Development economics and emerging economies Books

First Published in 1967. This volume includes papers and proceedings presented on the Teaching of development economics (Its Position in the Present State of Knowledge), at the MANCHESTER CONFERENCE ON TEACHING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, APRIL 1964.

The conventional belief that all regions have equally benefited from China's remarkable development over the last three decades is subjected to criticism in this book as Hong Yu systematically analyses the issue of regional inequality during the...

A risk conundrum can be viewed as a risk that poses major issues in assessment, and whose management is not easily engaged. Such perplexing problems can either paralyze or badly delay risk analysis and directions for progression. Rather than simply...

Improving Urban Access: New Approaches to Funding Transport Investment provide innovative ideas on how we might reorganize transport finance to ensure that it is suited to serving the social, environmental and economic principles that must guide future...

Aimed at researchers, academics, and advanced students alike, this book lays the groundwork for the application of uniquely African theoretical and practical perspectives for sustainable management and organizational operation, as explained from a...

This book offers an innovative examination of how 'low-technology' industries operate. Based on extensive fieldwork in India, the book fuses economic and sociological perspectives on information sharing by means of informal interaction in a...

This textbook is concerned with economic development at the local, community or regional scale. Its aim is to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally-based economic development, how growth can be planned...

The debate over how far governments should intervene in economies in order to promote economic growth, a debate which from the 1980s seemed settled in favour of the neo-liberal, non-interventionist consensus, has taken on new vigour since the financial...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Eastern European countries were said to be playing catch up with the West, and in the field of development cooperation, they were classified as 'new donors.' This book aims to problematize this distinction between...

This book is ground breaking in its study of business actors in climate and energy politics. While various studies have demonstrated the influence of business actors across multiple policy domains, this is the first to examine the behaviour of business...

Although clusters are regarded as important elements in economic development, the strong focus in the literature on the way clusters function is contrasted with a disregard for their evolutionary development: how clusters actually become clusters, how...

Any effective response to an uncertain future will require independently thinking individuals working together. Human ideas and actions have led to unprecedented changes in the relationships among humans, and between humans and the Earth. Changes in the...

Capital Cities and Urban Sustainability examines how capital cities use their unique hub resources to develop and disseminate innovative policy solutions to promote sustainability. Cities are taking a leading role in defining a sustainable future at a...

Originally published in 1995, Beyond Capital Labor is a comprehensive empirical study about how and how much technology and regional contextual factors may influence company production and productivity growth. The book constitutes a conceptually...

Governing Technology in the Quest for Sustainability on Earth　explores how human technologies can be managed to ensure the long-term sustainability of our species and of other life forms with which we share this world. It analyses human impact, the...

The circular economy is a policy approach and business strategy that aims to improve resource productivity, promote sustainable consumption and production and reduce environmental impacts. This book examines the relevance of the circular economy in the...

This book measures in details the department income distribution pattern among the governments, enterprises, and families in China during the years of 1978-2008; it measures and analyzes the distribution of Chinese factor income and residents'...

The history of China dates back thousands of years, with periods of decline followed by periods of growth and innovation. This book puts the last 50 years - China's most recent period of growth - into perspective. It explores the changing national...

This book explains how social psychological concepts can be closely integrated with sociotechnical perspectives of energy transitions. It shows the value of actor-centred analysis that acknowledges the role of individual-level processes within their...

In this book, Jonathan Pass presents a highly sophisticated historical materialist theoretical framework - a Neo-neo Gramscian (NNG) approach - to analyse the complex interplay of internal and external social forces responsible for the establishment,...

South Asia is the region with the highest number of slaves globally according to the Global Slavery Index. Bonded labour affects between 15 and 20 million labourers within the region, and is shaped by locally specific interconnections between ethnicity,...

Politics in Developing Countries provides a clear and reader-friendly introduction to the key factors and themes that shape political processes in developing countries. Achieving development outcomes such as reducing poverty and inequality is only...

The term "food security" does not immediately signal research done in humanities disciplines. It refers to a complex, contested issue, whose currency and significance are hardly debatable given present concerns about environmental change, resource...

