Balassa Policy Reform in Developing Countries

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4831-3768-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Web PDF

Policy Reform in Developing Countries deals with questions of policy reforms in selected countries. This book is a collection of essays describing the application of general principles of policy reforms made in countries with an industrial base, such as Mexico, Portugal, Venezuela, Chile, the Andean Common Market, Egypt, and Korea. Through these essays, the author evaluates the general principles that make up desirable policy reforms in these countries, and describes the application of these principles in various actual situations. One essay presents the reforms needed to improve the system of incentives, which include credit, labor market, and public utility pricing. For example, this book analyzes the tariff reform proposed in Chile and the guidelines for the common external tariff used in the Andean Common Market. Another essay evaluates the role of the manufacturing sector in the economic growth of Portugal, and recommends other strategies for this sector. This book then recommends proposals in the development strategy of Korea for the Fourth Five-Year Plan Period, while one other essay reviews the system of incentives that will serve the objectives of the Fourth Five-Year Plan of this country. This collection of essays is suitable for economic planners, heads of state ministries, academic and non-profit institutions dealing with developmental planning, and students and professors in history and political science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Balassa, Bela

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Policy Reform in Developing Countries;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;List of Tables;8
6;Preface;10
7;A Reader's Guide;12
8;ESSAY 1. Reforming the System of Incentives in Developing Countries;18
8.1;Introduction;18
8.2;I. Import Substitution Policies and Policy Reform;18
8.3;II. Distortions in Capital and Labor Markets and in Public Utility Pricing;21
8.4;III. Optimal Policies of Protection;25
8.5;IV. The Level and Structure of Manufacturing Protection;30
8.6;V. Transitional Measures;36
9;ESSAY 2. Foreign Trade and Industrial Policy in Mexico;42
9.1;Introduction;42
9.2;I. The System of Incentives: Recent Developments and the Present Situation;42
9.3;II. For a New Industrial Policy;46
9.4;III. Implementation of the Reform of the Incentive System;52
9.5;ANNEX The Definition and Character of National Development Programming;61
9.6;Introduction;61
10;ESSAY 3. Towards A Development Strategy for Venezuela;68
10.1;Introduction;68
11;ANNEX The Shipbuilding Industry: A Note;77
12;ESSAY 4. Tariff Reform in Chile;80
12.1;Introduction;80
13;ESSAY 5. Guidelines for the Common External Tariff of the Andean Common Market;90
13.1;Introduction;90
14;ESSAY 6. Towards a Development Strategy for Egypt;98
14.1;Introduction;98
14.2;I. Long-Term Development Strategy;98
14.3;II. Investment Criteria;102
14.4;III. Transitional Measures;105
15;ESSAY 7. Industrial and Trade Policy in Portugal;110
15.1;Introduction;110
16;ESSAY 8. Korea's Development Strategy for the Fourth Five-year Plan Period (1977-81);130
16.1;Introduction;130
16.2;I. Export Promotion vs. Import Substitution;130
16.3;II. Korea's Comparative Advantage in International Trade;135
16.4;III. Exports and the Incentive System;140
16.5;IV. Sources of Investment Funds for the Fourth Five-Year Plan;143
17;ESSAY 9. Incentives for Economic Growth in Korea;150
17.1;Introduction;150
17.2;I. Incentives to Exports and Import Substitution;151
17.3;II. The Tariff Reform Proposal;159
17.4;III. Reforming the System of Import Control;167
17.5;IV. The Coordination and Rationalization of Incentive Policies;170
18;NOTES;176
18.1;A Reader's Guide;176
18.2;Essay 1;176
18.3;Essay 2;178
18.4;Annex to Essay 2;180
18.5;Essay 3;180
18.6;Annex to Essay 3;180
18.7;Essay 4;180
18.8;Essay 5;181
18.9;Essay 6;181
18.10;Essay 7;181
18.11;Essay 8;182
18.12;Essay 9;182
19;Index;184