Roemer / Stern / Herrick Cases in Economic Development

Projects, Policies and Strategies
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-6356-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Web PDF

Cases in Economic Development: Projects, Policies and Strategies presents cases on project analysis, sectoral planning, and macroeconomic policies. The cases are set in an imaginary country called Beracia in order to simulate actual planning experience. Beracia has been designed with a greater than normal range of problems, so that it can encompass the features of mineral-rich countries such as Zambia and Peru; agrarian economies such as the Philippines and Ivory Coast; and aspiring exporters of manufactures such as Colombia and Pakistan. This text has 11 cases divided into five sections. After providing an overview of development planning, development goals and strategies, and planning theory and practice, the book introduces the fictional country in the next section, which presents four reports similar to World Bank economic reports on developing countries (economic and political developments; income and employment; trade and payments; and fiscal and financial developments). Sufficient data are elaborated to explain the economy's salient features. The third section focuses on assumptions and controversies surrounding project analysis, while the section on sectorial planning introduces the reader to input-output analysis, efficiency indicators, education planning, and industrial strategy. The section on macroeconomic planning covers macroeconomic forecasts; balance-of-payments crisis; fiscal planning and reform; and income inequality and poverty. The cases span many sectors, from mining and agriculture to manufacturing, transport, education, and health. This book is written primarily for students, professional economists, and experienced policy analysts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roemer, Michael

Stern, Joseph J.

Herrick, Bruce

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Cases in Economic Development: Projects, Policies and Strategies;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Conents;10
5;Acknowledgment;7
6;List of Tables;11
7;Introduction;15
8;Part I: Development Planning;18
8.1;Development goals and strategies;20
8.2;Planning theory and practice;36
8.3;Notes;40
8.4;References;41
9;Part II: The Economy of Beracia;44
9.1;A note to the reader;46
9.2;Fact sheet for Beracia;46
9.3;Report 1. Economic and Political Developments in Beracia, 1956–1977;48
9.4;Report 2. Income and Employment;60
9.4.1;Average income;60
9.4.2;Income distribution;60
9.4.3;Wage employment;61
9.4.4;Casual and non-wage labor;63
9.4.5;Unemployment;64
9.4.6;Income taxation;64
9.5;Report 3. Trade and Payments of Beracia, 1956–1977;66
9.5.1;Exports;66
9.5.2;Imports;71
9.5.3;Balance of payments;76
9.6;Report 4. Fiscal and Financial Developments, 1956–1977;83
9.6.1;Fiscal development;83
9.6.2;Monetary development;86
9.6.3;Financial markets;88
10;Part III: Project Analysis;94
10.1;Elements of project appraisal;96
10.2;Selecting projects;102
10.3;Assumptions and controversies;104
10.4;Notes;112
10.5;References;112
10.6;Case 1. Torrence Copper Mine;114
10.6.1;OUTPUT;115
10.6.2;REVENUES;116
10.6.3;DEVELOPMENT COSTS;116
10.6.4;OPERATING COSTS;116
10.6.5;HOUSING;117
10.6.6;FINANCE;117
10.6.7;TAXES;118
10.6.8;Further reading;118
10.7;Case 2. Horio Rice Project;119
10.7.1;PHASING;120
10.7.2;YIELDS;120
10.7.3;TRACTORS;121
10.7.4;COMBINES;122
10.7.5;LOW-LIFT PUMPS;123
10.7.6;CLEARING;124
10.7.7;ON-FARM COSTS;124
10.7.8;EXTENSION SERVICE;125
10.7.9;FEEDER ROADS;126
10.7.10;TRANSPORTATION;126
10.7.11;MILLING;126
10.7.12;RICE MARKET AND PRICE;127
10.7.13;FINANCING;128
10.7.14;TREASURY COMMENTS;128
10.7.15;Further reading;130
10.7.16;Appendix;131
10.8;Case 3. Limani Cement Plant;132
10.8.1;PROPOSED CEMENT PLANT AT LIMANI;132
10.8.2;MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIES INTERNAL MINUTE ANALYSIS OF SADFI BROTHERS 400 000-TONNE CEMENT PLANT;133
10.8.3;SADFI BROTHERS LIMIITED;137
10.8.4;MINISTRY OF PLANNING GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT ANALYSIS;139
10.8.5;Further reading;140
10.9;Case 4. Filopenia—Limani Road Project;141
10.9.1;Further reading;147
10.10;Case 5. Control of Schistosomiasis at Kichele Farm;148
10.10.1;Further reading;154
11;Part IV: Sectoral Planning;156
11.1;Introduction to input-output analysis;158
11.2;Efficiency indicators;166
11.3;Education planning;172
11.4;References;175
11.5;Case 6. Industrial Strategy;176
11.5.1;Macroeconomic growth parameters;176
11.5.2;Sectoral growth pattern;177
11.5.3;Industry program;179
11.5.4;Questions;182
11.5.5;Appendix A The state of industry in Beracia;183
11.5.6;Appendix B Inter-industry tables, 1976;187
11.5.7;Further reading;199
11.6;Case 7. Education Planning;200
11.6.1;Questions;203
11.6.2;Appendix;204
11.6.3;Further reading;210
12;Part V: Macroeconomic Planning;212
12.1;Macroeconomic forecasting models;215
12.2;Balance-of-payments adjustments;219
12.3;Planning fiscal reform;233
12.4;Income distribution;243
12.5;Notes;259
12.6;References;259
12.7;Case 8. Macroeconomic Forecasts for 1978 and 1979;262
12.7.1;Questions;265
12.7.2;Further reading;266
12.8;Case 9. Balance-of-Payments Crisis;267
12.8.1;Questions;273
12.8.2;Further reading;273
12.9;Case 10. Fiscal Planning and Reform;275
12.9.1;Questions;281
12.10;Case 11. Income Inequality and Poverty;287
12.10.1;Questions;291
12.10.2;Further reading;292
12.10.3;Appendix to Case 11;293
13;Index;298
14;Index of Persons;303