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Policy Response to the Global Financial Crisis: Key Issues for Developing Countries

Research Paper 24, May 2009

This new paper, authored by the Centre's Special Economic Advisor, Dr Yilmaz Akyuz, deals with the global financial crisis and developing countries.

The first part is on what is needed to support the required policy response in developing countries. The second part is on the required reform to the international financial architecture.  A summary of policy conclusions and proposals is at the end.

 

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