For the past decades, the world bank's annual world development report has provide a wide international readership with an extraordinary window on development economics. This essay Shahid Yusuf- Published to commemorate the report's 30 th anniversary-discusses the genesis of the publication and the topics covered by succeesive reports.
This book drawing on the intriguing similarities and differences among three high-growth economies at the turn of the millenium- Singapore, Finland, and Ireland-Yusuf and Nabeshima characterize productivity growth as being driven by not only high investment rates but also the interactions between a range of fundamental building blocks, in particular human capital dan institutions. The book prov…
This volume examines each problem of urbanization, inequality, poverty, finance, energy, water, and governance, with a balance rare in a field dominated by China hype and China bashing.
Growing Industrial Clusters in Asia offers practical guidance on the nature of clusters and the likely efficacy of measures that could help build cluster. It draws on the experience of both established dynamic clusters and newly emerging ones that show considerable promise. The insights that result from its analysis will be of particular interest to policy makers, urban planners, business peopl…