TY - BOOK AU - Green,Christopher J. AU - Kirkpatrick,C.H. AU - Murinde,Victor TI - Finance and development: surveys of theory, evidence, and policy SN - 1845428560 AV - HG195 .F5273 2005 U1 - 339.46091724 22 PY - 2005///] CY - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA, USA PB - E. Elgar Pub KW - Finance KW - Developing countries KW - Congresses KW - Poverty KW - Economic development KW - Economic development projects KW - Economic policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; How does finance contribute to the development process and poverty reduction?; Christopher J. Green, Colin H. Kirkpatrick and Victor Murinde --; 2; Savings and financial sector development : assessing the evidence; George Mavrotas --; 3; Flow of funds : the relationship between finance and the macroeconomy; Christopher J. Green and Victor Murinde --; 4; Stock market development : what have we learned?; Rose W. Ngugi, Victor Murinde and Christopher J. Green --; 5; Financial regulation in developing countries : policy and recent experience; Martin Brownbridge, Colin H. Kirkpatrick and Samuel Munzele Maimbo --; 6; Banking regulation after recent financial crises : lessons for developing and developed countries; David T. Llewellyn --; 7; 7. Policy Issues in Market-Based and Non-Market-Based Measures to Control the Volatility of Portfolio Investment; Edmonnd Valpy Knox FitzGerald --; 8; Finance and poor people's livelihoods; Susan Johnson, David Hulme and Orlanda Ruthven --; 9; Finance for the poor : the way forward?; Thankom Arun, David Hulme, Imran Matin and Stuart Rutherford --; 10; Rural financial markets; Susan Johnson --; 11; Small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies; Frederick Nixson and Paul Cook --; 12; Company financial structure : a survey and implications for developing economies; Sanjiva Prasad, Christopher J. Green and Victor Murinde N2 - "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 ER -