Kaushik Basu

Gebundenes Buch

Collected Papers in Theoretical Economics: Economic Policy and Its Theoretical Bases

Using Economic Theory for Policymaking in Emerging Economies

Beschreibung

The book is a collection of the author's papers targeted at the policymakers. It will be an addition to his well-known series Collected Papers in Theoretical Economics, the volumes deal with the philosophical foundations of economics and their applicability to a wide range of issues of immediate policy relevance. Covering issues like corruption, regulation, finance, exchange rates and currency manipulation, inflation management, fiscal and monetary policy, childlabour and household wealth, the book analyses the major financial crises that have occurred over the past decade, and role of economies like China and India in the world's economic future.

Autor

Kaushik Basu is Professor of Economics and C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. He was formerly Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank and prior to that Chief Economic Adviser to the Indian Government. Professor Basu has published widely in several fields, including development economics, game theory, welfare economics and law and economics. He has also published in the popular press, including the New York Times, BBC news online and the Indian Express. He has received honorary doctorates from several universities and IIT Bombay. In 2008 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 165mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780199488810
• ISBN-10: 0199488819
• Artikelnr.: 53775330