Economic growth

Africa suffers from two main diseases: poor management and a lack of vibrant entrepreneurial activity.

Since the early 1950s East Asia (China, Taiwan and South Korea) and South-East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) have, despite war and other challenges, managed to transform the lives of their people, whereas South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) has lagged behind.

Since the 2007 financial crisis, discussion on issues related to the size, spread and frequency of financial crises has captivated a wide variety of audiences.

The Quadruple Innovation Helix concept is the synthesis of top-down policies and practices from Government, University and Industry balanced and shaped by bottom-up initiatives and actions by Civil Society.

In the quarter century since its emergence from military rule and integration into the global economy, Bangladesh's economy has achieved high growth, reduced aid dependence and made remarkable improvement in social indicators while at the same time it continues to suffer from increasing inequality.

Pereira and Mattei bring contributors together in this exciting volume to further understanding about the recent Brazilian Economic Development Model and discuss the related social conditions.

This book develops a human capital model to explain transformational growth within different stages of economic development, which will induce technological changes and consequently will require a change in human capital.

Texas' economic growth has consistently outpaced that of the United States as a whole over the past quarter century.

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

Through a thorough analysis of China's recent history and economic development process, the authors of this book seek to explain the causes of China's economic rise and its impact on the rest of the world.

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The 2007-2009 financial crisis has had a worldwide impact on banks and financial systems.

This book illustrates the decline of the state-encouraged revival and legitimization of private enterprises in 1980s China.

Conscious that trust deficit is a principal concern in East Asia, the book attempts to suggest ways to enhance confidence in certain key areas such as disputes in East and South China Seas, maritime CBMs, impact of economic interdependence on security, and issues concerning identity and values in Asian thinking.

Growth, Employment, Inequality, and the Environment deals with the fundamental economic problems of our time: employment, inequality, the environment, and quality of life.

This book demonstrates how rethinking and adapting basic employment services into labor intermediation services can help address the many labor market disconnections of developing country economies.

Latin America was one of the regions least affected by the global financial crisis of 2008.

This study offers an analysis of the UK's current economic policy options and a plan for improving life for ordinary citizens via a sensible and realistic understanding of governments' limited ability to manage economic performance.

This study addresses the two major challenges facing the global economy: globalization and the European structural crisis.

China's new leader Xi Jinping has announced that the China Dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is now closer than ever.

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

This book looks at developmental pathways to poverty reduction that emphasize employment-centred structural change, social policies that both protect citizens and contribute to economic development, and types of politics that support economic transformation and participation of the poor in growth processes.

In the twenty-first century, Britain faces new challenges from disruptive technology, an ever more competitive world and an ageing population.

The study deals with challenging questions of long-term future of global economy and the mankind.

Brazil is the most populous economy in Latin America with the second highest GDP among the emerging BRIC economies, after China, and the second per capita GDP among the BRIC economies after Russia.

This book reviews the current trends and challenges of regional integration and trade in Africa.

Financial crisis, recession and worsening inequality have long been blamed on a surplus of capital.

The industrialisation of China prompted the biggest commodity boom of modern times.

The focus of this book is on industrial infrastructures of production and circulation, from power distribution and roads to dry ports and airports.

Are institutions the main cause of sustained economic growth?

This study assesses the current state of economic integration in Asia - in particular in East and South East Asia- and analyzes the prerequisites for a sustainable path of economic integration, using the background of the EU experience as a benchmark.

This book analyzes three points: employment conditions for migrant workers, the impact of industrialization as part of industrial clusters upon surrounding and outlying villages, and the labour market in industrial clusters.

India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world.

This volume contains country experiences explained by policy makers and studies by leading experts on causes and consequences of capital flows as well as policies to control these flows.

Onyeiwu focuses on how events of the twenty-first century are shaping key sectors of African economies and societies.

This book highlights the contribution of language standardization to the economic rise of the West between 1600 and 1860.

Creating a Eurasian Union offers a detailed analysis of the economies of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan and the proposed Eurasian Union.

In Formal and Informal Social Safety Nets , Ashraf analyses the role of social safety nets in a time when our global economy threatens our way of life, as entire cities such as Detroit are declared bankrupt.

The period of transition from socialism to capitalism in parts of Europe and Asia over the past 25 years has attracted considerable interest in academia and beyond.

Based on conference proceedings presented at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2012, Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies offers leading insight into and viewpoints on disasters from scholars and journalists working in Japan, China, the United States, and Southeast Asia.

Historically, bubbles have been understood primarily in financial-economic terms.

Society today faces multi-dimensional challenges that are hard to define and even harder to deal with.

Congress' Own Think Tank recaps the OTA experience?

In a turbulent global economy, the popular idea of declining farms and factories is largely unfounded.

The medieval Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) was a prosperous small open economy, rivalling bigger competitors.

Evolution of the Property Relation defines an approach to economics which is centered around the concept of property and explores the historical evolution of the relationship of the individual, private property, and the state, and the distinctive changes wrought by the emergence of the market.

Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions.

Lessons in Sustainable Development from Japan and South Korea provides a concise overview of sustainable development in Japan and South Korea.

Sustainable Development in Malaysia and Indonesia examines a range of topics pertaining to sustainable development in the two countries.

This book provides a new perspective of China's controversial foreign aid strategy.