The Economic Development Bulletin is a periodic bulletin on growth and economic development topics of relevance to poor countries around the world.
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Current Issue
Issue no. 11: "The "Cotton Problem" in West and Central Africa: The Case for Domestic Reforms," by John Baffes, July 10, 2007. (PDF | HTML)
Past Issues
Issue no. 10: "Environmentalism and Other Challenges of the Current Era," by Václav Klaus, April 20, 2007. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 9: "Economic Freedom and the Advantages of Backwardness," by Erich Weede, January 31, 2007. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 8: "Audit the World Bank's Performance," by Adam Lerrick, June 20, 2006. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 7: "The Path to Development: When Does the Legal Environment Become Critical?," by James D. Gwartney and Robert Lawson, April 10, 2006. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 6: "The Economic Transformation of the Czech Republic: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned," by Václav Klaus, February 14, 2006. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 5: "Ending Financial Repression in China," by James A. Dorn, January 26, 2006. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 4: "How the Loss of Property Rights Caused Zimbabwe's Collapse," by Craig Richardson, November 14, 2005. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 3: "How China Should Use Its Foreign Reserves: Enabling Privatization without Social Disorder," by Deepak Lal, October 20, 2005. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 2: "African Perspectives on Aid: Foreign Assistance Will Not Pull Africa Out of Poverty," by Thompson Ayodele, Franklin Cudjoe, Temba Nolutshungu and Charles Sunwabe, September 14, 2005. (PDF | HTML)
Issue no. 1: "Africa's Development Challenge: From Predatory to Accountable Government," by Robert Guest, June 30, 2005. (PDF | HTML)