The the future of economic growth in a multispeed world Spence, Michael 1943- creator text bibliography nyu New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011 1st ed. monographic eng

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xvi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world's population started to experience extraordinary economic growth - leading to enormous gaps in wealth and living standards between the industrialised West and the rest of the world The global economy and developing countries -- 1950: the start of a remarkable century -- Static views of a changing world -- Postwar changes in the global economy -- The origins of the global economy -- Economic growth -- Common questions about the developing world and the global economy -- Sustained high growth in the developing world -- The high growth developing countries in the post-war period -- The opening of the global economy -- Knowledge transfer and catch-up growth in developing countries -- Global demand and catch-up growth -- The internal dynamics of sustained high growth -- Key internal ingredients of sustained high growth recipes -- Opening up : an issue of speed and sequencing -- The Washington consensus and the role of government -- Managing one's currency in the course of growth -- The middle income transition -- The political, leadership and the governance underpinnings of growth -- Low growth economies in the developing world -- Natural resource wealth and growth -- The challenge for small states -- The adding up problem -- The crisis and its aftermath -- Emerging markets during and after the global crisis -- Instability in the global economy and lessons from the crisis -- Stimulus in the crisis and the need for cooperative behavior -- Rebalancing the global economy and its consequences for growth -- The excess savings challenge in China -- The openness of the global system and the WTO -- Legacies of the crisis : slow growth and sovereign debt issues in advanced countries -- Periodic systemic risk and investment behavior -- The future of growth -- Can the emerging economies sustain high growth? -- China and India -- India's growth, diversification and urbanization -- Brazil's growth reset -- Energy and growth -- The challenge of climate change and developing country growth -- Information technology and the integration of the global economy -- European integration and transnational governance -- Global governance in a multi-speed world -- The G20, the advanced countries and global growth -- Sustaining growth : the second half century of convergence. Michael Spence. Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281) and index. d------ Economic development Desarrollo económico Sustainable development Developing countries Desarrollo sostenible Países en desarrollo Financial crises History 21st century Crisis financiera Historia Siglo XXI International cooperation Cooperación internacional HD 82 S744n 2011 338.9 9780374159757 (hc : alk. paper) 0374159750 (hc : alk. paper) 2010047716 DLC 101122 20231117124742.0 16549257 eng