Development economics and emerging economies

This volume is concerned with the complexities of the relationship between globalization and different groups of consumers in developing countries.

The global economic system is experiencing a profound period of rapid change.

This book looks into the relationship between financial development, economic growth, and the possibility of a potential capital flight in the transmission process.

Prior work has shown that there is a significant amount of turnover amongst the African poor as households exit and enter poverty.

First published in 1992, this Routledge Revival sees the reissue of a truly original exploration of the nature of urbanization and capitalism.

This book explores conflict between national and subnational politicians over the formulation of economic policy.

This book challenges assumptions that poor post-colonial economic performance is always a direct product of colonialism by reconsidering the Belgian Congo (1908-1959) as a developmental state.

This books examines economic conditions and policies in Sweden.

Maren Hagemeister examines how institutions influence foreign firms' market entry decisions and subsidiary performance in Russian regions.

It is now widely recognised that rising inequality of income and wealth on the one hand and a slowdown in the rate of economic growth on the other are two of the most important challenges faced today by the global economy as well as by most of the developing economies.

Ilchman and Uphoff believe that political science has failed in the past to meet its own standards of rigor and cogency and does not meet standards of usefulness and relevance set by others.

The international community has long grappled with the issue of safeguarding the environment and encouraging sustainable development, often with little result.

The role of economic development in communities is multi-faceted, having an array of antecedents, impacts, and implications.

Assessing both the macro- and micro-economic levels of the contemporary African Debt Crisis, this book, first published in 1989, begins by looking at the origins of the world debt crisis, and then looks closely at the problem as it affects Sub-Saharan Africa.

This important collection is a timely contribution to the debate on the Asian financial crisis.

The recent financial meltdown and the resulting global recession have rekindled debates regarding the nature of contemporary capitalism.

At the end of World War II, several Latin American countries seemed to be ready for industrialization and self-sustaining economic growth.

Doing Development Research is a comprehensive introduction to research in development studies, that provides thorough training for anyone carrying out research in developing countries.

This book is written as a tribute to Frederick Nixson's extensive work on industrial development in the Global South, while seeking to actively engage with the latest arguments concerning development economics, together with changes in manufacturing and industrial policy that continue to shape the role of the Global South in the international economy, the impact of the increased concentration of global multinational corporations in that space, along with the rise of new financing tools and debt traps.

Understanding the drivers and inhibitors of economic growth is critical for promoting development in less developed countries, including India.

This book analyzes regional integration in South America with a focus on the Mercosur and Brazilian foreign policy from the 1990s.

The mineral-rich mountains of Tibet so far have been largely untouched by China's growing economy.

This widely adopted text starts with the fundamentals--what is economic growth, what is development, and what is the relationship between these two concepts?

Is China becoming the "e;workshop of the world"e; in the same way as Britain and the United States once were; or is China - as some multinational companies believe - simply a processing segment in global production networks?

This book focuses on different sustainable products and services, such as electrical vehicles, green buildings, and biophilic and biomimetic systems, at multiple hierarchical levels within its chapters.

This new volume of the Entrepreneurship and Global Economic Growth series explores Indonesia's most recent business and economic developments.

Leaving aside human and social capital for a future volume, the book should be viewed as a crucial first step in developing indicators for total wealth in the countries covered by the case studies, which include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique and South Africa.

Use this comprehensive primer to simplify exporting, discover exportable products and services, and determine and select the best target market entry alternative while ensuring that you get paid.

The Creation of Wealth and Poverty is a study of the means and ways by which wealth and poverty are created in both developed and developing countries.

This book is about what Mark Carney has called 'the social licence for financial markets' and how it can point us towards a more sustainable future.

Despite Africa's vast and diverse natural resources, the developmental challenges plaguing the continent still remain.

La turbulencia económica y política que se registra a nivel mundial le otorga a la auditoría un papel protagónico, entendida como el conjunto de sistemas y acciones que aporta valor a una organización, en un marco de permanente cambio.

Even after achieving the status of a developed economy, many economies face other challenges which may include economic stagnation and income inequality.

Asian countries are catching up with the West by transforming their primarily agrarian societies into industrial powerhouses.

Agrarian Environments questions the dichotomies that have structured earlier analyses of environmental processes in India and offers a new way of looking at the relationship between agrarian transformation and environmental change.

In 2010, India celebrated its 60th anniversary as an independent sovereign republic.

Most capital markets that have been established in developing economies like Africa have struggled to make progress over two decades down the line.

Throughout the world, the Anglo-American model of corporate governance tends to prevail - but no two countries are identical.

Challenges existing models and introduces an alternative, supply-side, and state-centered theory of coercive distribution.

This book, written by two leading Swedish economists and first published in 1984, constitutes a threefold contribution to the expanding field of economic discrimination.

Examines inequality in overall distributions of income and expenditure, and disparities across gender, region, caste, race, and access to education.