Development economics and emerging economies

With growing evidence of unsustainable use of the world s resources, such as hydrocarbon reserves, and related environmental pollution, as in alarming climate change predictions, sustainable development is arguably the prominent issue of the 21st century.

Unmanned Aerial Systems in Agriculture: Eyes Above Fields bridges the gap between knowledge of concept and real-world use and operations of UASs in agri-production.

Based on ethnographic research conducted over several years, Market Frictions examines the tensions and frictions that emerge from the interaction of global market forces, urban planning policies, and small-scale trading activities in the Vietnamese border city of Lao Cai.

Egypt is a country of its people.

The original critical guide to key concepts in development studies from some of the world's most eminent critical development scholars and practitioners.

Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century.

Since the economic reforms of the 1990s, India's economy has grown rapidly.

How should you grow your organization?

"e;A fascinating story of regeneration.

A New Way of Looking at Power at WorkWho hasnt left the office after a particularly frustrating day wondering what they could have done to turn a negative experience into a positive one?

In this book, George Gilder asserts that widespread antagonism toward the current state of Israel springs from, like anti-Semitism everywhere, envy of superior accomplishment.

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.

This book will take a broad look at the ways in which the concept of sustainability is being applied in the business context.

Once among the fastest developing economies, growth has slowed or stalled in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

A Financial Times Best Business Book of the YearNamed one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50An advocate of sustainable capitalism explains how it's done The EconomistPolman's new book with the sustainable business expert Andrew Winstonargues that it's profitable to do business with the goal of making the world better.

The one book you need to make a difference in the world.

If you read nothing else on managing yourself, read these definitive articles from Harvard Business Review.

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Like the robber barons of the 19th century Gilded Age, a new and proliferating crop of billionaires is driving rapid development and industrialization in poor countries.

Basic scientific research and technological development have had an enormous impact on innovation, economic growth, and social well-being.

From 2007 to 2012, almost five percent of American adults-about ten million people-lost their homes because they could not make mortgage payments.

In the United States, we now take our ability to pay with plastic for granted.

Introducing a New Economics is a groundbreaking textbook that heralds a revolution in the teaching of economics.

Capacity development is central to improving standards of living and reducing poverty in developing member countries.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a relatively new nation, with half of its population under the age of 18 years.

In the 1990s, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) turned its fisheries industry to a more open, lucrative and private sector driven, with the support of a series of strategic capacity development interventions sponsored by the Asian Development Bank.

The 2009 ADB Perceptions Survey gauges stakeholders' perceptions of ADB's mission to help reduce poverty and contribute to development in Asia and the Pacific.

This guidebook helps ensure that community training investments are optimized and yield the desired results.

The report explains the current state of inclusive business (IB) models from the People's Republic of China, drawing from domestic and international company examples and practices.

Infrastructure is essential for development.

This publication focuses on the strategic investment priorities of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the energy sector of Cambodia.

This publication seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Pakistan.

This publication presents data visualization of economic statistics from Southeastern Asia and the Pacific relevant for the analysis of cross-border production arrangements at the local, regional, and global levels.

This publication examines the development assistance of the Asian Development Bank since Timor-Leste gained independence in 2002.

This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Fiji, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments.

A 2001 report by the Australian Agency for International Development and the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the beginning of efforts by both governments to increase their emphasis on aid harmonization in the Pacific.

The Vanuatu Legal Sector Strengthening Program (VLSSP) was launched in 2002 at a time when "e;the public was calling for a revamp of the whole judiciary.

For years, Nauru, a small Pacific island nation (population 10,000), benefited from the considerable wealth generated from its only major natural resource, phosphate.

This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor updates the 2016 and 2017 GDP growth and inflation projections ADB's Pacific developing member countries.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced stellar economic performance over the last 3 decades.

This publication is part of the commitment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to document gender equality results in its operations.

ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide is a comprehensive explanation of the region's bond markets.

Spanning more than 800 kilometers of India's eastern coastline, the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) is part of the country's East Coast Economic Corridor.

This publication is a result of a 2-year innovative, exploratory, and reflective study of cities as unique urban spaces that support life, work, and play.

A 2001 report by the Australian Agency for International Development and the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the beginning of efforts by both governments to increase their emphasis on aid harmonization in the Pacific.

This latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor highlights the gains of Pacific developing member countries (Pacific DMCs) and the challenges that the Pacific DMCs continue to face including the impacts of climate change.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

Asia and the Pacific continues to embrace financial technology advances that are reshaping the traditional banking and financial services industry.

This publication highlights how public-private partnerships (PPPs) can be effective to meet Asia's growing infrastructure needs.