Development economics and emerging economies

In an era where global cities emerge as pivotal hubs for economic growth and cultural fusion, this book presents an innovative approach to understanding and leveraging the rich tapestry of diversity in urban environments.

Originally published in 1984, this was the first study to define and rationalise the character and functions of the plantation in the contemporary world.

Dieses Buch zeigt auf, welche Pfade Entwicklungsländer verfolgen können, um ihren Handlungsspielraum zurückzugewinnen und die Lebensbedingungen der Menschen langfristig zu verbessern.

One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right.

This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective.

This book provides an analysis of the luxury industry in two of the world's biggest and evolving markets, and identifies and discusses the key issues and dynamics in transforming their luxury landscapes.

This book offers a strong contribution to the growing field of institutional economics, going beyond the question of why institutions matter and examines the ways in which different types of institutions are conducive to the enhancement of competitiveness and economic development.

This book seeks to explain long-term economic development and institutional change in terms of the cognitive features of human learning and communication processes.

An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy.

The main objective of politicians is to maximise economic growth, which heavily drives political policy and decision-making.

This book examines the interplay between trade and the environment, with a focus on the Indian textile sector.

Das Streben nach Shared Value muss die Gesamtstrategie eines Unternehmens bestimmen, damit es durch diesen Ansatz gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen lösen und zugleich seine Profitabilitätsziele erreichen kann – diese These legt Claudia Fichtenbauer ihrer Forschung zugrunde.

This book brings together new studies on regional disparities in the provision and maintenance of health in Asia.

First published in 1999, this book attempts to understand housing co-operatives in terms of their development over time and their relationships to other types of housing tenure.

This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the state of low-carbon investments in Asia, analyzing the rationales, mandates and public-private financing activities.

This book focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing companies in emerging and developing countries.

While development has been the foremost agenda before successive governments in India, it has been viewed narrowly - from the perspective of economic development and particularly in terms of gross domestic product (GDP).

'Roy's book is a rich and detailed study of various facets of economic and social development in ten countries, both democratic and authoritarian.

This book considers the ability of island jurisdictions with financial centres to meet the expectations of the international community in addressing the threats posed to themselves and others by their innocent (or otherwise) facilitation of the receipt of suspect wealth.

This book looks into the relationship between financial development, economic growth, and the possibility of a potential capital flight in the transmission process.

Although historians usually trace its origins to the Haitian Revolution of the late 18th Century, Latin American political, economic and cultural emancipation is still very much a work in progress.

This book examines the economy of sharing in a variety of social and political contexts around the world, with consideration given to the role of sharing in relation to social order and social change, political power, group formation, individual networks and concepts of personhood.

India is the fastest growing and the world's third-largest economy in terms of GDP in PPP terms.

After almost forty years of development aid most commentators agree that aid as we know it has not worked.

This book demonstrates how rethinking and adapting basic employment services into labor intermediation services can help address the many labor market disconnections of developing country economies.

This book develops a theoretical framework unlike the conventional neoclassical paradigm for the analysis of growth and deploys analytical data to understand the main policy issues affecting developing countries, with particular attention to countries which, after having a spurt of growth, have been unable to maintain the momentum of their economies.

Global Migration beyond Limits takes a critical approach to mainstream economic accounts of migration, environment, and inequality.

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of contemporary issues in international trade and economic development.

It is widely acknowledged that youth unemployment is one of the most critical challenges facing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

While the pitiful images of famine victims generally emanate from the very poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the entire region faces an intense economic crisis.

Thirty years have passed since the beginning of the reform era in China which saw important changes in agriculture and rural organizations, but it is clear that certain entrenched legacies from pre-reform China still linger on even after WTO accession, most importantly the key role played by state actors and politics in the development of markets in rural China.

Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets.

A call to arms for everyone who believes in America's futureIf you trust what you hear in the news, America is in trouble.

Little discussion about 'globalization' has concerned one of the truly global forces - the management of multi-national and large domestic corporations - and the significance of modern management practices for workers in the developing world.

Based on new phenomena appearing in many emerging economies, this book presents a theoretical study on the economic influences of labor transfer from several aspects.

Get familiar with business sustainability in Asia Business Sustainability in Asia offers 12 chapters that cover different aspects of business sustainability with a keen focus on its implications in Asia.

Private sector activity is crucial for development.

This book bridges two essential aspects of assessing and achieving business excellence in 21st-century organizations.

With contributions from nearly 50 researchers across Latin America, The Emerald Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Latin America: Unleashing a millennial potential contains the most important debates on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Latin America.

This is the first book that provides a comprehensive inter-regional comparison of Asian and European multinationals from large (China and Russia) and medium-sized (Taiwan) emerging markets.

For centuries the pursuit of happiness was the preserve of either the philosopher or the voluptuary and took second place to the basic need to survive on the one hand, and the pressure to conform to social conventions and morality on the other.

Asia constitutes a large portion of the world's population and this new book provides a good selection of contributions that cover trade, equity and development in the continent.

Have you ever wondered what a term in international economics means?

Archaeology has an often contentious relationship with the consequences of economic development.

Africa faces several major development challenges that have adversely affected the political and material well being of the majority of the people living there.

This title was first published in 2002.

This book studies the effects of incorporating market incentives into the public goods arena.