How Does My Country Grow?: Economic Advice Through Story-Telling

Written by a former World Bank economist, How Does My Country Grow? presents growth policy lessons from the author's first-hand experience in Poland, Kenya, India, and Russia.

Author: Brian Pinto
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 11/18/2014
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.51h x 6.41w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780198714675

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2015 pg. 1199

About the Author
Brian Pinto, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets, GLG Partners LP

Brian Pinto is Chief Economist, Emerging Markets, at GLG Partners LP. Previously, he worked at the World Bank for almost 30 years, where his focus was predominantly on transition economics, sovereign debt, and economic growth. He lived in Poland at the start of its momentous reforms (1990-92) as well as in Russia, witnessing first-hand its 1998 crisis and subsequent recovery (1998-2001). His publications, inspired by live country experiences, have appeared in the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, the Economic Journal, Journal of International Economics, and other professional journals. A book he edited jointly with Professor Joshua Aizenman, Managing Economic Volatility and Crises: A Practitioner's Guide, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2005. Brian Pinto holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and degrees from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and Loyola College, Madras University, India.