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Development Economics and Policy

The Conference Volume to Celebrate the 85th Birthday of Professor Sir Hans Singer

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Editors:
  1. David Sapsford

    1. Lancaster University, England

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  2. John-ren Chen

    1. University of Innsbruck, Austria

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Hans Singer is undoubtedly one of, if not the, world's major scholars in the field of Development Economics. Over the last six decades he has made numerous contributions to the subject both as scholar and practitioner. This book contains 27 essays that were prepared for a conference that was held in Innsbruck Austria in May 1996 to celebrate his 85th birthday and represents a major and important overview of issues in development economics from the most eminent scholars in the field.

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction and Overview

    1. Introduction and Overview

      • David Sapsford, John-ren Chen
      Pages 1-11

  3. The Influence of Trade on Economic Development

    1. The Influence of Trade on Economic Development

      • Alec Cairncross
      Pages 12-23

  4. The Prebisch-Singer Terms of Trade Hypothesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. The Prebisch-Singer Terms of Trade Hypothesis: Some (Very) New Evidence

      • David Sapsford, John-ren Chen
      Pages 27-34

    3. Prebisch and Singer Effects on the Terms of Trade between Primary Producers and Manufacturers

      • Harry Bloch, David Sapsford
      Pages 35-62

    4. The Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis Revisited

      • Alfred Maizels, Theodosios B. Palaskas, Trevor Crowe
      Pages 63-85

    5. A Contribution to Empirical Research on the Prebisch-Singer Thesis

      • John-ren Chen, Herbert Stocker
      Pages 86-109

  5. Trade Strategies, Growth and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Trade Orientation and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence

      • David Greenaway, Wyn Morgan
      Pages 113-132

    3. The Strategic Use of Trade Policies for Development: Some General Equilibrium Issues

      • Andrew McKay, Chris Milner
      Pages 133-145

    4. Liberalization, Privatization and the Pace of Economic Development in Taiwan

      • John-ren Chen
      Pages 146-171

    5. Redistribution without Growth

      • Richard Jolly
      Pages 172-182

  7. The Distribution of Gains in the Context of Uneven Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
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    2. Direct Foreign Investment and North-South Trade: Uneven Development or Convergent Growth?

      • Amitava Krishna Dutt
      Pages 261-286

    3. The Distribution of Gains between Investing and Borrowing Countries Revisited: The Case of India’s Computer Software Sector

      • V. N. Balasubramanyam, Ahalya Balasubramanyam
      Pages 287-299
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Lancaster University, England

    David Sapsford

  • University of Innsbruck, Austria

    John-ren Chen

About the editors

He has published widely and has held research appointments at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, and the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Development Economics and Policy

  • Book Subtitle: The Conference Volume to Celebrate the 85th Birthday of Professor Sir Hans Singer

  • Editors: David Sapsford, John-ren Chen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26769-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-21041-0Published: 10 August 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-26771-2Published: 15 October 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-26769-9Published: 10 August 1998

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 569

  • Topics: Development Economics

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