International Finance and the Developing Economies - Hardcover

by G. Bird (Author)

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.

Author Biography

GRAHAM BIRD is Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey and is Director of the Surrey Centre for International Economic Studies (SCIES). He is also a Visiting Professor at The Fletcher School, Tufts University in the US. The author of many books and articles, he has been an advisor to the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF, the World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat and various UN agencies.