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Book SynopsisTimothy Besley brings together a set of essays on themes relevant to the study of economic development written by leading authors. It covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. In many cases, the authors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies.
Table of Contents1. World Economic Outlook And The Challenges To The UN Development Agenda Beyond 2015; Pingfan Hong
2. Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution And Poverty Reduction In Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru And Uruguay; Nora Lustig
3. 'Small Miracles'—Behavioral Insights To Improve Development Policy: World Development Report 2015; Allison Demeritt And Karla Hoff
4. Culture And Different Types Of Collective Action; Gerard Roland And Yang Xie
5. Is Poverty In Africa Overestimated Because Of Poor Data?; Andrew Dabalen, Alvin Etang, Rose Mungai, Ayago Wambile And Waly Wane
6. Filling Gaps When Poverty Data Are Missing: Updating Poverty Estimates Frequently With Different Data Sources In Jordan; Hai-Anh H. Dang, Peter F. Lanjouw, And Umar Serajuddin
7. The Social Pension And Time Allocation In Poor South African Households; Vimal Ranchhod And Martin Wittenberg
8. Assessing The Impact Of Social Grants On Inequality: A South African Case Study; Reinhard Schiel, Murray Leibbrandt And David Lam
9. Speculative Capital Flows, Exchange Rate Volatility And Monetary Policy: South African Experience; Shakill Hassan
10. Challenges Of Urbanisation In India; Isher Judge Ahluwalia
11. Are Foreign Direct Investments In The Balkans Different?; Estrin, Saul And Milica Uvalic
12. Time-Consistency And Dictator Punishment: Discretion Rather Than Rules?; Shaun Larcom, Mare Sarr And Tim Willems
