Local dynamics in an era of globalization 21st century catalysts for development - Yusuf, Shahid 1949-.; Wu, Weiping 1965-.; Evenett, Simon J. (New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press, 2000)
Contents: The World of Globalizing Forces - Local Dynamics in a Globalizing World: 21st Century Catalysts for Development / Shahid Yusuf, Simon Evenett, and Weiping Wu - - Globalization, The World Trade Organization, and Development Strategies of Poorer Countries / Kim Anderson - - Toward a Global Financial Architecture for the 21st Century / Robert E. Litton - - Prerequisites for Successful International Monetary Policy Coordination / Andrew Hughes Hallett - - The Impacts of Emigration on Countries of Origin / Stephen Castles - - Managing Urbanization in a Globalizing World - Cities and Trade: External Trade and Internal Geography in Developing Economies / Anthony J. Venables - - On the Move: Industrial Deconcentration in Today's Developing Countries / Vernon Henderson - - The Importance of Large Urban Areas-and Governments' Roles in Fostering Them / Edwin S. Mills - - Toward a New Model of Rural-Urban Linkages under Globalization / Yujiro Hayami - - Global City-Regions and the New World System / Allen J. Scott - - Making Decentralization Work in a Global Economy - How to Design a Fiscal Decentralization Program / Roy Bahl - - Strategic Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries: Learning from Recent Innovations / Paul Smoke - - Decentralization Comes to Japan / Kengo Akizuki - - Why Are Social Funds so Popular? / Judith Tendler - - Building Competitive Cities for the 21st Century - What Distinguishes Success among Second-Tier Cities? / Ann Markusen - - Globalization and Urbanization: The Case of Thailand / Utis Kaothien and Douglas Webster - - The Impact of Decentralization on Cities' Fiscal Health: Lessons From the United States / Andrew Reschovsky - - How Singapore Regulates Urban Transportation and Land Use / Sock-Yong Phang - - To Plan or Not to Plan: Southeast Asian Cities Tackle Transport, Communications, and Land Use / Peter J. Rimmer and Howard Dick - - Public Participation in Urban Environmental Management in Japan / Rio Fujikura - - Coping with Municipal Solid Waste in Developing Countries / David N. Beede and David E. Bloom.
Keywords: Economic development; Globalization; Decentralization in government; Urbanization