New sources of development finance / edited by A.B. Atkinson.

List of boxes, xi -- List of figures, xii -- List of tables, xiii -- List of acronyms and abbreviations, xiv -- List of contributors, xvi -- 1. Innovative sources to meet a global challenge / Anthony B. Atkinson, 1 -- 2. Over-arching issues / Anthony B. Atkinson, 17 -- 3. Environmental taxation and revenue for development / Agnar Sandmo, 33 -- 4. Revenue potential of the tobin tax for development finance: a critical appraisal / Machiko Nissanke, 58 -- 5. A development-focused allocation of the special drawing rights / Ernest Aryeetey, 90 -- 6. The international finance facility proposal -- George Mavrotas, 110 -- 7. Private donations for international development / John Micklewright and Anna Wright, 132 -- 8. A Global lottery and a global premium bond / Tony Addison and Abdur R. Chowdhury, 156 -- 9. Remittances by emigrants: issues and evidence / Andrés Solimano, 177 -- 10. Global public economics / James A. Mirrlees, 200 -- 11. National taxation, fiscal federalism and global taxation / Robin Boadway, 210 -- 12. The way forward / Anthony B. Atkinson, 238 -- Index, 247.