The Open Economy: Tools for Policymakers in Developing Countries

by Rudiger Dornbusch (Editor), F. Leslie Helmers (Editor), Stanley Fischer

This important book is a teaching manual, in nontechnical language, on policymaking in developing countries. Written at the request of the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, the papers focus on policy instruments, their use and constraints, and provide case studies of economic policy in Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, and Mexico to illustrate basic problems and possible solutions.

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988