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Low-income countries and commodity price volatility (2011)
Book Chapter
Bargawi, H., Bova, E., Ferrarini, B., & Newman, S. (2011). Low-income countries and commodity price volatility. In T. Cottier, & P. Delimatsis (Eds.), The Prospects of International Trade Regulation: From Fragmentation to Coherence (452-482). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511792496.014

KEY MESSAGES:

∙ Low-income countries (LICs) are highly vulnerable to fluctuations in commodity prices. Excessive price volatility complicates macroeconomic management and can worsen long-run growth and development prospects.

∙ Financial specula... Read More about Low-income countries and commodity price volatility.

Standing in the Way of Development? A Critical Survey of the IMF's Crisis Response in Low-Income Countries (2011)
Book
Van Waeyenberge, E., Bargawi, H., & McKinley, T. (2011). Standing in the Way of Development? A Critical Survey of the IMF's Crisis Response in Low-Income Countries. Third World Network

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has been criticised for the rigid economic policy conditionalities attached to its lending programmes, says it now provides borrower states greater flexibility to adopt expansionary policies. Standing in t... Read More about Standing in the Way of Development? A Critical Survey of the IMF's Crisis Response in Low-Income Countries.