Development economics and emerging economies

Some may dispute the effectiveness of aid.

Urban and regional planners, elected officials, and other decisionmakers are increasingly focused on what makes places livable.

Innovation and technology are increasingly at the heart of economic growth around the world and will be crucial tools for addressing emerging issues such as global urbanization and growing demand for food, energy, and water.

Before launching its second round of global goals-the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-the United Nations convened a High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

There is a broad and enduring international consensus that good governance and the rule of law are important for the attainment of sustainable development results.

When recipients cannot absorb the aid and attention they are offered, the common response is "e;capacity building"e;-as if the source of the problem is the recipient's implementation capacity.

The demographic transformation sweeping the emerging world has profound implications for U.

The essays collected in World in Motion all address the same issue: The global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme environmental degradation.

This volume documents and explains the remarkable resilience of emerging market nations in East Asia and Latin America when faced with the global financial crisis in 2008-2009.

Now, more than ever, the world needs growth-oriented and socially inclusive policymaking.

One overall takeaway is that gradualist approaches will not achieve those goals by 2030.

As developing countries become increasingly important in the international economy, there is an urgent need to reassess U.

This unique book investigates the history and future of American Indian economic activities and explains why tribal governments and reservation communities must focus on creating sustainable privately and tribally owned businesses if reservation communities and tribal cultures are to continue to exist.

Oblivion or Utopia: the Prospects for Africa explains that most of the problems on the continent stem from the fact that, although the continent may be politically independent, it is not economically independent.

Economic development is an important focus of anthropological work in rural and urban communities around the world, and in this volume the contributors offer expert analyses on the theory and practice of development.

The Asia-Pacific region has been enjoying fast growing economy.

The ups and downs in housing markets over the past two decades are without precedent, and the costs financial, psychological, and social have been enormous.

Internal conflicts, dictatorship, and economic disintegration characterized the first twenty-five years of Uganda's independence from British colonial rule, which culminated in the reign of Idi Amin and a violent civil war.

In The Pursuit of Happiness, renowned economist Carol Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness and clearly presents both the promise and the potential pitfalls of injecting the "e;"e;economics of happiness"e;"e; into public policymaking.

This book examines the U.

Law is often perceived as an instrument that can effect social change.

A positive agenda for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030All 193 member nations of the United Nations agreed in September 2015 to adopt a set of seventeen "e;Sustainable Development Goals,"e; to be achieved by 2030.

Growth in a Time of Change: Global and Country Perspectives on a New Agenda is the first of a two-book research project that addresses new issues and challenges for economic growth arising from ongoing significant change in the world economy, focusing especially on technological transformation.

Colleges on the Brink is about the financial crises many colleges are facing in the post-pandemic era and how they can be resolved.

The Third World cities have been reinvented by the forces of globalization as the destinations of new investments, causing the migration of a teeming million to the major urban centers without any corresponding increase in the creation of new jobs and other basic amenities required for decent living.

The Economic Theory of Developing Countries' Rise examines the great economic development achievements of China within such a short period of time, which have surprised the world and have also raised other developing countries' hopes for catching up with developed countries.

An economist''s perspective on the nuts and bolts of economic policymaking, based on his experience as the Chief Economic Adviser in India.

A compelling look at the B Corp movement and why socially and environmentally responsible companies are vital for everyone’s future—"a valuable guide to an important force" (Financial Times)  "An important blueprint for how businesses can and should be both successful and a force for good.

This book extends the current international interest in the conceptualization of the marine sector to explore its importance of at different geographical scales: from the national, to regional and small area analysis within the context of base theory, New Economic Geography, agglomeration theory, industrial cluster policy and small area level analysis.

This book extends the current international interest in the conceptualization of the marine sector to explore its importance of at different geographical scales: from the national, to regional and small area analysis within the context of base theory, New Economic Geography, agglomeration theory, industrial cluster policy and small area level analysis.

The book examines the correlation between Intellectual Property Law - notably copyright - on the one hand and social and economic development on the other.

 The dynamics of the digital economy in the US, Europe and Japan are rather different.

The experience accumulated in the wake of more than two decades of sustained effort to promote growth and change in the low-income countries presents a rich field for scholarly inquiry and new insights into the development process.

A major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industryOver the past four decades, microfinance the provision of loans, savings, and insurance to small businesses and entrepreneurs shut out of traditional capital markets has grown from a niche service in Bangladesh and a few other countries to a significant global source of financing.

The essays collected in World in Motion all address the same issue: The global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme environmental degradation.

Intended for a broad audience, Colonial Mentality in Africa explores the lingering effects of colonization in present day Africa.

Before launching its second round of global goals-the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-the United Nations convened a High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Innovation and technology are increasingly at the heart of economic growth around the world and will be crucial tools for addressing emerging issues such as global urbanization and growing demand for food, energy, and water.

This study-the result of a collaboration between CSIS and the JICA Research Institute in Japan-reviews U.

The face of global development is changing rapidly, and the CSIS Global Development Monitor seeks to address the complex issues highlighted by the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals.

This report discusses the estimated $1 trillion annual global infrastructure gap and provides recommendations on how U.

In September 2015, world leaders adopted a new post-2015 development agenda, centered on 17 Sustainable Development Goals intended to transform the world.

There is real promise for developing economies in the mobilization of their own domestic resources.

Many of Africa's economies are at a crossroads, with an unprecedented opportunity for sustained growth, structural change, and accelerated development.

Africa's changing economic landscape is prompting a shift in how U.

The link between economic development and state security has been well documented.

Corruption remains a priority area for both the private sector and development implementers.

Although funding for governance and economic growth is a part of U.

The Partnership for Growth (PfG) is one of the first experiments to operationalize the Obama administration's strategy to bring greater programmatic coherence to U.