Development economics and emerging economies

The issue of sustainability has become a vital discussion in many industries within the public and private sectors.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

The active role of women in the labor force is not limited to recent decades, or even to the last century.

In From Poverty to Famine in Northeast Ethiopia, James McCann engages an interdisciplinary perspective to uncover the historical background to the persistence of famine in the northeast region of Ethiopia.

This volume is a major contribution to fuller understanding of the modern economic and industrial history of Asian nations and to the general understanding of the socioeconomic conditions in underdeveloped countries, stressing the history of the modernization of the cotton industry, not merely because of its basic importance but also because such limitation gives definiteness to the subject.

Six Billion Shoppers takes readers on an exciting and colourful journey around the world to visit the next e-commerce mega markets and explore how a new e-commerce boom is opening opportunities for entrepreneurs and global brands alike.

This classic work remains one of the most incisive contributions to dependency theory in the Latin American context.

This classic work remains one of the most incisive contributions to dependency theory in the Latin American context.

The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises.

The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises.

China's future is arguably the most consequential question in global affairs.

Once marginalized in the world economy, Africa today is a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan.

El presente libro es resultado del proyecto de investigacin denominado: Evaluacin de la sustentabilidad en ciudades emergentes por medio de indicadores integrales.