Issues in Finance and Industry Essays in Honour of Ajit Singh

by Arestis, Philip; Eatwell, John

• ISBN13: 9780230553606
• ISBN10: 0230553605
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

With contributions from a wide range of experts, this volume presents an overview of contemporary issues in the financial and industrial sectors. This book is an essential read for all scholars and policymakers interested in the current issues facing finance and industry, as well as those who have followed Ajit Singh's life and works.

Author Biography

PHILIP ARESTIS is University Director of Research, Cambridge Centre for Economics and Public Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge.
JOHN EATWELL is President of Queens' College, Cambridge, and Professor of Financial Policy and Director of the Centre for Financial Analysis and Policy (CFAP) at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. vii
Prime Minister of India: A Letter to Ajit	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Notes on the Contributors	p. xvii
Introduction: Ajit Singh	p. 1
Principles versus Rules	p. 8
Finance and Growth in Developing Countries: Sound Principles and Unreliable Evidence	p. 29
Micro-Finance, Macro-Finance and Egalitarian Development	p. 52
Financial Liberalization: The Current State of Play	p. 74
Global Financial Regulation versus the Engines of Financial Instability	p. 94
The Developmental Potential and Political Economy of Private Remittances: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Know?	p. 115
Ownership, Institutions and Technological Intensities: Automotive and Electronic Component Firms in East Asia	p. 137
Competition and Industrial Rates of Return	p. 167
Accounting for Business Combinations	p. 195
Takeovers after Takeovers	p. 215
Ajit Singh Publications	p. 237
Index	p. 251
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