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Trade and Development Report 2008

Commodity prices, capital flows and the financing of investment

Book information
UN Symbol: UNCTAD/TDR/2008
Sales no.: E.08.II.D.21
Date of publication: 04/09/08
ISBN: 978-92-1-112752-2
ISSN: 0255-4607
No. of pages: 232
To order: Order form

Foreword

Overview

Foreword & Overview

Chapter I Current Trends and Issues in the World Economy

A.	Global growth and trade

B.	The fallout from the sub-prime crisis

C.	Global economic imbalances and exchange rates

D.	Macroeconomic policy responses to the commodity boom

	1. Commodity price shocks and the risk of inflation

	2. An effective and measured macroeconomic policy response

Notes

References

Annex to chapter I


Chapter I

Chapter II Commodity price hikes and instability

A.	Introduction

B.	Recent trends in commodity prices and terms of trade

	1. Trends in commodity prices

	2. Terms of trade

C.	The global food crisis

	1. Soaring food prices in 2007 and 2008

	2. Impact of the rise in global food prices

	3. Policy implications of the food crisis

D.	The persistent problem of instability in commodity markets

	1. Background

	2. Commodity dependence and price volatility

	3. Measures to deal with commodity price instability

	4. Commodity price instability and policy coherence

Notes

References


Chapter II

Chapter III International capital flows, current-account balances and development finance

A.	Introduction

B.	Recent evolution of the current account in developing countries

C.	Determinants of current-account swings

	1. Examples of post-crisis current-account reversals

	2. Factors influencing current-account reversals

D.	Foreign capital and growth

	1. Standard economic models of savings and development

	2. An alternative approach to savings and investment

E.	Implications for economic policy

	1. Macroeconomic policies

	2. Need for international policy coordination

Notes

References

Annex to chapter III


Chapter III

Chapter IV Domestic sources of finance and investment in productive capacity

A.	Introduction

B.	Main sources of investment finance

	1. The role of corporate profits

	2. External financing of corporate investments

C.	Financial reforms in developing and transition economies

D.	Reform outcomes and financial market patterns

	1. Financial crises and restructuring of the banking sector

	2. Evolution of bank credit

	3. Capital markets

	4. Foreign financing

	5. Investment financing from the perspective of the firm

E.	Lessons and policy recommendations

Notes

References


Chapter IV

Chapter V Official development assistance for the MDGs and economic growth

A.	Introduction

B.	The rationale for ODA

C.	Recent trends in ODA

	1. Aggregate ODA flows

	2. Sources, categories and distribution of ODA

	3. Additionality of debt relief and other forms of ODA

D.	Effectiveness of ODA

	1. The recent debate on aid effectiveness

	2. Effectiveness of ODA with respect to growth

	3. Effectiveness of ODA with respect to the MDGs

	4. ODA effectiveness, conditionality and governance

E.	Remaining and new challenges

	1. MDG financing and beyond

	2. New requirements and new financing instruments

F.	Conclusions

Notes

References

Annexes to chapter V


Chapter V

Chapter VI Current issues related to the external debt of developing countries

A.	Introduction

B.	Recent trends in the external debt of developing countries

C.	Debt relief

D.	Debt sustainability

	1. Standard frameworks for debt sustainability analysis

	2. External debt sustainability

	3. Public debt sustainability

	4. Interactions between external and fiscal sustainability

E.	Dealing with debt default

F.	Conclusions: policy recommendations

Notes

References


Chapter VI

Notes

References

Selected UNCTAD Publications

Notes, References & Selected UNCTAD Publications

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