From Achieving Sustainable Communities In A Global Economy: Alternative Private Strategies And Public Policies

Chapter List

Chapter Three: Making Markets Work for the Poor
Chapter Four: Global Markets and Rural Poverty Do the Rural Poor Gain or Lose from Globalization?
Chapter Five: Markets, Government and Development Structural Adjustment Programs in a Global Economy
Chapter Six: Financial Market Integration and the Fate of Small and Micro Business Lending in Emerging Economies
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