International Public Goods : Incentives, Measurement, and Financing

Ferroni, Marco ; Mody, Ashoka

Washington, DC:World Bank and Kluwer

关键词: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS;    AIR POLLUTION;    BANKRUPTCY;    BENCHMARK;    BENEFIT ANALYSIS;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Increasingly, the consequences ofglobalization call for the involvement, not only of nationalgovernments, but of the international development communityas a whole. Such involvement needs to occur within acomprehensive framework that encompasses stakeholders fromgovernment, non-governmental organizations, and businessesacting together in partnership. This requires the leveragingof general aid and country-focused development resourcesalong with encouraging private financing participation. Thebook explains different ways that this type of frameworkmight be structured, and focuses on different financingstrategies that can be developed. It acknowledges the valueof country specific efforts while recommending amulti-national approach to addressing problems resultingfrom globalization. This book evaluates the conceptsfundamental to the term "public goods" and detailsalternative governance structures including the role of incentives.