Development economics and emerging economies

Offers an insightful yet readable study of the paths - and challenges - to social cohesion in Africa, by experienced historians, economists and political scientists.

This book examines the credit needs and the borrowing behaviour of rural households in China in recent years.

One of the most important trends in post-war Britain was the extension of the number and variety of public service undertakings.

Based on a timely reassessment of the classic arguments of Weber, Schumpeter, Hayek, Popper, and Parsons, this book reconceptualizes actually-existing capitalism.

This book examines the spectacularly successful economies of East Asia, Japan and South Korea.

In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat.

The economies located in East, South and Southeast Asia have witnessed an interesting growth-sustainability trade-off over the last decades.

Protecting present and future generations in times of crisis.

Originally published in 1967, the modest and plainly descriptive title of Development Projects Observed is deceptive.

This book provides exclusive information on how agribusinesses could act as the springboard for inclusive economic growth critical for socioeconomic transformation of Africa.

'A historically insightful read'Financial Times 'A wry, rollicking, and provocative history' Michael Taylor, author of The Interest'A thought-provoking analysis of Africa's relationship with economic imperialism' Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata, authors of It's A ContinentWe need to think differently about African economics.

How do firms from emerging economies strive for the internationalization of their business?

'The book's radical message "e;save livelihoods not just lives"e; should be on the desk of every policy-maker concerned with relief and development and demands a rethink of policy and practice across the board.

This book focuses on the development of strategies for the successful internationalization of large and medium-sized companies.

The Definitive Guide to Doing Business in AfricaFor global and Africa-based companies looking to access new growth markets, Africa offers exciting opportunities to build large, profitable businesses.

Why does a huge income gap still exist between developed and developing countries?

Market Liberalizations and Emigration From Latin America provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the era of liberalization in Latin America, focusing in particular on labor markets and emigration from the region.

Informality is ubiquitous in most developing countries.

The author examines new development strategies in the context of globalisation and the crisis of the Washington Consensus.

This book analyses the shortcomings of the Western development aid programme.

This book investigates how changing norms of sovereignty may promote better governance in Africa.

This book examines the different ways companies can develop and design social innovation.

This volume presents an innovative new analytical framework for understanding the dynamics of violent conflict and its impact on people and communities living in contexts of violence.

This book examines the cognitive, social and behavioural skills that leaders need to have within their capability portfolio and how this can be applied to drive a diversity agenda in their organizations.

Entrepreneurial Communities and Ecosystems: Case Study Insights aims to provide applied examples that embody the theories, principles, and processes that contribute to empowering everyday entrepreneurial communities and ecosystems.

This theoretically rooted and research-based book provides insights on the JESSICA funding model which - unlike the traditional non-repayable aid - focuses on supporting sustainable urban development projects in a repayable and recyclable way.

This book argues that the way in which we use the concept of "e;state"e; in many African countries must involve a deeper engagement of the complex workings of state-society relations, rather than a master narrative of European state formation.

The global development community is teeming with different ideas and interventions to improve the lives of the world's poorest people.

Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest?

This book assesses the progress in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ASEAN, India and China using the above framework conditions in the context with three main propositions.

The growing indebtedness of households reported over the last 30 years and in most developed countries has serious economic and social implications.

Explores the mobilities of capital and labour in the contemporary global economy.

This book is primarily the story of an individual, Gaganvihari L.

At a time when global debates about the movement of people have never been more heated, this book provides readers with an accessible, student-friendly guide to the subject of forced migration.

This book provides valuable insights into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through a comprehensive examination of Vision 2030, an ambitious economic plan by the KSA to reinvent and diversify its economy from a heavy dependence on hydrocarbon to knowledge-based resources.

This book is a world-class report by the Asia Competitiveness Institute, updated annually to analyse Indonesia's competitiveness at the provincial level.

Most people know what management is but often people have vague ideas about Manageralism.

First published in 1997, this study is one of the forerunners in the area of urban land market and land price studies on a Third World city, focusing on Lucknow City in Uttar Pradesh, India, and exploring house prices, economic changes and construction.

In the last three decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, there has been a vast amount of study looking at transforming the planned economy to a market economy from both theoretical and empirical aspects.

Contributions collected here discuss the experiences of the citizens of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe, and suggest some answers to the challenges they face.

Today's world is organized politically into nation states with sovereign national governments.

Increasingly today, in every age group, consumers are committing to brands that show good citizenship--from fair employment practices, to social responsibility, to charitable giving.

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The global business world appears to be changing and there is an ever greater focus on developing countries.