Finance and development : surveys of theory, evidence, and policy / edited by Christopher J. Green, Colin H. Kirkpatrick, Victor Murinde. - xiv, 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How does finance contribute to the development process and poverty reduction? / Savings and financial sector development : assessing the evidence / Flow of funds : the relationship between finance and the macroeconomy / Stock market development : what have we learned? / Financial regulation in developing countries : policy and recent experience / Banking regulation after recent financial crises : lessons for developing and developed countries / 7. Policy Issues in Market-Based and Non-Market-Based Measures to Control the Volatility of Portfolio Investment / Finance and poor people's livelihoods / Finance for the poor : the way forward? / Rural financial markets / Small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies / Company financial structure : a survey and implications for developing economies / Christopher J. Green, Colin H. Kirkpatrick and Victor Murinde -- George Mavrotas -- Christopher J. Green and Victor Murinde -- Rose W. Ngugi, Victor Murinde and Christopher J. Green -- Martin Brownbridge, Colin H. Kirkpatrick and Samuel Munzele Maimbo -- David T. Llewellyn -- Edmonnd Valpy Knox FitzGerald -- Susan Johnson, David Hulme and Orlanda Ruthven -- Thankom Arun, David Hulme, Imran Matin and Stuart Rutherford -- Susan Johnson -- Frederick Nixson and Paul Cook -- Sanjiva Prasad, Christopher J. Green and Victor Murinde. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

"In this new book, a distinguished group of authors takes stock of the existing state of knowledge in the field of finance and the development process. Each chapter offers a comprehensive survey and synthesis of current issues. These include such critical topics as savings, financial markets and the macroeconomy, stock market development, financial regulation, foreign investment and aid, financing livelihoods, microfinance, rural financial markets, small and medium enterprises, corporate finance and banking." "This book will be accessible to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of finance and development. It will also be a reference source for all professionals and academics working in this area who want to learn how finance can contribute to the development process and poverty reduction."--BOOK JACKET.

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Finance--Developing countries
Finance--Developing countries--Congresses
Poverty--Developing countries
Poverty--Developing countries--Congresses
Economic development--Congresses
Economic development projects--Finance--Congresses
Economic policy--Congresses


Developing countries--Economic policy
Developing countries--Economic policy--Congresses

HG195 / .F5273 2005

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