Development economics and emerging economies

Gerard Roland's new text, Development Economics, is the first undergraduate text to recognize the role of institutions in understanding development and growth.

Gerard Roland's new text, Development Economics, is the first undergraduate text to recognize the role of institutions in understanding development and growth.

This volume focuses on the performance of firms as a measure of the effectiveness of corporate governance, and then attempts to draw conclusions about the relative advantages of different ownership structures.

This volume focuses on the performance of firms as a measure of the effectiveness of corporate governance, and then attempts to draw conclusions about the relative advantages of different ownership structures.

Now expanded to cover the consequences of Russia's 1998 financial collapse, this book focuses on the social consequences of a modern-day great depression.

Now expanded to cover the consequences of Russia's 1998 financial collapse, this book focuses on the social consequences of a modern-day great depression.

A theoretical framework aiming to facilitate study of development economics.

A theoretical framework aiming to facilitate study of development economics.

In contrast to the failure to economic reforms in Eastern Europe, China's economic reforms have been quite successful.

In contrast to the failure to economic reforms in Eastern Europe, China's economic reforms have been quite successful.

China has been experiencing extraordinary economic growth for over two decades.

China has been experiencing extraordinary economic growth for over two decades.

Primarily concerned with how the US government can outwit its former allies in the rush to exploit their former common enemy.

Primarily concerned with how the US government can outwit its former allies in the rush to exploit their former common enemy.

This narrative recounts the 18th and 19th century "e;shipping out"e; of Pacific islanders aboard European and American vessels, a kind of "e;counter-exploring"e;, that echoed the ancient voyages of settlement of their island ancestors.

This narrative recounts the 18th and 19th century "e;shipping out"e; of Pacific islanders aboard European and American vessels, a kind of "e;counter-exploring"e;, that echoed the ancient voyages of settlement of their island ancestors.

This work includes every Supreme Court case relevant to gender and sexual equality from 1787 to the end of the 1999/2000 term.

This work includes every Supreme Court case relevant to gender and sexual equality from 1787 to the end of the 1999/2000 term.

Richly represented in the Russian folktale tradition, the legends in this work are religious tales in a peasant village setting.

Richly represented in the Russian folktale tradition, the legends in this work are religious tales in a peasant village setting.

First Published in 1985.

First Published in 1985.

This study makes a solid case for the now prevalent contention that the development model of East Asian NICs is less costly (i.

This study makes a solid case for the now prevalent contention that the development model of East Asian NICs is less costly (i.

This text documents the economic development of East Asian countries in order to highlight the beneficial techniques used to increase growth.

This text documents the economic development of East Asian countries in order to highlight the beneficial techniques used to increase growth.

Thailand's dynamic economic development has earned it a reputation as the "e;Fifth Tiger"e; (following on the heels of the superperforming "e;Four Tigers"e; - South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong).

Thailand's dynamic economic development has earned it a reputation as the "e;Fifth Tiger"e; (following on the heels of the superperforming "e;Four Tigers"e; - South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong).

Focuses on the recent surge of foreign and Taiwan investment to mainland China's coastal provinces.

Focuses on the recent surge of foreign and Taiwan investment to mainland China's coastal provinces.

This volume makes JEC-commissioned expert studies of economic developments in East-Central Europe available to business people, educators and students.

A study of local government and politics in China, exploring when and why local government officials comply with policy directives from above.

A study of local government and politics in China, exploring when and why local government officials comply with policy directives from above.

Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods demonstrates how home gardens hold particular significance for resource-poor and marginalized communities in developing countries, and how they offer a versatile strategy toward building local and more resilient food systems.

Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods demonstrates how home gardens hold particular significance for resource-poor and marginalized communities in developing countries, and how they offer a versatile strategy toward building local and more resilient food systems.

This book explores the lived experience of cultural entrepreneurship examining the challenges associated with cultural labour including the insecurities of managing precarious working conditions.

This book explores the lived experience of cultural entrepreneurship examining the challenges associated with cultural labour including the insecurities of managing precarious working conditions.

In recent years, both Chinese overseas investment and hydropower development have been topics of increasing interest and research, with Chinese actors acting as financiers, developers, builders and sub-contractors.

In recent years, both Chinese overseas investment and hydropower development have been topics of increasing interest and research, with Chinese actors acting as financiers, developers, builders and sub-contractors.

Property Rights in Land widens our understanding of property rights by looking through the lenses of social history and sociology, discussing mainstream theory of new institutional economics and the derived grand narrative of economic development.

Property Rights in Land widens our understanding of property rights by looking through the lenses of social history and sociology, discussing mainstream theory of new institutional economics and the derived grand narrative of economic development.

The remarkable speed at which microcredit has expanded around the world in the last three decades has piqued the curiosity of practitioners and theorists alike.

The remarkable speed at which microcredit has expanded around the world in the last three decades has piqued the curiosity of practitioners and theorists alike.

Economics is a broad and diverse discipline, but most economics textbooks only cover one way of thinking about the economy.

Economics is a broad and diverse discipline, but most economics textbooks only cover one way of thinking about the economy.

Access to justice is a fundamental right guaranteed under a wide body of international, regional and domestic law.

Access to justice is a fundamental right guaranteed under a wide body of international, regional and domestic law.

In a globalized world economy, delivering the aspirations of sustainability is proving to be difficult.

In a globalized world economy, delivering the aspirations of sustainability is proving to be difficult.

Most capital markets that have been established in developing economies like Africa have struggled to make progress over two decades down the line.