Economic growth

The business services sector contributes heavily to European economic growth.

Explains why China grew differently in the 1980s than in the 1990s and beyond, and what consequences this has today.

During the post-World War-II period, several Asian economies turned in stellar performances.

This book will take the reader on a journey through the economic thought of Europe, spanning from ancient Greece to the modern day.

This book captures the critical role of taxation in shaping government responsiveness and accountability in developing countries.

Inflation should no longer be a politically sensitive indicator.

Look to Brazil for safe, stable investments As the future of the American economy seems to get bleaker by the day, it is tempting to look abroad for business opportunities.

The benefits and costs of trade liberalization and financial integration is currently one of the most intensely debated topics in world economics, as the future of the emerging nations of Asia and the fate of more developed countries heavily depends on whether everyone can reap the benefits of this integrated and globalized world.

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws.

This book uses surveys to bridge the gap between studies into European economics and policymaking in Europe.

Democratic and consolidated states are taken as the model for effective rule-making and service provision.

A Good Disruption describes how disruptive technology can be used to combat the economic challenges of our age and sets out an inspirational vision of a more effective and sustainable growth model.

Architectures for Agreement offers a uniquely wide-ranging menu of options for post-Kyoto climate policy.

This book challenges the idea that development is synonymous with ''upgrading'' global value chains through an institutional theory of trade and development.

Mainstream Growth Economists and Capital Theorists provides a historical survey and ideal introduction to modern economics, arguing that due to significant changes in recent years, a re-evaluation is in order.

Property Tax Reform in Developing Countries provides a conceptual framework for property tax reform with the intention of making the most compelling argument possible to persuade the reader as to its validity.

Advances in Pacific Basin Business, Economics and Finance (APBBEF) is an annual series designed to focus on interdisciplinary research in finance, economics, and management among Pacific Rim countries.

Volume 41 of Research in Economic Anthropology explores a wide range of topics of interest to economic anthropology.

This book compares the economic outcomes of Poland and Ukraine by focusing on political and economic institutions.

Is 'development' passe?

This book explains why the World Bank has not achieved substantive efficiency or effectiveness in delivering economic assistance.

The global demographic transition presents marked asymmetries as poor, emerging, and advanced countries are undergoing different stages of transition.

Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries addresses some of the most important issues affecting labour markets in low-income countries.

Calling for more cooperation between China and the west, this new book by noted author and educator Cary Krosinsky provides readers with an on-the-ground perspective of what's really happening in China today on the back of its recent economic rise, its desire and need to solve environmental challenges and the new positive dynamic created by its need for foreign capital.

'This important new book provides a penetrating, novel analysis of the key role played by knowledge when viewed through the lens of Schumpeterian economics.

The rapid growth, diversity, and strategic importance of the emerging Chinese and Indian economies have fired the world's imagination with both hopes and fears for the future.

Bjørn Lomborg invites leading economists to provide an innovative 150-year view of humanity''s biggest challenges, measured in economic terms.

Since 1991, the eyes of the world have been on the economic growth and development of the states that formerly made up the Soviet Union.

The Element presents a timely evidence-based approach to a much-needed study on temporary migrants and their political and social rights.

Using Africa as a context for research, new conceptual framing is proposed to make sense of the challenges of designing effective organizations to pursue socio-economic development.

Following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Slovak Republic emerged as an independent nation and embarked on a journey of economic transition and reform.

Explores and challenges existing conventions of inequality in Africa while offering new insights to explain persistent poverty across the continent.

In its first seven years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tripled trade and quintupled foreign investment among the U.

An investigation into why most developing countries have failed to exploit their economic potential by China''s most renowned economist.

The benefits and costs of trade liberalization and financial integration is currently one of the most intensely debated topics in world economics, as the future of the emerging nations of Asia and the fate of more developed countries heavily depends on whether everyone can reap the benefits of this integrated and globalized world.

Public expenditure has increased considerably in the UK from around ten per cent of GDP in the 1870s to forty per cent and above in the 21st century.

This book discusses the role of space, time and cyclical behavior in world politics.

Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do—Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis.

The collection of chapters in Volume 43 Part B of Advances in Econometrics serves as a tribute to Professor M.

Explores how foreign banks financially connected modern China to international capital markets and the global economy.

This monograph addresses the methodological and empirical issues relevant for the development of sustainable agriculture, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe.

Economic Theory, Dynamics, and Markets.

Retailing and consumer patronage behavior constitute fascinating research areas within the field of marketing.

This book not only analyzes and evaluates the current state of economic growth and development in Greece, but also investigates the potential for growth and development in the mid- to long-term horizon.

This book argues that ideas in the social realm are the context-bound products of distinct histories and cultures and thus cannot be co-opted across place and time.

Since the Second World War, surprisingly few developing countries have experienced a truly sustained episode of economic and social convergence towards the structural characteristics of the advanced nations.

East Asia is a powerhouse of automobile production.