Development economics and emerging economies

The book is a contemporary compilation of important research in the area of microfinance and financial inclusion.

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 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.

Welcome to the latest edition of the Exotix Capital Developing Markets Guide, produced by Tellimer - the developing markets experts.

Looking at the years 1870-2016, this book analyses the reasons behind Colombia's chronically slow economic growth.

Deeply rooted in Chinese culture, the concept of guanxi has been widely researched from historical, cultural and political perspectives.

Providing evidence of the role of human capital on innovation in the Middle East, this edited collection closely examines the unique nature of the workforce in this region.

This book examines Turkey's success within international development cooperation and how this could create a framework for a new international aid architecture.

Are we aware of the values of craft?

This book examines the behavior of high-tech startups and important aspects of innovation ecosystems in Brazil.

Since the introduction of the One Belt, One Road initiative (OBOR), first proposed in late 2013, international scholars have begun to study this new policy and its implications in the global age.

The book explains the impact of bank business models on company business models by discussing the relationship among banks decision-making processes, sustainable values creation in company business models, and ESG risk.

Over the last years, "e;Creating Shared Value"e; has become a much discussed concept in business practice as well as in management theory and especially in the context of corporate social responsibility.

Accountancy encompasses much more than is normally considered, especially from a social responsibility point of view.

This book, a second edition, includes new data from the 2010 Census of India and NSS reports on consumer expenditure (2011-12), health and education (2014) to examine poverty in China and India, and how it connects with minorities.

This book addresses a conundrum for the international development community: The law of development cooperation poses major constraints on delivering aid where it is needed most.

This book explains the existence of illicit markets throughout human history and provides recommendations to governments.

This book examines financial vulnerability: a state in which a person or household cannot absorb any substantial spending or negative income shock without substantial financial and ultimately broader harm such as job loss, emotional harm, or mental illness.

Advances in technology and changes in consumer buying patterns have forced businesses to alter their traditional marketing approach to incorporate contemporary ideologies that will drive customer satisfaction, meet societal expectations, and boot business performance for competitive advantage.

This volume presents an account of how people in sub-Saharan Africa have fared under changing life circumstances of the past centuries until the present.

This book applies an economic approach to examine the driving forces behind the dynamic behaviors of developing nations.

This volume analyzes the barriers to, as well as new drivers for, entrepreneurial development in post-communist countries.

This book addresses key issues in corporate finance and explores them from financial development and financial stability perspectives in emerging markets.

This book provides a thorough perspective on the realities of doing business in Ghana, outlining the economic, social, technological, and cultural dimensions of the society.

This book examines the essence of leadership, its characteristics and its ways in Asia through a cultural and philosophical lens.

This book is the first publication to provide a comprehensive overview about the market, financial instruments and the associated impact assessment for interested practitioners and academics.

This book examines the uneven economy in Asia, showing how the pace of economic transformation affects prosperity and the emerging middle class.

This book brings together analysis on the conditions of agricultural sectors in countries and regions of the world's peripheries, from a wide variety of international contributors.

Adverse environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions and chemical spills have put the topic of green business firmly on the sustainability agenda.

This book brings together conceptual and empirical analyses of the causes and consequences of changing business-government relations in China since the 1990s, against the backdrop of the country's increased integration with the global political economy.

Hidden champions are highly successful small and medium-sized companies that are global leaders in terms of market share in their respective niches.

This book explores three particular strategies in the extractives sector for creating shared wealth, increased labour opportunities and positive social, environmental and economic outcomes from corporate projects, namely: state wealth funds (SWF), local content policies (LCP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices.

The digital economy is a new direction in which the modern global economic system is now heading.

The edited collection brings into focus the meanings, interpretations and the process of value creation in international business.

This book explores the workplace experiences, opportunities, and challenges that emerge from the nuances of diversity and inclusion dynamics in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

This insightful and original book explores the key issues that countries in Africa and South Asia need to address in order to escape poverty.

This edited collection presents recent developments, practical innovations, and policy reforms in the realm of microfinance in emerging markets.

This book offers a comprehensive study of the history of African business.

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

This volume focuses on the analysis and measurement of business cycles in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS).

This book analyses the past and ongoing decline of Zimbabwe under the rule of ZANU-PF, with a primary focus on the period 1997 to the present.

This study investigates the complex link between natural disasters, individual behaviour - in the form of an individual's risk-taking propensity and level of trust - and the demand for microinsurance.

This edited volume brings together contributions from experts on a range of food security issues, and examines them through a number of case studies.

This book demonstrates the flow of the international trade of secondhand goods and examines the socio-economic background and mechanisms of the trade.

This book examines Gunnar Myrdal's analysis of poverty in relation to Sweden, the United States, South Asia, and the international economy.

This book is an ethnographic case study, based on first hand observation, of family businesses in the northern Vietnamese village of Ninh Hiep along the Red River Delta, which became a major hub for textiles in the wake of the country's shift towards market socialism.

This book focuses on the recovery and new normal in a post-Covid scenario, drawing important lessons from the pandemic and proposing new ideas for sustainable development, endogenous dynamism, and inclusive growth.

Humanitarian crises have become more frequent, complex and protracted.

Inequality stirs passions across the globe today, figures prominently in political discourse, generates fervid debate and popular protest, and is the theme of widely read scholarly publications.

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