Development economics and emerging economies

Contributing to academic discussions on entrepreneurship and gender in Africa, this book provides coverage of recent trends and an exploration of the evolution of female entrepreneurship over time.

This book examines the theory and global evidence on structural transformation along with stylised facts and implications using, among others, a dynamic panel model, for South Asia.

"e;This book focuses on the different challenges and opportunities for social transformation in India, Myanmar and Thailand, by centering communities and individuals as the main drivers of change.

This book seeks to survey the role of tycoons in Hong Kong's socio-political and socioeconomic developments.

The book provides a new conceptualisation of inflation in underdeveloped economies, through Sri Lanka's historical experience.

This lecture note volume aims to introduce economic concepts and analysis to undergraduate level students, in the context of contemporary development challenges in the economics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

This edited volume presents the results of a three-year comparative study on Chinese cultural diplomacy (CD) across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, which contributes to the broader theoretical debate on China`s increasing soft power in international relations.

This book is a rich addition to the existing knowledge on models of development partnership among developing countries.

The book 2016 Annual Competitiveness Analysis and Growth Slowdown Analysis for ASEAN-10 begins by presenting the insights of Mr George Yeo, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, who provides a thoughtful reflection on identities and their continued relevance for policy-making.

This book examines state-state relations and new forms of state business relations that have emerged with an increase in China's foreign direct investments in Malaysia.

The Routledge Handbook of Africa-Asia Relations is the first handbook aimed at studying the interactions between countries across Africa and Asia in a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive way.

The goal of this introductory economics textbook is to use economic analysis to determine the causes and solutions to one of the United States' most vexing social problemspoverty.

Second homes have become an increasingly important component of both tourism and housing studies.

The new institutional economics is one of the the most important new bodies of theory to emerge in economics in recent years.

This volume brings together some of the best-known and highly-regarded academics in the field to present a timely and comprehensive review of the prospects for economic integration and development in Southern Africa, and to analyse alternative strategies and policies for the future.

This is the first systematic study of the nature, operation and contribution of entrepreneurship to the growth of Hong Kong.

This book provides theoretical clarity about the concepts of failed and fragile states, which have emerged strongly since the 9/11 attacks.

A flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in encouraging economic growth and prosperity.

This study examines issues of trade policy in the light of the experience of developing Asian economies.

This work examines ideas about the role of law and legal reform in the creation of market economies, focusing on the process of post communist transition in Russia.

The Thai Economy examines the origins and consequences of the Thai economy's accelerated growth since the mid-1980s.

This volume explores the challenges and the opportunities created by the rapid growth of 'telematics'.

This volume, and its companion, Industrial Technology Development in Malaysia, examine and evaluate Malaysian industrialization in terms of its experience of and prospects for industrial technology development.

In recent years, much has been made of the success of developing countries, particularly in East Asia, which have achieved economic growth by manufacturing goods which are then exported to developed economies.

This excellent new book contains contributions from a number of leading experts and is the result of the UNU/WIDER project on globalization and low-income countries.

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

This book focuses on the recent political and economic events in the former Yugoslavia.

This book examines the Indian mandate for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its implementations in various individual organizations.

This book examines the nature of the marketization of corporate boards following the introduction of the split share reform, corporate board and shareholder relations, corporate performance, and risk-taking conduct in China.

The book aims to analyse and evaluate the strategic positioning of China's participation in terms of firm-level performance in the generation of infrastructure capacity in African countries.

This book offers a comprehensive discussion of how green finance has been growing thus far and explores the opportunities and key developments ahead, with particular emphasis on Europe.

The book assesses emerging powers' influence on international economic law and analyses whether their rhetoric of reforming this 'unjust' order translates into concrete reforms.

This book studies the experiences of Brazil and India, the major economic powerhouses of the 21st century, during the neoliberal era.

This is the first theoretical book on Chinese Cultural Soft Power.

This book elaborates on how China's previous leaders established, consolidated, developed and improved China's basic modern governance system.

The book provides readers with a clear understanding of infrastructure challenges, how Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can help, and their use in practice.

The book provides insights into the development of special economic zones, which are an important factor in the political and economic reforms in China.

This book provides an insight in the phenomenon of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), including the various forms of corporate restructuring.

In this book, Korean multinational enterprises management strategies in China are analyzed.

This book provides a unique and refreshing look at the Korean economy over the past 60 years.

This collection of different views on how digitalization is influencing various industrial sectors addresses essential topics like big data and analytics, fintech and insuretech, cloud and mobility technologies, disruption and entrepreneurship.

Addressing the entire care chain, this book presents the outcomes of advanced research on healthcare operations management based on real-world data and practices in China.

This is the first book that employs economics to develop and apply an analytical framework for assessing progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This book explores the differences between Western and non-Western cultures to provide a more comprehensive understanding of psychological contract and its consequences on employees' behavioral, attitudinal, and cognitive outcomes.

Responding to the need for organizations to improve global strategic planning and execution, this book presents a framework for effectively conceiving and executing new concepts for international markets.

This edited collection brings together expertise from around the globe to overview and debate key concepts and concerns in the economics of religion.

There are few industries in today's world as dynamic and dramatically changing as the space sector, with new ventures and initiatives being announced on a daily basis.

This book explores Jamaica's contemporary relationship with the International Monetary Fund since 2010.

This book provides new insights into combining economic theory and ethics, and how to formulate policies to combat the roots of poverty.