1st Edition

Macroeconomics and Human Development

Edited By Deepak Nayyar Copyright 2013
158 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

In the conventional discourse on macroeconomics, the subject of human development is at best marginal and at worst irrelevant. In the unconventional discourse on human development, macroeconomics or its constraints are seldom recognised, even if its consequences are often highlighted. There are, however, intersections and interconnections, which provide the rationale for this book that seeks to... Read more

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3. Macroeconomic Fluctuations, Inequality, and Human Development Joseph E. Stiglitz

4. Macroeconomics, Human Development and Distribution Stephanie Seguino

5. The Impact of Global Economic Crises on the Poor: Comparing the 1980s and 2000s Frances Stewart

6. Economic Growth, Equity and Human Development in Latin America José Antonio Ocampo and Juliana Vallejo

7. Financial Globalization and Human Development Ajit Singh

Biography

Deepak Nayyar is Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, and Distinguished University Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research, New York, USA. He is also an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College at Oxford University, UK. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi, India from 2000 to 2005. He also served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Secretary in the Ministry of Finance from 1989 to 1991. His research interests include international economics, macroeconomics and development economics. He has published papers and books on a wide range of subjects, including trade policies, industrialization strategies, macroeconomic stabilization, structural adjustment, economic liberalization, trade theory, macro policies, international migration and the multilateral trading system.