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This edition of the Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics presents selected papers from the ABCDE Meetings, held May 29-30, 2006, in Tokyo, Japan. This volume presents papers on Infrastructure for Growth - emerging issues; sustainable development and infrastructure - climate change, clean energy, and energy efficiency; rural infrastructure and agricultural development; and infrastructure and regional cooperation

The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the world's finest development thinkers to present their perspectives and ideas. In recent years, a parallel, second conference has been held in Europe with the same goal of expanding the flow of ideas between thinkers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of international development. This title presents selected papers from the seventh annual ABCDE - Europe meetings, held May 2005 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the world's leading scholars and development practitioners for a lively debate on state-of-the-art thinking in development policy and the implications for the global economy. The 17th conference was held in Dakar, Senegal, on January 27, 2005. The theme of the conference was growth and integration, which was divided into five topics: growth and integration, financial reforms, economic development, trade and development, and investment climate.

Intro -- Contents -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY -- OPENING ADDRESS -- The Future of Development: The Next 10 Years -- KEYNOTE ADDRESSES -- Global Distribution and Redistribution: A Preliminary Review -- Markets, Capital Markets, and Globalization -- Behavioral Economics -- Development Economics through the Lens of Psychology -- COMMENTS -- Colin F. Camerer -- Karla Hoff -- Lessons of Experience -- A Half-Century of Development -- The Evolution of Development Thinking:Theory and Policy -- COMMENTS -- Abhijit V. Banerjee -- Pedro S. Malan -- Infrastructure and Development -- Infrastructure and Development -- COMMENTS -- Eduardo Engel -- Nemat T. Shafik -- Trade and Development -- Trade Liberalization in a Globalizing World -- COMMENTS -- Gerry K. Helleiner -- Jeffrey G. Williamson.

Intro -- Contents -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- INTRODUCTION -- OPENING ADDRESS -- KEYNOTE ADDRESSES -- Building Human Capital for Economic Development -- Opportunities for India in a Changing World -- Infrastructure Development in India: Emerging Challenges -- Fostering Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Growth -- Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Growth -- Toward a Microeconomics of Growth -- COMMENTS -- Gur Ofer -- Sidney Winter -- Challenges of Development in Lagging Regions -- World Poverty: Causes and Pathways -- Development Strategy: Transition and Challenges of Development in Lagging Regions -- COMMENTS -- Govinda Rao -- Karen R. Polenske -- Participation, Inclusion, and Results -- Community-Based Development in the Context of Within-Group Heterogeneity -- Inclusiveness, Accountability, and Effectiveness of Development Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa -- COMMENTS -- Rohini Nayyar -- Vijayendra Rao -- Scaling Up and Evaluation -- Using Randomized Experiments and Structural Models for Scaling Up: Evidence from the PROGESA Evaluation -- Scaling Up and Evaluation -- COMMENTS -- François Bourguignon -- T. Paul Schultz.