Economic Policy Reform: Seven Research Recommendations for the Agency forInternational Development

摘要

The report identifies research recommendations for improving A.I.D. efforts ineconomic policy reform. Seven research recommendations are described. Many expressed concern that A.I.D. lacks the resources necessary in this field. Non-economists seem unaware of the enormous costs to the poor in the developing world of economic inefficiency. Economic policy reform may be the single most important activity of A.I.D. in promoting broad-based economic growth. To organize the research recommendations, the author has defined three 'approaches' he believes characterize A.I.D. policy reform: the incremental dialogue, the 'big bang' and the creation of export processing zones.