Development economics and emerging economies

Development Financing tackles the complicated subject of how to aid and finance the development of LEDCs.

This book addresses two different but related topics that can arise during the development of equity capital markets and which could possibly hinder their development: partial privatisation and shareholder rights.

Events and Economic Development explores the economic impact and developmental implications of designing, planning, and delivering major events - from cultural events like the Notting Hill Carnival and Day of the Dead, to sporting events like the Olympics to the Super Bowl.

This is a new examination of how Shari'a law affects public policy both theoretically and in practice, across a wide range of public policy areas, including for example human rights and family law.

This book deals with issues in economic development in India.

This book provides a detailed look at the birth, growth and expansion of African Multinational Enterprises (AMNEs).

Foundations of the Future examines the geo-economic and geo-strategic implications of a growing global 'battle' to promote infrastructural connectivity across and between continents of the world.

Many of India's most disadvantaged citizens face severe social and economic challenges.

This book focuses on the economic dimensions of peace processes and examines the opportunities and constraints for assisting negotiated exits out of conflict.

Prior to the 2016 Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations (UN) had eight 'global goals' set out to all 191 UN member states at that time, and at least 22 international organizations.

This book explores how African countries can convert their natural resources, particularly oil and gas, into sustainable development assets.

Apartheid South Africa was often thought to run in the interests of the business elite.

Elinor Ostrom's Nobel Prize-winning work on common pool property rights has implications for some of the most pressing sustainability issues of the twenty-first century - from tackling climate change to maintaining cyberspace.

Advances in technology and changes in consumer buying patterns have forced businesses to alter their traditional marketing approach to incorporate contemporary ideologies that will drive customer satisfaction, meet societal expectations, and boost business performance for competitive advantage.

This book examines the resurgence of debt crises in Africa following the Covid-19 pandemic.

This book offers 32 texts and case studies from across a wide range of business sectors around a managerial framework for Sustainable Business.

This book presents empirical observations and theoretical thinking of the fundamental changes in the Chinese economy.

How do we create more economic opportunities in the low-income communities of the developing world?

Is it possible for Africa to rise above its present unfulfilling conditions for good?

Now that the 'Varieties of Capitalism' hype has passed, students of capitalist diversity are searching for new directions.

This book chronicles the rise and especially the demise of diverse revolutionary heterodox traditions in Cambridge theoretical and applied economics, investigating both the impact of internal pressures within the faculty as also the power of external ideological and political forces unleashed by the global dominance of neoliberalism.

This book explores the bilateral relationship between Brazil and China in modern history, environment, economics, and contemporary Brazilian politics.

YOUR GUIDE TO A FULFILLING BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FUTUREBased on research by one of the world's largest growth-consulting companies, New Mega Trends identifies the ten most important global trends that will define our future, including business models, smart technology, connectivity and convergence and radical social trends.

Kenya is a country of geopolitical and economic importance in East Africa.

With its emphasis on rural development as opposed to urban development, Tanzania has pursued an individual path in socialist development.

This book argues that the principles of Pan-Africanism are more important than ever in ensuring the liberation of the people Africa, those at home and abroad, and the rapid development of the African continent.

The financial crisis that has blighted the world's richest countries since 2008 was a turning point in human history because it ushered in an era in which economies will tend to shrink rather than grow.

Traces an important shift in international development policy as global institutions have become preoccupied with policy failure.

Drawing on research from 30,000 individuals and their practical experience as intercultural management consultants, the authors provide insights into the broader landscape of intercultural management through their exploration of 4 competencies: Intercultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Communication, Building Commitment and Managing Uncertainty.

First published in 1993.

East Asia is now experiencing significant economic growth and social change.

Dieser Sammelband greift das vielfältige Wirkungsfeld des internationalen Personalmanagements auf und präsentiert aktuelle wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse sowie Implikationen und Perspektiven für die Praxis.

This original conceptualization provides insights into the role of inequality in the processes of change in rural India.

This book introduces ethnoeconomics, explaining how cultural, social, and historical factors influence economic behavior and decision-making.

Founded in 2015 as an alternative to the World Bank, the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) offers vital financial resources for its member nations and supports development in emerging and developing economies.

Until the dramatic economic collapse of 1997, East Asia was the symbol of a successful market-led development strategy for Western governments, aid agencies and academics, despite underlying concerns about a lack of rights and freedoms.

This book identifies rent-seeking behaviour as one of the main causes of poor economic performance, observed, among other places, in many countries of Africa.

"e;Fragility"e;-the combination of poor governance, limited institutional capability, low social cohesion, and weak legitimacy-leads to erosion of the social contract and diminished resilience, with significant implications for peace, security, and sustainable development.

"e;You can cut the flower, but you cannot stop the coming of spring.

The report was written by senior scholars of international studies and Indian Ocean studies and focuses on international relations in Indian Ocean region and covers many aspects of "e;Indo-Pacific"e;.

Originally published in 1991, this book includes a detailed case study of Kenya's co-operative movement - one of the largest in sub-Saharan Africa.

The current financial crisis highlights the need to rethink business leadership and the role of business schools in helping firms develop the leaders of the future.

This book utilizes the School to Work Transition Survey (SWTS) of the ILO to discuss what shapes an individual worker's decision to participate in unionization and how her working condition is affected by that.

Sustainable Economic Development: Resources, Environment, and Institutions presents 25 articles that lay the foundations of sustainable development in a way that facilitates effective policy design.