Development economics and emerging economies

Development and Underdevelopment is a thought-provoking exploration of the economic challenges faced by underdeveloped nations and the intellectual journey required to understand and address them.

A Brookings Institution Press and the Center for the New Economy publicationA non-incorporated territory of the United States, Puerto Rico operates under U.

The rapid pace and grand scale of China's rise have produced a heady mixture of wonder and consternation in the West.

Why is there so little industry in Africa?

A Brookings Institution Press and the Center for Global Development publicationThe plight of the poorest around the world has been pushed to the forefront of America's international agenda for the first time in many years by the war on terrorism and the formidable challenges presented by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Climate change threatens all people, but its adverse effects will be felt most acutely by the world's poor.

A daunting challenge to the international community is how to go about lifting the world's huge poor population out of poverty.

The New Brazil tells the story of South America's largest country as it evolved from a remote Portuguese colony into a regional leader; a respected representative for the developing world; and, increasingly, an important partner for the United States and the European Union.

In The Pursuit of Happiness, the latest addition to the Brookings FOCUS series, Carol Graham explores what we know about the determinants of happiness, across and within countries at different stages of development.

For years, Americans have seen India as a giant but inept state.

The New Brazil tells the story of South Americas largest country as it has evolved from a remote Portuguese colony into a regional leader, a respected representative for the developing world, and, increasingly, an important partner for the United States and the European Union.

East Asian economic integration is on the rise.

In 1998, Internet-related industries created over a million jobs and generated more than $330 billion in revenue.

A Brookings Institution Press and United Nations Development Programme publicationLatin America is often singled out for its high and persistent income inequality.

A Brookings Institution Press and the Center for the New Economy publicationAs a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico enjoys the benefits of key U.

The rapid emergence and explosive growth of China's middle class have enormous consequences for that nation's domestic future, for the global economy, and for the whole world.

Can Europe tame the Balkans?

A Brookings Institution Press and Center for Strategic and International Studies publicationIn a world transformed by globalization and challenged by terrorism, foreign aid has assumed renewed importance as a foreign policy tool.

Broad-based and inclusive financial systems significantly raise growth, alleviate poverty, and expand economic opportunity.

In the late 1980s, Japan's strong economic performance put it on a the verge of becoming a major player in regional and global affairs.

A Brookings Institution Press and Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and Sciences-Po, Paris publicationThis thoughtful volume assesses the likely impact of reformed trade policies on the poorest of the poorthose on the bottom economic rungs in developing nations.

Increasingly marginalized since the end of the Cold War, the continent of Africa is struggling to identify both the root causes and possible solutions to the maladies that continue to plague it.

Joblessness is the root cause of the global unrest threatening American security.

In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson traveled to Kentucky's Martin County to declare war on poverty.

Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's future.

A broad vision for economic progress in AfricaA more peaceful and prosperous Africa is in everyone's interest.

Extreme poverty exhausts institutions, depletes resources, weakens leadership, and ultimately contributes to rising insecurity and conflict.

An increasingly popular view holds that institutions--in particular, the rule of law--are the keys to unlocking the developing world's full growth potential.

Images of sweatshop labor in developing countries have rallied opponents of globalization against foreign direct investment (FDI).

For the past decade, humanitarian actors have increasingly sought not only to assist people affected by conflicts and natural disasters, but also to protect them.

Because of its potential impact, and, in some cases, the harm it has brought, foreign aid is under the microscope.

The fight against global poverty has quickly become one of the hottest tickets on the global agenda with rock stars, world leaders, and multibillionaires calling attention to the plight of the poor at international confabs such as the World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative.

A Brookings Institution Press and American Assembly publicationSlow job growth, declining home values, a diminishing tax base, and concentrated poverty are but a few of the growing obstacles for well-established but struggling cities.

El Perú ha avanzado mucho en transparentar los montos del presupuesto asignado a cada sector y programa social.

The devastating effect of Covid19 on the Indian economy is by now well-known.

Economic development depends heavily on the growth of social sectors like education, healthcare, gender equality, as well as factors like income, consumption, investment and trade.

Economic development depends heavily on the growth of social sectors like education, healthcare, gender equality, as well as factors like income, consumption, investment and trade.

The devastating effect of Covid19 on the Indian economy is by now well-known.

Hiring domestic workers is a routine part of the expat development lifestyle.

This book, based on the study of 33 projects in India aided by six European donors The European Commission, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom-seeks to examine the aid programmes from the perspective of poverty reduction.

Set against the backdrop of dramatic world order transformations across the 1970s and 1980s, this book examines the competing planetary perspectives of the Brandt Commission and the multinationals, arguing that the missed opportunities of these decades created a path for contemporary political and economic crises.

Set against the backdrop of dramatic world order transformations across the 1970s and 1980s, this book examines the competing planetary perspectives of the Brandt Commission and the multinationals, arguing that the missed opportunities of these decades created a path for contemporary political and economic crises.

The book aims to show that the deterministic vision embodied in conventional economic modelling is neither consistent with nor supported by the state of the art in mathematics, logic, and physical science.

This timely book collects the latest research on digital transformations unfolding in agriculture across the globe, with a special focus on Russia and the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

First Published in 1979 Economic Growth and Development in Jordan is a comprehensive analysis of the economies of pre-1967 Jordan and the post-1967 East Bank.

First Published in 1979 Economic Growth and Development in Jordan is a comprehensive analysis of the economies of pre-1967 Jordan and the post-1967 East Bank.

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too.

Demonstrates how economics can explain the transformation of human society from mobile foraging bands to the first city-states.

This three-volume handbook includes state-of-the-art surveys in different areas of neoclassical production economics.

First published in 1971, The Economics of Feudalism is an attempt to use the mathematical theory of economic analysis to analyse a historical society.