Development economics and emerging economies

The book is a precious reference book for development economics or the political economy of development in Asia or anywhere else.

This book examines some of the evolving challenges faced by EU regional policy in light of enlargement and to assess some of the approaches and trends in terms of territorial development policy and practice that are emerging out of this process.

Global economic integration, widening communication networks and government policies supportive of private enterprise are changing opportunities for accumulating wealth, status and power.

Since the turn of the century, Africa has been emerging economically, politically and socially and striving to assert itself on the global stage.

This book aims to enhance understanding of the academia, policymakers, and general readers about the development challenges and constraints on long-term economic growth of Pakistan.

Macroeconomic policies matter for sustainable long-term growth.

Latin America's recent development performance calls for a multidisciplinary analytical tool kit.

How can the successful development of some former Third World countries be explained, while other developing countries have remained stagnant or worse, have deteriorated into failed states?

This edited volume explores and dissects Africa's economic growth and sustainable development using an optimal conceptual model of the progressive continent's development up to and until 2030.

This textbook provides an introduction to the field of mineral economics and its use in understanding the behaviour of mineral commodity markets and in assessing both public and corporate policies in this important economic sector.

Geocomputation has come of age.

This book examines the nuances of the relationship between development and environmental conservation policy in India over the last three decades.

This book examines trends and determinants of economic inequality in cities in Latin America, the world's most unequal region.

The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement.

This book discusses the need for a paradigm shift from Islamic economics universe of discourse to Iqtisad, a socio-economic system that is entirely independent from other economic doctrines and systems of thought.

Much popular belief--and public policy--rests on the idea that those born into poverty have it in their power to escape.

The book argues that women's perspectives and gender issues must be mainstreamed across African philosophy in order for the discipline to truly represent the thoughts of Africans across the continent.

One in a series on global political economy, aiming to provide overviews and case studies of states and sectors in the international division of labour.

The past century has witnessed profound transitions in Brazil's economy: from a surge of industrialization connected to export economy, to state projects of importsubstitution industrialization, followed by a process of neoliberal global market integration.

Local Governance Transformation and Citizen Engagement in Bangladesh offers a thorough investigation of grassroots democratic practices and citizen engagement in local governance in the country and situates Bangladesh's experience within the larger framework of developing countries.

First published in 1984.

Transforming the Socio Economy with Digital Innovation explores the impacts of digital innovation on socioeconomic phenomena, resilience and governance.

Economic development depends heavily on the growth of social sectors like education, healthcare, gender equality, as well as factors like income, consumption, investment and trade.

The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies provides diverse and cutting-edge perspectives on this fast-changing field.

The interplay of ideas and policies is central to understanding the historical evolution of economies.

In the Cold War, development was a catchphrase that came to signify progress, modernity, and economic growth.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of contemporary indigenization topics in the cultural context of sub-Saharan Africa.

"e;Canadian sustainability expert Bob Willard, whp spent 34 years with IBM, offers a punchy, practical guide to leading change in your company in The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook.

This book explores Ghana's newfound oil wealth and how the revenues it generates can be used to produce inclusive economic growth and development.

This book provides a theoretical framework to explain the formation and growth of economic agglomerations and industrial clusters from the viewpoint of spatial economics, and goes on to present current examples of clustering and policy in different economies.

Understanding Globalization introduces students to the concept of globalization, providing an essential history, overview of key themes and theories, and a wealth of engaging examples.

Despite increased funding and many reforms, most education systems are still seeking ways to better prepare their students for a world in which technological change and the digital revolution are changing the way we work, live and relate to one another.

This book offers new insights into the real and financial sectors in the post-pandemic European Union, with a specific focus on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and a special reference to Croatia.

Food has, for most of our species history, been intensely political: who gets to eat what, how often, and through what means?

The Maghreb countries had a promising start in economic growth after independence.

One of the leading texts in the field, The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of economics in these industries, helping you to enjoy and pass an economics module as part of tourism, recreation, events or sport management degrees.

This book critically interrogates the notion of transformation in higher education, focusing on epistemological and structural issues in postcolonial and contemporary Africa.

In Islam, philanthropy is a spectrum of activity, and these activities differ in their purpose and in the principles on which they operate.

Volume 41 of Research in Economic Anthropology explores a wide range of topics of interest to economic anthropology.

Policy ownership of development agenda emerged as an important aspect in international development cooperation during the 1990s in the wake of evident failures of reform initiatives in developing countries steered by donor agencies, particularly the international financial institutions (IFIs), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The book analyzes the changing meaning and measure of social value in an era of caring capitalism.

This book analyzes regional and local models of development, in the context of existing socio-economic disparities and the impact of EU enlargement and European policy, offering a comparative and in-depth analysis of the distinct nature of regional differences within Central and Eastern Europe.

This reissue of Sandar Panikkar's 1959 book is based upon a series of lectures given at the Institut d'Etude de Development Economique et Social, which spotlights the problems faced by the multitude of African and Asian states which achieved independence between 1945 and 1957.

Despite the abundant literature about development policies and solutions, many developing countries continue to struggle with basic development issues.

This book explores the significant economic transformation of Ghana over the three decades since the end of the Cold War, focusing on the role of political-economic change and reform.