Download Options for the Global Development Prospects 2000. To read these  PDF files, you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. - Full Text (English)
- Overview (Spanish, French, Japanese, and Portuguese )
- Volume I: Chapters (One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six in English)
- Volume II: All Developing Countries (English)
- Volume II: Aggregate net resources flows (English)
- Volume II: External debt (English)
- Volume II: Net flows and transfers on debt (English)
- Appendices (One, Two, Three, Four, and Five in English)
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| By 2000, developing countries had started to recover from the 1997-1999 global financial crisis. The elements underlying the recovery—strong industrial country growth, robust global trade, and firming commodity prices—permitted more “self-financing” and more sustainable developing country growth than had been the case following previous crises. But international capital market flows remained selective and volatile. Global Development Finance 2000 provides a comprehensive look at external debt and financial flows to developing countries. Volume 1, Analysis and Summary Tables, charts the prospects for private and public global development finance. It explores the risks and benefits of short-term capital flows, reviews policy options for countries to safeguard against the volatility of private capital flows, and draws lessons from the past century’s booms and busts in private flows to emerging markets. Volume 2, Country Tables, provides statistical data for 137 countries reporting debt under the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. The country tables present data on each country’s external debt and cover major economic aggregates and key debt rations. | | Authors | | This report was prepared by the World Bank Development Prospects Group (Volume I) and the Development Data Group (Volume II). Dipak Dasgupta was the principal author, with direction from Uri Dadush. The report was initiated under the general direction of Joseph Stiglitz, former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, and completed under Jo Ritzen, acting Chief Economist. Core team members include Robert Lynn, Ashoka Mody, Mick Riordan, William Shaw, Malvina Pollock, and Dilip Ratha. |
Press Release: English, Japanese, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Powerpoint Presentations: Prospects and Risks for Developing Countries (English) and Trends in Capital Flows (English) For more information, please contact us at Globaltrends@worldbank.org. |
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