Development economics and emerging economies

The Caspian Basin region has boomed since the late 1990s due to new oil discoveries, new pipelines that have diversified countries' transport options and world oil prices that have risen from below $10 in 1998 to $70 in 2006.

This book challenges the wide-ranging generalizations that dominate the literature on the impact of export-led growth upon Latin America during the first export era.

Using global comparative data, this book shows why culture, not institutions or policies, is the difference-maker behind China''s rapid rise.

This book analyses the determining factors behind productivity and innovation amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, and within the context of South East Asia, in order to offer recommendations for increasing productivity and aiding economic growth.

This book develops the Sustainable Governance Approach and the principles of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM).

This excellent book, newly available in paperback, addresses the growing dissatisfaction with the neo-liberal post-Washington consensus.

This book provides perspectives on the latest developments and pertinent issues in the Indian financial sector in current times.

This book emphasizes the need for experimenting with more deliberate and rigorous policy processes to attain balanced regional development, which can promote both equity and efficiency in India's development discourse.

This book is the product of a study conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA).

In this volume, the authors reflect on the question "e;what is socialism"e; as it pertains to today's economy.

This handbook provides a reference resource to showcase insightful and nuanced perspectives on Africa's agriculture, industry, services, and manufacturing sectors; factors affecting the sectors' competitiveness; and the sectors' contribution to employment, economic growth, and sustainable development.

This book is devoted to investigating the policy design and effectiveness of financial and market-based instruments to promote energy efficiency financing.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has not only become an important concept for corporate organizations but also civil society, community, state and the multilateral and bilateral development agencies.

Wilhelm Griga explores benefits of inpatriation, issues, remediation strategies, and factors influencing inpatriate assignment effectiveness to better fulfill individual and organizational demands.

The Future of the Middle East first focuses on the way in which land use is considered a critical issue in physical urban development.

This book asks fundamental questions about the extent to which India is participating in the global shift towards knowledge-based forms of competitiveness.

This book offers a unique analysis of bilateral investment treaties (BITs).

Singapore's progress as an independent nation and the uplifting of its people's livelihood have been made possible by stable social and political conditions.

Turkey, officially a secular state, voted in an Islamist party in 2002, 2007 and 2011.

The aim of this book is to analyze the quality of entrepreneurial management and economic development in the Latin American region from a microeconomic point of view.

The world has witnessed the proliferation of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements (MRTAs), and this book critically examines a range of issues with MRTAs starting from their genesis to their economic clout over the world, the likely implications for member countries' integration, and the challenges they pose for non-member countries.

This edited volume uniquely explores the extensive themes and frameworks of tourism development and investment in Bangladesh.

A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic historyGuilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy.

This timely book collects the latest research on digital transformations unfolding in agriculture across the globe, with a special focus on Russia and the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Economic reforms in China began in 1979 and initiated some of the most fundamental changes ever to occur in any country.

A growing number of people in the world have embraced globalization and actively seek opportunities to live, study, and work in other cultures.

A Study on Globalizing Cities is the latest masterpiece by Zhou Zhenhua, a famous Chinese economist, who closely tracks the theoretical study of global cities and is actively engaged in the strategic research of Shanghai's development.

Governments are regularly judged by their ability to deliver economic prosperity, however many policies fail to deliver their desired outcomes.

As Singapore progresses from a newly-independent nation to a more mature economy, the economic challenges it faces have evolved.

This book systematically evaluates the trajectories of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policymaking in India and its performance.

When we work or play through digital technologies we also live in them.

This book examines regional development and planning in a poor administrative region of Ghana, assessing the effectiveness of the programmes and projects initiated to reduce poverty, disadvantage and deprivation.

This Palgrave Pivot employs the concept of open source agriculture as a new social movement, which not only advocates a specific agenda but also creates technological products under a unique technology development model.

The tax system is one of the instruments said to be available to translate development policy objectives into practice.

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the complexities surrounding supply chain globalization, de-globalization, and the prospective re-globalization.

This book deals with the consequences of the inclusion of African states and communities in the global aluminium chain.

Why do some cities grow economically while others decline?

Digital transformation in organisations can improve business agility, operational efficiency, customer service, and contribute to sustainability initiatives.

Using climate justice as an analytical tool, this volume examines the role of local mitigation and adaptation actions in Southern Africa in furthering climate-resilient development.