Development economics and emerging economies

This book presents an overview of the economics and politics implemented in the European Union and especially the Eurozone during the crisis of 2008-2012.

Based on new phenomena appearing in many emerging economies, this book presents a theoretical study on the economic influences of labor transfer from several aspects.

Award winning case studies focusing on the growth of innovation in India.

This book, first published in 1992, examines the subject of foreign exchange market efficiency and, in particular, the effectiveness of central bank intervention in the market.

This book explores the significant impact of FinTech on the financial industry and how it could be used to promote legitimate development in the global economy.

Shows how different countries'' foreign aid programs are profoundly shaped by their visions of the purpose of aid.

This comprehensive work examines ways in which developing countries may achieve economic, political and social reconstruction in the wake of armed conflict.

This book investigates how African countries respond to socioeconomic shocks, drawing out lessons to help to inform future policy and development efforts.

Intended for a broad audience, Colonial Mentality in Africa explores the lingering effects of colonization in present day Africa.

This book explores multifaceted dimensions of economic crisis management including strategies and trends post-crisis.

Based on the work of the WASHCost project run by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), this book provides an evaluation of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors in the context of developing countries and is the first systematic study of applying the life-cycle cost approach to assessing allocations.

This book examines the political, economic and social transformation of the six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the ways in which these states are both shaping, and being reshaped by, the processes of globalisation.

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa.

As one of the most pioneering development economists, Hans Singer has stimulated many of the ideas that have engaged the attention of the world community for several decades.

This book is unique and original, constituting a pioneering study in the use of spatial economics and related analytical approaches to Brazil's Cerrado agricultural development and the formation of agro-industrial value chains.

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

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of both national and regional trade facilitation capacities, issues, challenges and lessons, with a special interest in sustainably advancing West Africa's regional trade facilitation agenda.

Kenya's Independence Constitution: Constitution-Making and End of Empire is a narrative of the evolution of the constitution that was put into effect as Kenya's history as a colonial possession came to an end.

Explores four types of corruption and the implications for reform, emphasizing practical ways to check abuses of wealth and power.

First published in 1978, Development Economics in Action is a renowned study of policies in Ghana, one of Africa's most closely watched economies.

The book analyzes the recovery process of different industries and sectors from the global health pandemic, as well as its collateral effects.

This book considers the theme of capital markets prowess and its link with surrounding economic dexterity.

This book proposes an original critical theory of environmental sociology which is verified through actual projects relating to infrastructure development.

This completely revised edition builds on the framework provided by the earlier text.

The book reports on the development of householdfinances in rural China.

The information and communication technology revolution offers the promise of transforming economies and societies, and the risks of missing on a powerful techno-economic revolution and wasting scarce resources without much developmental impact.

At the end of 1991, the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei hosted the Integration Symposium of the Confederation of European Associations of Economists on "e;Europe between East and South"e;.

This book discusses how to measure the level of development of an economy, particularly, the task of ranking economies in terms of their development.

After two centuries of nation-building, the world has entered an era of region-building in search of political stability, cultural cohesion, and socio-economic development.

This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.

South Korea underwent rapid economic development under a semi-military, virulently anti-communist government which banned trade unions and kept close checks on the economy.

The book brings to the reader a set of political and social narratives woven around people's resistance against big dams, mining and industrial projects, in short, displacement and dispossession in Odisha, India.

Economists have long laboured under the misapprehension that all humans exist as rational beings that find happiness in maximizing their personal utility.

Incorporating political, economic, and environmental factors, this book explores the evolution of health and living standards in Brazil in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

This collection examines the extent to which foreign capital from conventional (OECD countries) and non-conventional (BRICS) sources has impacted economic development in Africa over the last two decades.

This textbook integrates three related fields in economics, namely agricultural/forestry economics, environmental economics, and international trade, by foregrounding cost-benefit analysis as a significant policy tool.

The story of three courageous Syrian women entrepreneurs uplifting the Za''atari refugee camp, and of the global refugee entrepreneurship phenomenon they represent.

The Pergau dam in Malaysia was the most controversial project in the history of British aid.

This book presents fresh research on how Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), patterns of clustering, digitalization and innovation policies, interact and influence India's industrialisation and its greening or sustainability.

The primary goal of this study is to present the results of a comprehensive scope of key opportunities and challenges for harnessing migration for inclusive growth and development at the regional level in Southern Africa.

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This book discusses a detailed study of the evolution and recent forms of cooperative technological ties in Japan.

Since the reform and opening up period, the world has witnessed a transformation within China.

The Emerald Handbook of Public-Private Partnerships in Developing and Emerging Economies is a comprehensive resource bringing together leading scholars to analyze some of the key aspects associated with the processes of designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating PPPs in the context of emerging economies.

This work seeks to look beyond the seemingly endless deadlock in the WTO's Doha round of trade negotiations that began in November 2001 and were first scheduled to conclude by January 1, 2005.

Absolute Armut – damit wird jener Zustand bei Menschen umschrieben, die chronisch unterernährt und daher anfällig für Krankheiten sind.

As one of the leading experts on investing in China's economy, author Robert Hsu advises people every day on how a China strategy will truly take them to a new level of investing.