Developing countries frequently experience trade shocks and the policy implications of this have been debated for decades.This important book is Volume 2 of a comparative study covering 23 countries, using a common methodology to estimate the effects of shocks. The conventional wisdom has been that private agents, in particular peasant farmers, could not be trusted to use windfalls wisely. This was, and continues to be, the main rationale for stabilising taxation of export crops. The convention was also that windfalls accruing to the public sector were a bane since governments had low savings rates. The evidence in this definitive study supports neither generalisation. Trade shocks typically lead to high savings rates, irrespective of whether they accrue to private producers or to the government. However, the case studies find substantial policy errors so that windfalls are often not translated efficiently into permanent income increases and indeed often lead to a reduction in output. The studies argue for a drastic revision of the case for government action in response to trade shocks.
Volume 1 deals with Africa, Volume 2 with Asia and Latin America.
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Condition: New. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. x+360pp, tables & charts, index, fine copy in a fine dustjacket. New. Detailed economic study of Trade Shocks, [ the bust & boom of market forces acting on commodity prices ]. The book argues that the old ideas that peasant farmers would not wisely use windfalls thus leading to an unstable economy is not true. Volume 2 covers the experiences of 11 countries in Asia & Latin America. 700 grams. Seller Inventory # 22076
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Condition: good. Oxford & New York : Clarendon Press, 1999. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 376 pp.- This second volume of a two-volume work gathers together 23 detailed case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, presenting the background causes, descriptions, results, and implications of all the recent economic upheavals in the developing world. English text. Library stamps. Condition ± very good. Condition : good copy. ISBN 9780198294634. Keywords : , Seller Inventory # 212560
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Developing countries frequently experience trade shocks and the policy implications of this have been debated for decades.This important book is Volume 2 of a comparative study covering 23 countries, using a common methodology to estimate the effects of shocks. The conventional wisdom has been that private agents, in particular peasant farmers, could not be trusted to use windfalls wisely. This was, and continues to be, the main rationale for stabilising taxation of export crops. The convention was also that windfalls accruing to the public sector were a bane since governments had low savings rates. The evidence in this definitive study supports neither generalisation. Trade shocks typically lead to high savings rates, irrespective of whether they accrue to private producers or to the government. However, the case studies find substantial policy errors so that windfalls are often not translated efficiently into permanent income increases and indeed often lead to a reduction in output. The studies argue for a drastic revision of the case for government action in response to trade shocks. Volume 1 deals with Africa, Volume 2 with Asia and Latin America. The second volume of a comparative study of trade shocks covering 23 countries. This volume examines Asia and Latin America, and challenges common generalizations. Trade shocks are shown to lead to high savings rates, though policy errors often mean windfalls lead to a reduction in output. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780198294634