Caroline Freund is senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Prior to joining the Institute, she was chief economist for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank. She has also worked in the research departments of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Federal Reserve Board. She has published numerous articles in economics journals and has contributed to many edited volumes. Her work has been cited in leading magazines and newspapers, including Business Week, Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. She is a member of the US Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee and teaches trade policy at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She is on the scientific committees of CEPII (Institute for Research of the International Economy, Paris) and the Economic Research Forum (Cairo) and is a member of the Center for Economic Policy Research.
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Freund, Caroline L.
Rich people poor countries: the rise of emerging-market tycoons and their mega firms/Caroline Freund; assisted by Sarah Oliver.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-88132-703-8
eISBN 978-0-88132-704-5
1. Developing countries—Economic conditions. 2. Nouveau riche—Developing countries. 3. Entrepreneurship—Developing countries. 4. Equality—Developing countries. 5. Income distribution—Developing countries. I. Title.
HC59.7.F696 2015
338.9009172’4—dc23
2015017553
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