The impact of globalization on the world's developing economies is not conclusive: studies show conflicting conclusions to the same problems in the context of globalization in developing countries. It is this analytical inconclusiveness that is at the heart of this collection, which makes a fresh attempt to study the real impact of globalization.

The financial crises of the 1990s in Asia and Latin America have had global ramifications affecting many countries to varying degrees. They were for the most part unprecedented and their impact, particularly on the miracle economies of South East Asia, has been severe, in spite of the apparently strong macroeconomic fundamentals. Global Financial Crises and Reforms features a collection of papers written by academics and financial experts that provides a deeper insight into the phenomenology of the crises and explores possibilities for their solution. This book discusses the important lessons...

This new collection of articles puts the very latest issues in economic development under the microscope, exploring them from a variety of perspectives.
Beginning with an assessment of the current state of play in development, the authors move forward to examine neglected issues such as human development, gender, brain drain, military expenditure and post-colonial theory. While analysing the problems of external debts, technology transfer and new theories of international trade, the relationship between developing and developed economies is fully explored. The book also examines the...