Development economics and emerging economies

Economic diversification entails a shift away from a single income source toward multiple income sources from an increasing spectrum of sectors and markets.

This book offers an in-depth case study of Romania's land and agricultural reforms from mid-19th century and up to 2000, offering a historical account of agricultural reforms in post-communist Romania in the light of more than a century of social and economic development experiments.

The devastating effect of Covid19 on the Indian economy is by now well-known.

In this vividly written, politically-oriented travelogue, Tom Klvaa offers a stark narrative of his decade-long travels to Cuba, interweaving a political analysis of the country's current state with a critical assessment of the ideology that has shaped its development.

During the past three decades of rapid industrial growth, China has suffered from devastating environmental degradation.

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.

The excessive pursuit of economic interests has resulted in severe environmental and social problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality and disparity.

This engaging book fills a substantial gap in the understanding of Caribbean enterprises, focusing upon FOBs (family-owned businesses) about which, despite accounting for 70% of private sector employment in the region, very little is known.

Nonreciprocal preferential trade arrangements are a defining feature of the relationship between developed and developing countries dating back to the colonial era.

This text is an introduction to the newer features of growth theory that are particularly useful in examining the issues of economic development.

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

Despite various decades of research and claim-making by feminist scholars and movements, gender remains an overlooked area in development studies.

Developing countries are suffering from the multiple and overlapping problems of poverty, malnutrition, excessive population growth and also the increased environmental pollution due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, particularly in the existing urban centres.

This volume goes beyond a narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability and explores the link between socio-economic policies, structural transformation and inclusive development.

The book follows a first edition published in 1989, which focused on the severe economic crisis Ghana faced during the late 1970s and the early 1980s.

At a time of global economic crisis and disillusionment with capitalism, Adodo offers refreshing and positive insight into a more integral way of business management, enterprise and community development as well as holistic healing in Africa.

Economic diversification remains at the top of the agenda for hundreds of regions around the world.

The dramatic increases in food prices experienced over the last four years, and their effects of hunger and food insecurity, as well as human-induced climate change and its implications for agriculture, food production and food security, are key topics within the field of agronomy and agricultural research.

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

This book provides new evidence of the theoretical and empirical causes and consequences of child labor.

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This book argues that inequality of basic freedoms-economic, political, sociocultural-is a central cause of fragility and challenge to job creation in fragile geopolitical situations.

After three decades of privatization and anti-state rhetoric, government ownership and public management are back in vogue.

Responsible Management in Emerging Markets: A Multisectoral Focus is in response to the dearth of literature on responsible management in emerging economies.

In recent years, both Chinese overseas investment and hydropower development have been topics of increasing interest and research, with Chinese actors acting as financiers, developers, builders and sub-contractors.

This book brings together world-renowned experts and rising scholars to provide a collection of chapters examining the long-term impact of historical events on modern-day economic and political developments in Latin America.

This book evaluates Bangladesh's impressive economic and social progress, more often referred to as a 'development surprise'.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Russia's difficult economic transition from a command economy since the early 1990s.

Coal mining is one of China's largest industries, and provides an excellent case study through which to consider the broader issues of China's transition from socialism to capitalism, focussing on the shift to a market economy, the rise of rural industry and the situation of China's working class.

The first volume focuses on globalization, international migration, employment, labour agency, technological change, and labour resilience.

The recent unprecedented economic downturn and global supply chain disruption by the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the urgency for sustainable financing infrastructure that is agile, adaptable, and transformable.

While the unemployment rate for young people has always tended to be well above the average, this tendency has been greatly accentuated in recent years.

The spectacular economic performance of China, East Asia and India during the last ten years has ignited some profound changes in the world economy.

This book addresses key aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and explores them from a variety of perspectives in a case study on the Marange diamond mines in Zimbabwe.

This book is the first collection of scholarly writings on science and technology parks (STPs) that has an international perspective.

Provision of infrastructure development continues to be a great concern in emerging economies, particularly in ensuring sustainable growth through business continuity, and human development.

Discussion on developmental problems and policies in this country is very important in the context of the ongoing liberation policies which are being pursued in this country.

This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean countries.

In the wake of the global financial crisis, and ongoing savage government cuts across the world, Garry Leech addresses a pressing and necessary topic: the nature of contemporary capitalism, and how it inherently generates inequality and structural violence.

This book examines the influence of transport costs on regional economic development in northern Ontario.

The Political Economy of Transnational Power and Production: Mexico's Metamorphosis 1982-2022 How and why Mexico's socioeconomic structure was transformed through plutocratic preferences, US corporate strategies, and ideology-all powering transnational processes of neoliberalization-are issues examined in this comprehensive, carefully documented publication covering four crucial decades of metamorphosis.