Development economics and emerging economies

First Published in 2004.

This book discusses the developments in trade theories, including new-new trade models that account for firm level trade flows, trade growth accounting using inverse gravity models (including distortions in gravity models), the impact of trade liberalization under the aegis of regional and multilateral liberalization efforts of economies using partial and general equilibrium analysis, methodologies of constructing ad valorem equivalents of non-tariff barriers, volatility spillover effects of financial and exchange rate markets.

This book presents a critical reassessment of theories of property rights, in response to conflicts and competition between different groups, and the state.

Agricultural growth, bolstered by technological advancements and international trade, enhances economic stability and food security in many developing nations in one hand, and reduces income disparities between developed and less developed nations on the other.

This book discusses the transformation of the banking industry, particularly after a number of recent shocks: 2008 financial crisis, 2012 Euro-sovereign crisis, the pandemic COVID-19 crisis, the technological revolution, and reputational problems in banking due to climate risk and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) metrics.

Although China's economy has grown very rapidly in recent decades, there are still very large differences between the economy of mainland China and the economies of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

The much heralded growth and transformation of many economies in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade continues to receive prominent attention in academic scholarship and among policy practitioners.

The book contains 12 contributions that explain the current state of China's cruise industry and future development.

What is family farming?

This volume focuses on the integration and globalization of Romania, a prominent emerging market in South-Eastern Europe and one of the major players in the securitization of the Black Sea and the Eastern European border, as both a part of NATO since 2004 and a fully integrated EU Member State since 2007.

The relationship between the government and the market lies at the heart of Economics as a discipline.

Providing evidence of the role of human capital on innovation in the Middle East, this edited collection closely examines the unique nature of the workforce in this region.

Over the past 10 years, the content and application of international trade law has grown dramatically.

The Routledge International Handbook of Changes in Human Perceptions and Behaviors is the first edited volume to present multidisciplinary perspectives on various aspects of changes that humans experience.

Electricity is a basic requirement for a modern economy, and transmission grids at the center of transition to a low-carbon power system.

This book is a timely overview of the various aspects of consumer perception related to food.

This book focuses on the Nordic countries through a European perspective and wishes to draw attention to their place in the new world order.

This book provides a deep insight into the market changes and policy challenges that transition economies have undergone in the last twenty years.

Amidst the constant stream of overly technical and excitable books heralding a blockchain revolution that's destined to be more disruptive than the Internet, this book stands apart for its more nuanced take, focusing on the potential for these new technologies to change developing countries for the better.

The third volume in the Global Arctic series examines the transformation of Arctic governance following the 2022 outbreak of war in Ukraine.

This book provides practical policy recommendations that are useful for developing Asia and for accelerating poverty reduction plans in the rest of the world.

The history of Italian colonial affairs has recently attracted renewed interest from historians and economists.

Getting growth going has been rare in the developing world-since 1960 only nine developing countries have succeeded in sustaining high growth.

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This book studies the Suzhou Industrial Park, a flagship project between the governments of Singapore and China, in a holistic manner, by highlighting not only its economic progress but also the developments on the social front such as its neighbourhood centres, schools, housing and talent attraction.

This classic, bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of development economics.

Understanding poverty and what to do about it, is perhaps the central concern of all of economics.

One of a series of studies on vocational education and training, this review assesses the apprenticeship system and vocational education and training in Israel and provides policy recommendations.

This text explores the evolution of sustainable development and climate change within the framework of the United Nations.

A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development.

This book addresses the increasing prominence of family-owned business groups and their potential to influence growth and development in the global economy.

During the 1990s Francis Fukuyama announced the end of history.

After World War II a select number of countries outside Japan and the West--those that Alice Amsden calls "e;the rest"e;--gained market share in modern industries and altered global competition.

The capability approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998.

In the past fifty years, the experience of the Chinese economy has continually challenged the assumptions of laissez-faire economics.

Politicians, business leaders and citizens look with hope to the Latin American middle class for political stability and purchasing power, but the economic position of the middle class remains vulnerable.

This book is the product of a team-teaching course entitled, "e;Issues in Economic Development"e; offered to the final-year students of Department of Economics and Finance at Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

Green bond issuance has surged in recent years in response to growing investor appetite and borrowers' needs as they embark on the sustainability transition.

Originally published in 1987, The Financial Markets of the Arabian Gulf looks at the importance of finance and the flow of funds to the development of the countries in the Arabian Gulf.

Over the past 20 years, more than 100 countries have implemented social safety nets, targeted at the poorest and most vulnerable.

This book explores the unique socioeconomic challenges encountered by female leaders in China, India, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries where traditional cultural expectations and modernized values coexist.

This book explores the diverse experience of Bangladesh's development over the last fifty years and provides systematic explanations of its success in socioeconomic development.