Development economics and emerging economies

Food security is of vital importance to all nations, but particularly so in developing countries.

South Asia has become a major center of attention on the world stage with the U.

This book develops new econometric models to analyze and forecast the world market price of oil.

The book provides insights into the development of special economic zones, which are an important factor in the political and economic reforms in China.

A state-of-the-art overview of the impacts of structural reforms on growth, employment and inequality in Europe.

There have been several attempts in recent years to create conceptual frameworks and models to help universities and policy makers understand the role and contribution of higher education to local and regional development.

This book aims to define comparative economics and to illustrate the breadth and depth of its contribution.

This brief text offers an unbiased reflection on debates about neoliberalism and its alternatives in Latin America with an emphasis on the institutional puzzle that underlies the region's difficulties with democratization and development.

Many years have elapsed since the start of sustainability revolution, yet there is still a lack of diverse collections offering in-depth analysis of sustainability principles applied to real estate in the developing world.

This country review report for Chile provides, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the use of school resources in Chile, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches.

Amartya Sen has made deep and lasting contributions to the academic disciplines of economics, philosophy, and the social sciences more broadly.

The past 25 years have witnessed an increasing worldwide concern over the issue of climate change and the specter of immense environmental and economic damage which would accompany unmitigated global warming trends.

In contrast to the failure to economic reforms in Eastern Europe, China's economic reforms have been quite successful.

The message of this courageous classic book is that the benefits of development, so long promised over the past sixty years, have not come about for most people.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of three key areas: heterodox macroeconomics, development economics and classical political economy.

This book assesses Iran's role in contemporary geopolitics.

The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans' life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived social theories or culturalist arguments.

Women Leaders - The Power of Working Abroad will benefit those committed to broadening the ranks of leadership and women aspiring to fast track a career.

For centuries, new technologies and expanding networks of production and consumption have been changing the face of rural economies in significant ways.

This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), its most important concepts and their interrelations.

This book gives definition to participatory practice as a necessary form of activism in development planning for cities.

Explores the ways in which the activities of civil society can make global governance more democratic.

A Best Business Book of 2017 -- The Financial TimesChina is now the biggest foreign player in Africa.

Mainstream economics generally assumes a universalistic market-oriented economic behavior that drives countries to adopt one economic system, with marginal variations.

This book focuses on social perspectives of women's entrepreneurship, in the context of work-life balance and crowd-based business modelling, and economic perspectives associated with quality-of-life expectations.

This book focuses on the economic and political relationships between Russia and Europe, which are currently characterized by the existence and escalation of contradictions.

An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local, national and international levels.

This book explores what happened in the transition economies of China, Vietnam and Myanmar from both macro and micro perspectives, and questions whether the governments of these countries are capable of implementing effective reform and transformation.

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This book explores how migrants and refugees can revitalise peripheral regions and communities economically.

Severe poverty is one of the greatest moral challenges of our times.

It is well documented that the space of informal economic activity is rising across the globe.

This book is about China's economy transformation.

This book examines the perception of Africa in the global system, tracing Africa's transition from a "e;problem"e; to be solved into an agent with a rising voice in the world.

Africans living in the diaspora have a unique position as potential agents of change in helping to address Africa's political and socioeconomic challenges.

Heroin is universally considered the world's most harmful illegal drug.

Destination branding and marketing form the backbone of tourism industry growth, but it is increasingly important that the strategies employed consider and promote sustainable solutions.

This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.

This book investigates how mineral resources can be governed to promote people-centred development in Ghana, focusing on the three main human development variables: living standards, education and health.

With contributions from well-regarded scholars of international economic law, this book sets out the case for an innovative solution to extreme poverty which utilizes international trade and its legal framework to relieve populations of the poorest countries around the world of extreme poverty.

The National Perspectives on the Development of Public Relations: Other Voices series is the first to offer an authentic world-wide view of the history of public relations.

Multi-rational Management explains the concept of multirational management and illustrates it with many practical examples.

The book provides a comprehensive conceptual understanding covering major challenges and pathways to progressively promote inclusive development in Bangladesh.

This book explores Jamaica's contemporary relationship with the International Monetary Fund since 2010.

With growing evidence of unsustainable use of the world s resources, such as hydrocarbon reserves, and related environmental pollution, as in alarming climate change predictions, sustainable development is arguably the prominent issue of the 21st century.

China's telecommunications industry has seen revolutionary transformation and growth over the past three decades.