Making recovery sustainable : lessons from country innovations

This paper is based on detailed analyses of Brazil, Germany and Indonesia, published under the series Studies on Growth with Equity, as well as other country experiences gathered for the purposes of the project.

It shows that certain countries could successfully respond to the crisis by adopting a coherent package of employment, social and macroeconomic policies.

Thepaper also shows that there are limits to country-specific action and draws lessons for international policy coordination.