Economic growth

High-technology and globalization are arguably the two most important forces driving the US economy today.

Joseph Alois Schumpeter is arguably the most important economist of the 20th century.

Jan Pronk The role of institutions in economic development has been debated at length.

Flexibility seems to be the core concept of economic and educational change in our time.

This book was initiated while the three major authors were at the Development Centre of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, working on its program on economic growth, trade, and sustainability.

The advent of new biotechnologies implies significant changes in the world, both biologically and industrially.

No antitrust case in recent history has attracted as much public attention as U.

Without a clear and organized view of where and how entrepreneurship manifests itself, policy makers have been left in uncharted waters without an analytical compass.

A re-working of C.

An eminent economist warns that Western nations’ economic expectations for the future are way out of sync with the realities of economic stagnation and stringent steps will be required to avoid massive political and economic upheaval.

Timely, compelling, and certain to be controversial—a deeply researched study that reveals how companies and policy makers are hindering innovation-led growth Conventional wisdom holds that Western economies are on the threshold of fast-and-furious technological development.

This book delves into the intricate challenges faced by Indian youth as they enter the labour market.

This edited collection examines the evolution of regional inequality in Latin America in the long run.

First published in 1959, The Keynesian Theory of Economic Development is perhaps the first systematic attempt to apply post-Keynesian dynamic economics to the problems of underdeveloped countries.

This book analyses the development challenge faced by Latin America at a time at which the concerns for the large inequality in the region are at a peak.

This is an account of the theories of growth and distribution of Francois Quesnay, Adam Smith, Robert Malthus, David Ricardo and Karl Marx.

This volume brings together frontline research on the prospects for rapid economic development in South Asia by leading academics and public policy experts.

The economy has hit a soft patch.

This book examines new policies for accelerating India's economic growth.

The book deals with economic issues related to income and wealth among individuals, regions and countries.

A detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century.

Vietnam's bold economic reforms initiated under the title of Doi Moi in 1986 have produced spectacular economic outcomes which have fascinated economists, business people, commerce students, political scientists and government advisors alike worldwide.

An Economic History of Malaysia, c.

The book describes the practical process of economic growth both in developed and less developed countries, and presents a unified theory of growth from the earliest stages to the most advanced.

A crucial factor in economic growth - the supply of entrepreneurship - is largely neglected in modern economic theory.

The most successful economies have the best working financial markets.

Post-colonial Africa is littered with regional trade agreements that amounted to little more than a photo opportunity for the leaders that signed them.

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 anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities of globalization.

This book assesses the phenomenon of international framework agreements (IFAs), examining their implementation and impact around the world as well as their promotion of ILO standards.

This book examines the pattern of growth of the Spanish economy in the last few decades, and studies the causes of its labour productivity, and the special features characterising business cycles in Spain.

This book looks at how the benefits of economic development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa are not being equally distributed.

This bookexamines inclusive growth in a range of social and economic areas in India, including physical infrastructure, vulnerable sections of the population and underdeveloped states.

This book provides detailed empirical analysis of countries in Asia to examine various dynamic models that incorporate the impact of technology and innovations on the industry evolution and overall economic growth.

This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries.

The globalized economy depends on local and context-specific factors.

Specially selected from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 2nd edition, each article within this compendium covers the fundamental themes within the discipline and is written by a leading practitioner in the field.

This book examines, theoretically and empirically, the key aspects and differences of economic growth.

The business services sector contributes heavily to European economic growth.

This book provides a detailed insight into productivity, efficiency and growth in the Chinese economy, and offers results on capital stock and ICT capital estimates (at both national and regional levels) which will be an important resource for readers.

This book presents theoretical and empirical investigation of the impact of human capital on economic growth in Ukraine during the period of 1989-2009.

Reforms and Economic Transformation in India is the second volume in the series Studies in Indian Economic Policies.

Ours is the most dynamic era in human history.

When India embraced systematic economic reforms in 1991 and began opening its economy to both domestic and foreign competition, critics argued that they had contributed little to the acceleration of economic growth.

India is not only the world's largest and fiercely independent democracy, but also an emerging economic giant.

The last half century has seen a dramatic expansion in access to primary, secondary, and higher education in many nations around the world.

AIDS and the Ecology of Poverty combines the insights of economics and biology to explain the spread of HIV/AIDS and deliver a telling critique of AIDS policy.

This collection of essays by Ruttan and Hayami spans their long career in the economics of technical and institutional change.

What kind of role can the middle class play in potential democratization in such an undemocratic, late developing country as China?

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