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There are many challenges facing the economies of developing countries. Capital volatility, financial crises, aid, debt and the IMF are all issues that have received a great deal of attention over recent years. In International Finance and The Developing Economies , Graham Bird provides an essentially non-technical discussion of these issues, examining the underlying political economy and discussing the policy alternatives that are available.

This book provides a non-mathematical introduction to the macroeconomic analysis of both the open economy and the world economy. While it presumes some basic understanding of macroeconomics, it does not require any significant mathematical capability. The first part examines the macro theory of the open economy: the second part examines macroeconomic stabilisation policy in the context of an open economy, and the world economy: and the third part looks at various case-studies or applications of the analysis introduced in the first two parts. This has been radically rewritten to accommodate recent global economic events, and demonstrates how the theoretical discussion goes a long way to explain recent changes in the world economy. Each chapter is accompanied by some brief notes and additional references but the intention has been to keep the book short and manageable. The practical orientation of the book ensures that it will be of interest to policy-makers, but it is also suitable for first- or second-year undergraduates, either as a course text or as a supplement to other more conventional macroeconomics textbooks.

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN EAST ASIA WAS MADE MORE DRAMATIC BY THE FACT THAT THE REGION'S PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH OVER THE PRECEDING DECADE HAD BEEN WIDELY PERCEIVED AS A "MIRACLE." SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS REVEALS THAT, WHILE THERE IS NO UNICAUSAL EXPLANATION, AND WHILE FEW IF ANY COMMENTATORS ANTICIPATED THE CRISIS BEFORE THE EVENT, THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE FROM PREVIOUS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IS THE EXTREME INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CORPORATE SECTOR OF THE CRISIS COUNTRIES.

Notes that the initial declaration of eastern Australia as 'desert' or uninhabited land was based on misrepresentation of fact. Moreover it has become the basis of the legal framework colonising the interior, and of the political economy. Traces the treatment and living conditions of the Kooris (Aborigines) historically, and today, and analyses the Labor Party's response, since it holds a platform of social justice. (PAS)

U.S. agriculture has been very productive during the past fifty years. A number of unexpected consequences, however, are believed to be detrimental to the long-term interests of our nation's agriculture and natural resources. In response to this issue, the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 mandates that the U.S. Department of Agriculture conduct research and education programs on alternative agricultural systems. These must be productive, economically viable, and environmentally sound; they must conserve natural resources, make optional use of on-farm resources, and enhance the quality of life for farmers and ranchers, members of rural communities, and society as a whole. The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program has evolved as an important initiative for development and promotion of alternative agricultural practices and production systems. This article describes sustainable agriculture and its role in the development of a philosophy for identification of research, education, and policy initiatives for twenty-first-century U.S. agriculture.