01778nam a2200241Ia 4500 0000003608 20251012174431.0 060121s1999 dcuab ob i000 0 eng d 0821343211 9780821343210 HC59.69 330.9172/4 Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 1998 [electronic resource] edited by Boris Pleskovic and Joseph E. Stiglitz. Washington, D.C. World Bank c1999. 1 online resource (v, 411 p.) ill., col. maps Description based on print version record. Is geography destiny? -- Competition and regulation policy in developing countries -- Financial market liberalization in developing counties : theory and practice -- Ethnic conflicts. "The 1998 Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics, the tenth anniversary, was held at the Bank on April 20-21, 1998. The discussions focused on four areas of inquiry: 1) the role of geography in countries ' success, 2) the role of effect ive competition and regulatory policies, 3) the causes of financial crises and ways to prevent them, and 4) the effects of ethnic diversity on democracy and growth. The welcoming address by World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn, the opening remarks by chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz, and the tenth anniversary address by the International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Stanley Fischer all focused both on the role of the conference and on the changing perspectives for development." Development economics. Europe Economic conditions. Europe Economic policy. World Bank e-Library http://www.worldbank.icebox.ingenta.com/content/wb/432 3370 3370 0 0 0 0 KEM KEM 2012-12-07 0 0000002316 2025-10-12 08:34:27 2025-10-12 OS