The gender-differentiated and more severe impacts of armed conflict upon women and girls are well recognised by the international community, as demonstrated by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and subsequent...

The existence and persistence of regional disparities between European regions require context-tailored policies to promote structural change. This book explores the congruence between place-based development and regional competitiveness in the EU...

In recent years civil society has been seen as a key route for democracy promotion and solving development 'problems' in low-income countries. However, the very concept of civil society is deeply rooted in European traditions and values. In pursuing...

Agriculture is a major contributor to Africa's GDP, the region's biggest source of employment and its largest food producer. However, agricultural productivity remains low and buyer-driven global value chains offer few opportunities for small producers...

This ground breaking volume raises radical critiques and proposes innovative solutions for social sustainability in the built environment. Urban Social Sustainability provides an in-depth insight into the discourse and argues that every urban...

The modern southwestern cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, and El Paso occupy lands that once supported rich desert ecosystems. Typical development activities often resulted in scraping these desert lands of an ancient living landscape,...

Knowledge intensive entrepreneurship lies at the core of the structural shift necessary for the growth and development of a knowledge based economy, yet research reveals that the EU has fewer young leading innovators, and Europe's new firms do not...

Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures. Cultural, social and ethical life in all societies is directed towards a future that can never be observed, and never be directly acted upon, and...

This book explores the political ecology of agrofuels as an encompassing socio-spatial transformation process consisting of a series of changing contexts, political reconfigurations, and the restructuring of social and labour relations. It includes...

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""What Is The Opium Trade"" is a book written by Donald Matheson in 1857. It provides a detailed analysis of the opium trade, which was a major issue during the time period. The book covers various aspects of the trade, including its history, production,...

""Condition Of The Fur-Seal Herd Of Alaska And The Conduct Of The Public Business On The Pribilof Islands"" is a book written by Henry Wood Elliott in 1913. The book provides a detailed account of the state of the fur-seal herd in Alaska and the...

""The History and Present State of the Sheep-Breeding Industry in the Argentine Republic"" is a book written by Herbert Gibson in 1893. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the sheep-breeding industry in Argentina, which was one of the largest...

The Farmer's Lighthouse is a book written by J. Emerson Kent in 1855 that explores the application of chemistry to agriculture. The book argues that utilizing scientific principles and understanding the chemical composition of soil can lead to more...

The book ""Journal Of A Residence And Tour In The Republic Of Mexico V1: In The Year 1826, With Some Account Of The Mines Of That Country"" is a travelogue written by George Francis Lyon. The book chronicles Lyon's experiences during his stay in Mexico...

""Hours, Earnings, and Conditions of Labor of Women in Indiana Mercantile Establishments and Garment Factories"" is a book written by Marie Louise Obenauer and published in 1914. The book is a comprehensive study of the working conditions of women in...

    I write this book aims to give my opinion to explain how computer product organization ought achieve to implement effective marketing strategy.  I write this book concerns to research whether computer industry will bring what...

The Finance Commission has played a critical role in India's federal structure since 1952. Every five years, this constitutional body produces a report recommending what share of the Union Government's divisible tax pool should be devolved to the...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule Trier - Umwelt-Campus, Standort Birkenfeld, Veranstaltung: Wirtschaftspolitik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit Beginn...

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Economics - Economic Cycle and Growth, grade: 1,7, University of Paderborn (Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Business Computing ), course: Research and Independent Studies in International...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich VWL - Konjunktur und Wachstum, Note: 1,7, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbes. Wirtschaftstheorie), Veranstaltung: Keynesianisch,...

Die zunehmende Digitalisierung hat in den vergangenen Jahren neue Möglichkeiten für die Analyse und den Nachweis des eingesetzten bilanzpolitischen Instrumentariums eröffnet. Der Autor führt auf Basis eines triangulatorischen Ansatzes eine Analyse der...

Recent developments have witnessed the emergence of civil society as a major development actor whose potentials and capacity, especially in Africa, are often taken for granted and treated as limitless. A critical assessment of some of these structures...