN THE LONG TERM 5 ADAPTING THE ECONOMIES OF EASTERN EUROPE: BEHAVIOURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF FLEXIBILITY 6 ECONOMIC INFLEXIBILITY IN AFRICA: EVIDENCE AND CAUSES 7 EXPLAINING ‘FLEXIBLE RIGIDITIES’ IN EAST ASIA 8 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE RESPONSE OF NATIONAL ECONOMIES TO THE OIL[1]PRICE SHOCKS 9 INDUSTRIAL ADAPTATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 10 FLEXIBILITY IN FINANCE

O autorze

Tony Killick is Senior Research Fellow and former Director of the Overseas Development Institute, London, and Visiting Professor of the University of Surrey.