This book presents selected papers from the ABCDE Meetings, held May 17 -18, 2007 in Bled, Slovenia. Hosted by the World Bank and Government if Slovenia, more than 400 experts from countries around the world met to deliberate the theme: Private Sector and Development. This volume presents papers...

This annual conference is a global gathering of the world’s leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are participants from developing countries, think tanks, NGOs, and international institutions. These papers concern: Trade and economic performance: does Africa’s fragmentation...

ABCDE 2010 Global presents papers from a global gathering of the world’s leading development scholars and practitioners held June 22-24, 2009 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Paper themes include: Industrial Policy and Development; Social Capital, Institutions, and Development; Financial Crisis...

This annual conference is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are participants from developing countries, think tanks, NGOs, and international institutions. These papers concern: Trade and economic performance: does Africa's fragmentation...