Institutions and policies for growth and poverty reduction: The role of private sector development

Asian Development Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-116

  Hasan, Rana ^a   Mitra, Devashish ^b   Ulubasoglu, Mehmet ^c  

^a Economics and Research Department

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 37349035863     PISSN: 01161105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Acemoglu, D., J. Robinson, and S. Johnson. 2001. "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation." American Economic Review 91(December):1369-401.
2. ADB. 2004. Key Indicators 2004 Poverty in Asia: Measurement, Estimates, and Prospects. Asian Development Bank, Manila.
3. ADB. 2007. Poverty and Development Indicators Database. Available: http://lxapp1.asiandevbank.org:8030/sdbs/povindex.jsp.
4. ADB. 2000. Private Sector Development Strategy: Promoting the Private Sector to Support Growth and Reduce Poverty. Asian Development Bank, Manila.
5. Barro, R. J. 1997. Determinants of Economic Growth. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
6. Besley, T., and R. Burgess. 2003. "Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India." London School of Economics. Processed.
7. Bhagwati, J. 2004. In Defense of Globalization. New York: Oxford University Press.
8. Chen, S., and M. Ravallion. 2004. How Have the World's Poorest Fared Since the Early 1980s? Working Paper, World Bank, Washington, DC.
9. Djankov, S., O. Hart, T. Nenova, and A. Shleifer. 2003. Efficiency in Bankruptcy. Working Paper, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Massachusetts.
10. Djankov, S., R. La Porta, F. Lopez-de-Silanes, and A. Shleifer. 2002. "The Regulation Entry." Quarterly Journal of Economics 117:1-37.
11. Djankov, S., R. La Porta, F. Lopez-de-Silanes, and A. Shleifer. 2003. The Regulation of Labor. NBER Working Paper No. 9756, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
12. Dollar, D. 1992. "Outward-Oriented Developing Economies Really Do Grow More Rapidly: Evidence from 95 LDCs, 1976-1985." Economic Development and Cultural Change 40(3, April):523-44.
13. Dollar, D., and A. Kraay. 2003. "Institutions, Trade and Growth." Journal of Monetary Economics 50(1):133-62.
14. Easterly, W., and R. Levine. 2001. "It's Not Factor Accumulation: Stylized Facts and Growth Models." The World Bank Economic Review 15(2):177-219.
15. Edwards, S. 1998. "Openness, Productivity and Growth: What Do We Really Know." The Economic Journal 108(447):383-98.
16. Frankel, J., and D. Romer. 1999. "Does Trade Cause Growth?" American Economic Review 89(3, June):379-99.
17. Freedom House. 2003. Freedom In the World, Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties. Available: http://www.freedomhouse.org.
18. Glaeser, E., R. La Porta, F. Lopez-de-Silanes, and A. Shleifer. 2004. Do Institutions Cause Growth. NBER Working Paper 10568, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Available: http://www.nber.org/papers/w10568.
19. Hall, R., and C. I. Jones. 1999. "Why Do Some Countries Produce So Much More Output Per Worker Than Others?" The Quarterly Journal of Economics 114(1, February):83-116.
20. Hasan R., D. Mitra, and M. Ulubasoglu. 2006. Institutions and Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction: the Role of Private Sector Development. ERD Working Paper 82, Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila.
21. Hasan, R., M. G. Quibria, and Y. Kim 2002. "Absolute Poverty and the Role of Policy: Evidence from Cross-Country Data." East-West Center. Processed.
22. Heritage Foundation. 2003. Annual Report. Washington, DC.
23. International Labour Organisation. 2006. LABORSTA Database. Available: http://www.ilo.org.
24. Irwin, D., and M. J. Tervo. 2002. "Does Trade Raise Income? Evidence from the Twentieth Century." Journal of International Economics 58 (October):1-18.
25. Jones, C. I. 1995. "Time Series Tests of Endogenous Growth Models." Quarterly Journal of Economics 110(May):495-525.
26. Kaufman, D., A. Kraay, and P. Zaido-Lobaton. 1999. Governance Matters. World Bank Working Paper No. 2196, Washington, DC.
27. Kaufman, D., A. Kraay, and P. Zaido-Lobaton. 2002. Governance Matters II: Updated Indicators for 2000/01. World Bank Working Paper No. 2772, Washington, DC.
28. Keefer, P., and S. Knack. 1995. "Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Measures." Economics and Politics 7(3):207-27.
29. Keefer, P., and S. Knack. 1997. "Why Don't Poor Countries Catch Up? A Cross-National Test of Institutional Explanation." Economic Inquiry 35(3, July):590-602.
30. North, D. C. 1981. Structure and Change in Economic History. New York and London: Norton.
31. Quibria, M. G. 2002. Growth and Poverty: Lessons from the East Asian Miracle Revisited. Research Paper Series No. 33, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo.
32. Ravallion, M. 2001. "Measuring Aggregate Welfare in Developing Countries: How Well Do National Accounts and Surveys Agree?" World Bank, Washington, DC. Processed.
33. Ravallion, M., and G. Datt. 1999. When Is Growth Pro-poor? Evidence from the Diverse Experience of India's States. Policy Research Working Paper No. 2263, World Bank, Washington, DC.
34. Rodrik, D. 1999. "Institutions for High-Quality Growth: What They Are and How to Acquire Them." Harvard University, Massachusetts. Processed.
35. Rodrik, D. 2004. "Getting Institutions Right." Harvard University, Massachusetts. Processed,
36. Rodrik, D., and F. Rodriguez. 2001. "Trade Policy and Economic Growth: A Skeptic's Guide to the Cross-National Evidence." In B. Bernanke and K. S. Rogoff, eds., Macroeconomics Annual 2000. Cambridge: MIT Press for National Bureau of Economic Research.
37. Rodrik, D., A. Subramanian, and F. Trebbi. 2002. "Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Geography and Integration in Economic Development." Harvard University, Cambridge. Available: http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~drodrik/institutionsrule, %205.0.pdf.
38. Sachs, J. D., and A. Warner. 1995. "Economic Reform and the Process of Global Integration." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity:1-118.
39. Smith, A. 1976. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. E. Canaan, ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
40. Wacziarg, R., and K. H. Welch. 2003. Trade Liberalization and Growth: New Evidence. NBER Working Paper No. 10152, National Bureau of Economic Research, Massachusetts.
41. Winters, L. A., N. McCulloch, and A. McKay. 2004. "Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence So Far." Journal of Economic Literature 42(1, March):72-115.
42. World Bank. 2003. World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
43. World Bank. 2004a. Doing Business in 2005: Removing Obstacle to Growth. Washington, DC. Available: http://rri.worldbank.org/ doingbusiness.
44. World Bank. 2004b. PovcalNet Database. Available: http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/jsp/index.jsp.