Economic Reform in Developing Countries

Edited by José María Fanelli, Emeritus Professor, University of San Andrés, Argentina and Lyn Squire, Past President, Global Development Network in New Delhi, India

• Contents: Foreword: The Three Rs of Reform by Amartya Sen Introduction by José María Fanelli and Lyn Squire PART I: REACH: PERSON-CENTERED, EVENHANDED1. Economic Transition and Income Distribution in Hungary, 1987–2001 István György Tóth2. Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Trade Liberalization: Cross-Country Evidence in Central and Eastern Europe Pierluigi Montalbano, Alessandro Federici, Carlo Pietrobelli and Umberto Triulzi 3. Market Failures in Human Development: The Intergenerational Poverty Trap in Mexico David Mayer-Foulkes PART II: RANGE: INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, POLICY CHANGE4. Government Policies and FDI Inflows of Asian Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence Rashmi Banga 5. The Effect of Free-Trade Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment and Property Rights Protection Lorenza Martínez Trigueros and Roberto Romero Hidalgo 6. Attending School, Reading, Writing and Child Work in Rural EthiopiaAssefa Admassie and Arjun Singh BediPART III: REASON: STRATEGIES, NOT SLOGANS7. Declining Primary School Enrollment in Kenya Arjun Singh Bedi, Paul K. Kimalu, Damiano Kulundu Manda and Nancy Nafula 8. Shock Therapy versus Gradualism Reconsidered: Lessons from Transition Economies Vladimir Popov 9. Enhancing Income Opportunities for the Rural Poor: The Benefits of Rural Roads Javier Escobal and Carmen Ponce 10. The Performance of State-Owned Enterprises and Newly Privatized Firms: Does Privatization Really Matter? Mohammed Omran Index