Political economy

The book is about new dynamic forces that are driving change in Japan.

This book examines the paradox that resource-rich countries often struggle to manage their resources in a way that will help their economies thrive.

This book is a case-study collection examining the influences and functions of British Columbia's (BC) borders in the 21st century.

Gone are the days when mobility was nearly always a question of having a vehicle.

This book evaluates President Hassan Rouhani's foreign policy during his first two years in office, looking at the case studies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, the UAE, Turkey, and Syria, as well as the Iran-US relationship.

It is not hyperbole to suggest that the foundations of post-cold war security in Europe have been badly damaged by the conflict in Ukraine since 2014.

The internationalisation of information and communication technologies has accelerated since the 1990s in Europe and worldwide.

Managed Chaos: The Fragility of the Chinese Miracle reads into the Chinese politics and economy and the disparate status and position of the two domains.

The US QI and FATCA regulations came into being in 2001 and 2010 respectively.

The Rise of Asia examines emerging trends and patterns of foreign trade and investment in Asia with a view to contributing to the policy debate on how development strategies should be adopted in response to challenges to economic globalization.

The digitally-enabled economy is unleashing a new wave of change, something we are only just beginning to feel and understand.

Nuclear Power in the Developing World (1982) explores the issue of nuclear power policies in developing countries.

This book provides a thoughtful and rigorous guide to coverage modeling, reviewing essential models, solution approaches, and related applications.

Significant disruption to the educational sector occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This EU-funded project examines the dynamics of conflict, collaboration and competition in relation to access to oil, gas and minerals.

For many years, vertical integration characterized the international oil industry, with the same company controlling the entire process from crude exploration and production to the retailing.

Seit ihrer Einführung im Jahre 1999 wird die ökologische Steuerreform in Deutschland kontrovers diskutiert.

The global financial crisis, which started in the United States in 2007, spread to Europe in 2009.

With a range of case studies from every continent, the contributors to this book analyze the challenges that arise for states living with much larger neighbors, and the policies they develop to account for this asymmetry.

The Franchising Code of Conduct (the Code) is a mandatory obligation for all systems operating in Australia, and takes a comprehensive approach to disclosure, relationship laws and dispute issues.

Why do policymakers allow economies to settle into a "e;new normal"e; after a bad break in the economy rather than try to return the economy to its previous trend?

Ever since the French Revolution, Madame de Pompadour's comment, "e;Apres moi, le deluge"e; (after me, the deluge), has looked like a callous if accurate prophecy of the political cataclysms that began in 1789.

Considers the policy debates surrounding unemployment in Western Europe after the outbreak of the Great Recession.

British Colonial Policy in the Age of Peel and Russell (1930) examines British colonial administration during the administrations of Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell.

Artificial Intelligence is a seemingly neutral technology, but it is increasingly used to manage workforces and make decisions to hire and fire employees.

This book develops and articulates a new perspective on the relationship between natural resources and development by foregrounding issues of innovation, knowledge, and industrial dynamics.

This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict.

At a time when the development community is grappling with the challenge of raising the required investment-estimated in the trillions of dollars-for attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries' mobilization of their own fiscal revenues is receiving increasing attention.

Among the key debates fought in developing economies is whether globalization through liberalization is the means by which economies can industrialize and provide their labour forces with tangible improvements in the material conditions of living.

This book delves into the transformative power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in reshaping the landscape of sustainable development in one of the world's most vibrant regions.

The intellectual trajectory of Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish Nobel Laureate economist, sociologist, and politician, brings us through many of the major issues in the world economy and politics of the 20th century.

The contemporary orthodox view of world trade has centred, generally unchallenged, on the ideas of free trade, based on the theoretical construct of comparative advantage.

Asian Megatrends assesses the key drivers impacting Asia over the next two decades.

This book turns to the intellectual discourses that have emerged from India and Latin America, two outposts of the Global South, on the themes of imperialism, sovereignty, development, and socio-economic, racial and caste inequalities.

Government information systems are big business (costing over 1 per cent of GDP a year).

This volume presents a critical examination of the EMU from different perspectives.

Global money laundering transactions are estimated to be $3.

This book explores the nature of challenges facing agriculture, emphasizing the need to rethink how markets are organized in food production.

Over the course of his life, Keynes often abandoned ideas previously developed and at times assumed positions which were contradictory to his earlier thought.

This book explores how the development of innovative urban agricultural businesses is creating social innovation and changing the perception and behavior of urban residents, with a focus on Shanghai, China, a global city that has achieved economic growth amid rapid urbanization.

Why is sterling under pressure?