01879nam a2200253Ia 4500001001100000005001700011008004300028020001500071020001800086050001200104090001500116245013800131260004200269300005100311500004800362505018900410520075200599650002701351651003301378651002901411856008101440999001501521952008901536000000360820251012174431.0  060121s1999    dcuab   ob   i000 0 eng d  z0821343211  z9780821343210 4aHC59.6904a330.9172/410aAnnual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 1998h[electronic resource]cedited by Boris Pleskovic and Joseph E. Stiglitz.   aWashington, D.C.bWorld Bankcc1999.   a1 online resource (v, 411 p.)bill., col. maps  aDescription based on print version record. 1 aIs geography destiny? -- Competition and regulation policy in developing countries -- Financial market liberalization in developing counties : theory and practice -- Ethnic conflicts.   a"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." 0aDevelopment economics. 0aEuropexEconomic conditions. 0aEuropexEconomic policy.403World Bank e-Libraryuhttp://www.worldbank.icebox.ingenta.com/content/wb/432  c3370d3370  00104070aKEMbKEMd2012-12-07l0p0000002316r2025-10-12 08:34:27w2025-10-12yOS