Development economics and emerging economies

Since the introduction of the fast track land reform programme in 2000, Zimbabwe has undergone major economic and political shifts and these have had a profound impact on both urban and rural livelihoods.

This book, the second of two volumes, explores the transformations to the labour market observed since the offi cial end of the Cold War in 1991.

Religion and development have been intertwined since development's beginnings, yet faith-based aid and development agencies consistently fail to consider how their theology and practice intersect.

The fiftieth anniversary edition of one of the classic texts to have emerged from the Cambridge Capital Controversy.

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This book examines the various issues and concerns faced by Indian agriculture under the obligations of WTO and the Free Trade Agreements.

This is the first volume in the The New Rich in Asia series which examines the economic, social and political construction of the 'new rich' in the countries and territories of East and South East Asia, as well as their impact internationally.

Jan Pronk The role of institutions in economic development has been debated at length.

This book, first published in 1967, explores some of the problems formulating investment criteria for the public sector of a mixed-enterprise, underdeveloped economy.

Arguments for protection and against free trade have seen a revival in developed countries such as the United States and Great Britain as well as developing countries such as India.

First Published in 1966.

The relentless bombardment and blockade on Gaza have not only drastically restricted the inflow of essential food supplies but have also led to a catastrophic humanitarian crisis with unprecedented casualties.

This book offers insights how to foster financial inclusion and combat poverty in alignment with the first UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which pledges 'No Poverty'.

As developing and transition economies enter the next phase of reforms, labor market issues increasingly come to the fore.

The 21st century Latin American developmental welfare state model is based on a new public-private alliance, where state-led developmental social policy relies for its implementation mainly on proactive, emerging regional entrepreneurs and a growing middle class.

Each year in India more than two million people fall sick with tuberculosis (TB), an infectious, airborne, and potentially deadly lung disease.

International assistance programmes for developing countries are in urgent need of revision.

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

The Soviet Economy (1983) examines the long-term prospective growth of the USSR's economy.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Das Gleichgewicht der Null" verfügbar.

This volume approaches marcomm (marketing communication) from the phenomenology of markets in the context of the Global South and its postcolonial experiences.

An exploration of anthropological perspectives on the cultures, moralities and politics of the world of aid and development.

Over the past three decades, China's economic structure, direction and international presence have undergone a dramatic transformation.

While sharing some characteristics with other middle-income countries, South Africa is a country with a unique economic history and distinctive economic features.

There can be no two opinions about the fact that special category status of North Eastern states by itself failed to generate any worthwhile development and as a result the region continues to remain in the vortex of backwardness.

This book argues that China must become an innovation-based economy to avoid the middle-income traps, and examines both the opportunities and challenges in meeting this goal.

Caribbean economies have been faced with mounting challenges arising from the increasing pace of economic globalization.

This book makes "e;green living,"e; as it relates to teens and young adults, an approachable subject.

This book analyzes the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, and the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance, economic performance, and the very possible achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

The re-emergence of private enterprises is one of the most important factors in China's recent economic development.

Microfinance is the business of giving small, collateral-free loans to poor borrowers that are paid back in frequent intervals with interest.

Many emerging economies are on the front line of the devastating impacts of global warming such as desertification and extreme weather events, but, for historical and political reasons, they follow ambitious growth targets with seemingly little concern for climate change and environmental degradation.

Now with a new introduction by Howard Gardner, Ph.

Deliberative Governance for Sustainable Development argues that governance has become the core problem of sustainable development and identifies deliberative democracy and governance as a path forward for Western societies.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of food insecurity, including definitional and conceptual issues, information systems and data sources, indicators, and policies.

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

Although the Israeli state subscribes to the principles of administrative fairness and equality for Jews and Arabs before the law, the reality looks very different.

This book examines gender inequality from the perspective of feminist economics, with empirical application, across different countries such as Turkey, the United States, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and territories within Europe.

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

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmers-women-lack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive.

Offering a rare glimpse of rural life in modern-day Cuba, this book examines how ordinary Cubans carve out their own spaces for appropriate acts of consumption, exchange, and production within the contradictory normative and material spaces of everyday economic life.

This book introduces the "e;Belt and Road"e; in its entirety, including what it is, what it aims to do, what it can do and how.