Development economics and emerging economies

This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn't grow.

The difficult economic climate in Europe and the United States since the financial crisis is set to continue as the New Normal, despite frantic efforts to stimulate growth.

The difficult economic climate in Europe and the United States since the financial crisis is set to continue as the New Normal, despite frantic efforts to stimulate growth.

London has enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth in the past generation, symbolized by the towers of Canary Wharf built on the skeleton of the old docks.

London has enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth in the past generation, symbolized by the towers of Canary Wharf built on the skeleton of the old docks.

The idea that Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "e;BRICs"e;) are the rising stars of the world economy is now widely accepted.

The idea that Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "e;BRICs"e;) are the rising stars of the world economy is now widely accepted.

"e;You can cut the flower, but you cannot stop the coming of spring.

This new study deals with the unfolding of the great political and economic transformations of the modern Egyptian state from the appointment of Muhammad Ali as governor of Egypt in 1805 to the era of President Mubarak, with a special focus on the period 1990 2005, which witnessed a rigorous implementation of structural adjustment policies, the acceleration of economic privatization and liberalization, the emergence of a group of neoliberals within the ruling National Democratic Party, and the consolidation of business interests and representation in parliament and government.

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.

Moving beyond abstract economic models and superficial descriptions of the market, Beyond the Developmental State analyses the economic, political and ideological interests which underpin current socio-economic processes.

Moving beyond abstract economic models and superficial descriptions of the market, Beyond the Developmental State analyses the economic, political and ideological interests which underpin current socio-economic processes.

This book is a major contribution exploring the policy options available for developing and emerging economies in response to the global economic crises.

This book is a major contribution exploring the policy options available for developing and emerging economies in response to the global economic crises.

'India Shining' has become the brand name for a new India presented in Bollywood films, adverts and books.

The impact of the oil and gas industry - paradoxically seen both as a blessing and a curse on socio-economic development - is a question at the heart of the comparative studies in this volume stretching from Northern Europe to the Caucasus, the Gulf of Guinea to Latin America.

Globalisation has created an interconnected world, but has not diminished violence, militarism and inequality.

Globalisation has created an interconnected world, but has not diminished violence, militarism and inequality.

Any student, academic or practitioner wanting to succeed in development studies, radical or mainstream, must understand the World Bank's role and the evolution of its thinking and activities.

This book explores the role of governments and financial institutions in managing the markets in the developing world.

Tourism is booming world wide - it makes up a massive part of the global economy.

Do the structures of the world economy invariably work against the interests of the Third World?

Hunger and malnutrition stalk the countries of the South.

In the midst of a rapidly shifting global economy, Brazil has emerged as a powerful new player on the geopolitical stage.

'A sure-footed and self-confident book, ambitious in scope, authoritative in execution and practical in its implications' - Simon Maxwell, Director, Overseas Development Institute, London'At last, a development studies text that encourages self-reflection from within the discipline.

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

The world is reaching crisis point, as population growth escalates out of control, and species and cultures are being destroyed.

This 29th volume in the "e;Research in Economic Anthropology"e; series explores economic development, integration, and morality in economic transactions in Asia and the Americas through 14 original chapters based on ethnographic evidence collected by the authors.

Since its emergence in the 1970s, microfinance has risen to become one of the most high-profile policies to address poverty in developing and transition countries.

Congo Masquerade is about mismanagement, hypocrisy and powerlessness in what has proved to be one of Africa's most troublesome and volatile states.

Congo Masquerade is about mismanagement, hypocrisy and powerlessness in what has proved to be one of Africa's most troublesome and volatile states.

The local and global environmental impacts of transport are more apparent than ever before.

Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science free from value judgements; that settles disputes by testing hypotheses; that applies a pre-determined body of principles; and contains policy prescriptions supported by a consensus of professional opinion.

Using 50 questions and answers, this book explains the debt impasse for developing countries in a simple but precise manner.

The recent collapse of the banking system and instability in the financial markets has dramatically shaken confidence in the global economic order.

This book is a concise and accessible introduction to development thinking, contemporary development theory and practice and - a critical analysis of the values that lie behind them.

Structural adjustment programmes are the largest single cause of increased poverty, inequality and hunger in developing countries.

Is it really true that the trade agreements pursued in the World Trade Organisation and through regional negotiations are vital for eliminating world poverty and achieving a sustainable future?

How can science realize its potential and help us tackle global inequality, environmental change and crippling poverty?

Development practice is full of examples of the importance of religion in the lives of people in developing countries.

Despite the mounting criticism that globalization is encountering, the developed countries continue to lose no opportunity to change the rules of the global economy in their favour, regardless of the impact on developing countries and the poor.

In this clear and intelligent book, Thomas Lines examines the role that global policies have played in creating a crisis of rural poverty.

In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be 'the knowledge bank'.

Despite the rhetoric, the people of Sub-Saharan Africa are become poorer.

In this book Australian economist, Graham Dunkley, explains and critiques the crucial concept of free trade.

'The Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism' explores the history of and current collision between two of the major global phenomena that have characterized the last 30 years: the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases of poverty and the ascendancy of neoliberal economic ideas.

The Women, Gender and Development Reader is the definitive volume of literature dedicated to women in the development process.

The recent collapse of the banking system and instability in the financial markets has dramatically shaken confidence in the global economic order.

Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science free from value judgements; that settles disputes by testing hypotheses; that applies a pre-determined body of principles; and contains policy prescriptions supported by a consensus of professional opinion.

The local and global environmental impacts of transport are more apparent than ever before.