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Tables of Contents for Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 1996
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
8
Michael Bruno
Boris Pleskovic
Opening Remarks: The World Bank As a Global Information Clearinghouse
9
2
James D. Wolfensohn
Keynote Address: The Role of Government in Economic Development
11
13
Joseph E. Stiglitz
FLOOR DISCUSSION
24
3
Banking Failures: Crisis or Opportunity for Reform?
27
88
Understanding Financial Crises: A Developing Country Perspective
29
50
Frederic S. Mishkin
COMMENTS
63
13
Masahiko Aoki
63
6
Edward J. Kane
69
7
FLOOR DISCUSSION
76
3
Bank Insolvency: Bad Luck, Bad Policy, or Bad Banking?
79
36
Gerard Caprio Jr
Daniela Klingebiel
COMMENTS
105
6
Donald J. Mathieson
105
3
Roberto Zahler
108
3
FLOOR DISCUSSION
111
4
Reducing Poverty: Targeted Programs and Rural Finance
115
74
Political Economy of Alleviating Poverty: Theory and Institutions
117
32
Timothy Besley
COMMENTS
135
10
Arsenio M. Balisacan
135
4
Karla Hoff
139
6
FLOOR DISCUSSION
145
4
Rural Finance in Africa: Institutional Developments and Access for the Poor
149
40
Ernest Aryeetey
COMMENTS
174
11
Jean-Philippe Platteau
174
6
Dominique van de Walle
180
5
FLOOR DISCUSSION
185
4
Legal Systems and Economic Development
189
90
The Rule of State Law and the Rule-of-Law State: Economic Analysis of the Legal Foundations of Development
191
48
Robert D. Cooter
COMMENTS
218
16
Cheryl W. Gray
218
4
Patrick Juillard
222
7
Michael J. Trebilcock
229
5
FLOOR DISCUSSION
234
5
Contracting, Enforcement, and Efficiency: Economics beyond the Law
239
40
Avner Greif
COMMENTS
266
10
Robert C. Ellickson
266
5
Sally Falk Moore
271
5
FLOOR DISCUSSION
276
3
Labor and Environmental Standards in International Trade
279
79
International Labor Standards and Trade
281
136
Alan B. Krueger
COMMENTS
303
9
Adolfo Figueroa
303
4
Rakesh Mohan
307
5
FLOOR DISCUSSION
312
5
Environmental Standards and International Trade
317
Kym Anderson
COMMENTS
339
9
Maureen L. Cropper
339
4
Robert E. Hudec
343
5
FLOOR DISCUSSION
348