Combining theory, empirical evidence, institutional analysis, and policy evaluation, the second edition of Money, Interest, and Banking in Economic Development provides a comprehensive overview of the role of monetary and financial economics in developing countries. Maxwell Fry includes new chapters on finance in endogenous growth models, foreign direct investment and the accumulation of foreign debt, and fiscal activities of central banks in developing countries.

The puzzles of economic development and post-communist transitions, according to Christopher Clague and his colleagues, can be illuminated by a serious economic analysis of institutions. Economic performance is strongly dependent on the economic policies selected and on the manner in which these policies are implemented by government agencies. Performance is also affected by property rights and contract enforcement mechanisms in the business community and by patterns of participation in community organizations. These and other institutional arrangements are analyzed in this book under the...