Economic growth

The term rust belt has rarely been associated with developing countries.

Only a handful of economies have successfully transitioned from middle to high income in recent decades.

Only a handful of economies have successfully transitioned from middle to high income in recent decades.

There is growing evidence that overcoming the low-income threshold and reaching middle-income status is not sufficient for countries to converge toward high-income levels.

There is growing evidence that overcoming the low-income threshold and reaching middle-income status is not sufficient for countries to converge toward high-income levels.

New Perspectives on Structural Change is a comprehensive edited volume that outlines both the historical roots and state-of-the-art debates on the role of structural change in the process of economic development, including both orthodox and heterodox perspectives and contributions from prominent scholars in this field.

New Perspectives on Structural Change is a comprehensive edited volume that outlines both the historical roots and state-of-the-art debates on the role of structural change in the process of economic development, including both orthodox and heterodox perspectives and contributions from prominent scholars in this field.

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Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, in 1968.

Most African countries are in dire need of more tax revenue.

Most African countries are in dire need of more tax revenue.

Lectures in Macroeconomics: A Capitalist Economy Without Unemployment provides a systematic account of the principle of aggregate demand based on the work of Polish economist Michal Kalecki, best known as one of the originators of the Keynesian Revolution in macroeconomics.

Lectures in Macroeconomics: A Capitalist Economy Without Unemployment provides a systematic account of the principle of aggregate demand based on the work of Polish economist Michal Kalecki, best known as one of the originators of the Keynesian Revolution in macroeconomics.

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To understand the bewildering complexities of consumer markets and financial markets, you'll need to look beyond traditional textbooks.

Living standards in the UK and US are in danger of falling.

Living standards in the UK and US are in danger of falling.

Immiserizing growth occurs when growth fails to benefit, or harms, those at the bottom.

Immiserizing growth occurs when growth fails to benefit, or harms, those at the bottom.

Urbanization is one of the most important phenomena in economic development.

Urbanization is one of the most important phenomena in economic development.

The resource curse is a variant of a wider rent curse that can also be driven by geopolitical rent, regulatory rent, and labour rent.

The resource curse is a variant of a wider rent curse that can also be driven by geopolitical rent, regulatory rent, and labour rent.

Ever since Jim O'Neill at Goldman Sachs coined the term BRICS in 2001 there have been many different assessments of these major emerging economies, with some even proclaiming that the promise of the BRICS (comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is over.

Ever since Jim O'Neill at Goldman Sachs coined the term BRICS in 2001 there have been many different assessments of these major emerging economies, with some even proclaiming that the promise of the BRICS (comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is over.

Reforms in labour and product markets play a central role in government policies.

Reforms in labour and product markets play a central role in government policies.

The terms of debate on the role of institutions in economic development are changing.

This book explores inclusive development in the Indian context, not only within each of the country's major economic and social sectors, but also across countries in the particular context of globalization.

The challenge of how to ensure that working families see their living standards improve over time is central in rich countries.

The challenge of how to ensure that working families see their living standards improve over time is central in rich countries.

Rising inequality in income and wealth across the OECD has been widely recognised and identified as a major concern; Inequality and Inclusive Growth in Rich Countries links this phenomenon with stagnation in wages and incomes for ordinary working households in order to address the challenge of promoting growth and prosperity.

Rising inequality in income and wealth across the OECD has been widely recognised and identified as a major concern; Inequality and Inclusive Growth in Rich Countries links this phenomenon with stagnation in wages and incomes for ordinary working households in order to address the challenge of promoting growth and prosperity.

Why are some nations wealthy and others poor?

Why are some nations wealthy and others poor?

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In light of the opportunities and the challenges facing African economies in the 21st century, this edited volume traces the evolution of poverty in the course of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa over the recent decades.

In light of the opportunities and the challenges facing African economies in the 21st century, this edited volume traces the evolution of poverty in the course of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa over the recent decades.

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.

The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation addresses the economics of structural transformation around the world.

The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation addresses the economics of structural transformation around the world.

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.

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.

What makes countries rich?

What makes countries rich?

This book examines key issues connected with the distribution of personal wealth in the UK.

China's economic growth has transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world to its second largest economy.

Over the last two centuries, the experiences of the first wave of industrialized countries in Europe and the US, and the more recent experiences of the East Asian Tigers, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, India, and Vietnam, have illustrated the transformative nature of industrialization.