Development economics and emerging economies

Although there have been considerable technological advances over the past decade, particularly in terms of mobile applications, much remains unknown about their effect on societal progress.

This book examines the history of empire and its influence on capitalism.

Based on neuroscience research, this book presents and demonstrates a 'Ten Enablers' model as a framework to help change leaders successfully lead and manage change.

East Asia is now experiencing significant economic growth and social change.

Analysing developments in digital technologies and institutional changes, this book provides an overview of the current frenetic state of transformation within the global automobile industry.

This book is an introduction to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the economic community founded by Southeast Asian nations.

This book discusses the effectiveness of Western organizations' social media strategies in the Middle East.

This book outlines a number of different perspectives on the relationship between science, technology, and innovation in emerging economies.

How do firms from emerging economies strive for the internationalization of their business?

This book develops new econometric models to analyze and forecast the world market price of oil.

In a first approximation, profit may seem like a simple and intuitive concept, but the definition is not limited to a single conceptual category.

Recently, there have been public concerns about the impact of emerging market multinationals.

This book is the first collection of scholarly writings on science and technology parks (STPs) that has an international perspective.

This book highlights the use of art in human rights, specifically within Africa.

This book is the second of two volumes which highlight the concept of financial inclusion from the Islamic perspective.

This book examines the economic and business history of Sudan, placing Sudan into the wider context of the impact of imperialism on economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.

This book provides a political economy perspective on Chile's contemporary economic development, explaining the different stages of Chile's neoliberal pattern of economic integration into the global economy from 1973 to 2015.

This book uses lessons from history to help African countries take charge of their own economic development agenda.

This edited volume addresses a critical aspect of development in Africa: the intersection between education and governance.

This book investigates the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe in the 2000s.

This edited volume explores and dissects Africa's economic growth and sustainable development using an optimal conceptual model of the progressive continent's development up to and until 2030.

This ambitious book provides a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative assessment of Jamaica's ties to the International Monetary Fund, focusing on Jamaica's historical relationship with the IMF and reflecting on the domestic and international discourse surrounding the evolution of this relationship.

This book presents economic and socio-cultural perspectives on globalization from emerging markets.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Waqf management and its impact on socio-economic development, specifically financial inclusion and sustainable development as well as of the legal issues in Waqf management in IsDB member countries and jurisdictions.

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.

This book provides readers with cutting-edge techniques that can be applied to energy and environmental economics.

This volume presents current developments in the fields of banking and finance from an international perspective.

Capturing the overall development of the Chinese economy, this comprehensive book offers an introduction to one of the most astonishing economic growth stories of the last three decades.

This volume examines the practicality of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in India, and includes policy analyses and statistical assessments of comparative data between India and different countries.

This Palgrave Pivot employs the concept of open source agriculture as a new social movement, which not only advocates a specific agenda but also creates technological products under a unique technology development model.

This proceedings volume presents the latest trends in innovative business development theory and practice from a global, interdisciplinary perspective.

The nature of work is changing, due to demographic shifts, globalization, and digitization.

Firmly rooted in the International Political Economy (IPE) tradition, this book addresses the negative consequences of globalisation, what is termed here the 'dark side of globalisation'.

This book provides the theoretical and analytical background critical to understand the process of economic development and growth at the beginning of the 21st century.

When crises occur, citizens, media and policymakers alike expect government to respond and to take a leading role in recovery.

The industrial development of emerging markets has been a powerful driver for mergers and acquisitions.

This book explores the various aspects of Waqf management in IsDB member countries/jurisdictions as well as in non-Muslim majority countries.

This book examines the economic and political rise of China from the perspective of Japan's economic development.

There is a lot written on climate change from various points of view, but this is the first work that demonstrates the connection between the hunger of the poor, the deprivation of safe and healthy food on the part of those who can afford it in the wealthy countries, but still face starvation in the sense of lack of nourishment, and climate change itself.

This book provides an overview of factors fostering well-being in Latin America and discusses many threats to well-being in the region.

This book addresses key aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and explores them from a variety of perspectives in a case study on the Marange diamond mines in Zimbabwe.

This book explores the effective management of HR functions in an African context.

This book provides a business-oriented analysis of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Globalization has expanded the options for building brand strategies through social media, the internet, and in conventional approaches.

Sustainable investments, although not yet working under a comprehensive regulatory framework, represent a growing, worldwide phenomenon.

Using a heterodox perspective, this book discusses the real possibilities of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico ever achieving economic development through industrialization.

This book addresses the factors that have led to the lackluster economic performance of the oil MENA region, despite the wealth of its vast natural resource.

This book examines the impact of financing on Africa's economic development.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the history, definition, causes, effects, impacts and implications of climate change on young people globally, with a focus on Small Island Communities (SIDS) in particular.

This book offers a concise but thorough analysis of the International Monetary Fund reform debate.