Development economics and emerging economies Books

Pour faire face à l'inefficacité du modèle étatique de développement des années 1960-1970, les initiatives privées et l'entreprenariat ont été encouragés comme un moyen de sortir les économies africaines au suddu Sahara de leur marasme chronique. Dans le...

Cet ouvrage interroge la répartition sociale de l'effort environnemental demandé par deux politiques publiques : la conservation de la biodiversité et la qualité des ressources en eau. Il aborde les tensions entre efficacité et enjeux de justice grâce à...

The case for privatization, whether defined in a broad or narrow sense, has been forcefully made by its advocates against the backdrop of the much advertised poor performances of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and theoretical arguments relating to the...

The business opportunities between the UK and the US are countless, especially today in the age of Brexit. This book, built on 30 years of cross-pond experience along with the insights of governmental and business leaders on both sides of the Atlantic,...

Focusing on a sub-set of the Dagomba of northern Ghana, this book looks at the first generation to go through secondary school in the north. After university and post-graduate education, they relocate to Accra, the capital, hundreds of miles south. They...

The way in which the economic systems of different countries failed to deal with the Corona pandemic, it has become clear that, selfish elements dominate in all systems and discipline is decreasing in the people. Filled with economic concepts, paradigms,...

The cascading effects of globalization in the form of changing business environment, economic uncertainties and economic meltdown have brought about a plethora of unprecedented challenges for industry and organizations across the globe in recent years...

First Published in 2011. Water is a scarce resource in the arid zones of Latin America and is sure to become more so. Population growth and rising income, coupled with rapid urbanization, assure continued steep increases in demand for water for...

First Published in 2011. The early 1970s will be recorded as the years when Florida's environmental crisis, or, more specifically, its land crisis, was proclaimed. Ever since intensive settlement of Florida began a century ago, people have been trying to...

First Published in 2011. This study is Volume I of the Global Environment and Development 7 volume set. One of the most promising areas identified in the initial study was female labor-force participation. If good jobs at decent wages were offered to...

First Published in 2011. Latin America today is similar to Canada in the early 1900s-a sleeping giant, basically underpopulated, whose potential rests on the exploitation of enormous land, forest, mineral, and water reserves. This study, carried out over...

This book briefly reviews sociological, economic, and demographic literature pertaining to the relationship between income and fertility in developed and developing countries. He presents a conceptual framework to examine how fertility responds to...

Current views on resource availability are examined, along with the original Barnett-Morse thesis of resource supply. Originally published in 1979

In this classic study, the authors assess the importance of technological change and resource substitution in support of their conclusion that resource scarcity did not increase in the Unites States during the period 1870 to 1957.Originally published in...

"Sam, a parts manager for a major auto brand, has finished a tough week: his team missed its targets for a third straight quarter, and a star performer walked into his office and quit.   This isn’t how he envisioned his life would be after...

The Indian Righteousness is about theoretical patterns of the way Indians define righteousness in their family and social life, politics, democracy, development issues and rationality in present times. Literary and intellectual in style, it is an...

In A Digital Liberia, Darren Wilkins, an accomplished ICT Professional with more than twelve years of experience in the field of ICT, describes the impact of information and communications technology on the future of Liberia. Emerging from a...

A Curb To Predatory Wealth is a book written by William Vickroy Marshall and published in 1912. The book is a critique of the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals and the negative effects it has on society. Marshall argues that the...

Prison Discipline in America is a book written by Francis Calley Gray in 1848. The book provides a detailed account of the state of prisons in America during the mid-19th century. Gray examines the various methods of prison discipline that were employed...

Social Studies in England is a book written by Sarah Knowles Bolton in 1893. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the social, economic, and political conditions prevalent in England during the late 19th century. The author explores various aspects...

Reduction of poverty is a tremendous and persistent challenge for the global community. Given that the livelihood of millions is at stake, there is an urgent need to reconsider the causes of and the remedies for poverty. Poverty and its reduction are...

The pressure of climate change, environmental degradation, and urbanisation, as well as the widening of socio- economic disparities have rendered the global population increasingly vulnerable to the impact of natural disasters. With a primary focus on...

Despite the radical transformation of society associated with globalisation, shifting patterns of demography and the revolution in information and communication technologies over the last two decades, we remain profoundly attached to place in economic,...

The Business Guide to Sustainability is a practical introduction to implementing a comprehensive sustainability strategy in any organization. Written by top business consultants, this useful book can be applied in both large and small...

""A Geography Of The Malay Peninsula And Surrounding Countries, Part 1: Malay Peninsula And Borneo"" is a book written by Allan Maclean Skinner in 1884. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the geography of the Malay Peninsula and its...

 In our societies, how developing and developed countries can apply robotics to improve themselves countries social development to be better, even the best. Can robotic development be applied to help developed and developing noth to improve their...

Nowadays, we are experiencing new economic development period. Many countries societies will have significant unpredicted change, however, we will difficult to predict whether what our societies will change or how and why we future societies will have...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 1,0, Alice-Salomon Hochschule Berlin , Veranstaltung: Seminar - Teilhabe und Gerechtigkeit, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Beinahe täglich...

This book serves as an introduction to sustainability standards and instruments and includes chapters on initiatives of governmental and intergovernmental bodies, sectoral CSR commitments, CSR-related reporting and management standards, and securities...

This book is a comprehensive guide to community engagement and investment, beginning with a survey of community-related voluntary standards and then turning to strategy and management, community engagement, community investment and reporting and...

It’s been ten years since open data first broke onto the global stage. Over the past decade, thousands of programmes and projects around the world have worked to open data and use it to address a myriad of social and economic challenges. Meanwhile,...

A healthy democracy needs a government that understands that it has to share some of its power with civil society, the realm in which citizens acquire a voice, enabling them to ensure that government responds to their needs and is accountable to them in...

Effective and transparent government budgeting is vital to any democracy. In South Africa, massive poverty, inequality and unemployment remain, despite the successful political transformation, citizens and Parliament have a particularly important role to...

Robert Chambers returns with a new book that reviews, together for the first time, some of the revolutionary changes in the methodologies and methods of development inquiry that have occurred in the past forty years, and reflects on their transformative...

How does everyday life change when electricity becomes available to a group of people for the first time? Why do some groups tend to embrace this icon of development while other groups actively fight against it? This book examines the effects of...

International migration is high on the public and political agenda of many countries, as the movement of people raises concerns while often eluding states' attempts at regulation. In this context, the 'Migration Without Borders' scenario challenges...

All significant things are short and simple.Like this book.It captures the essence of personal transformation. The path to success and happiness is not universal but, it is related to self-discovery and decision-making.The book tells the story of exactly...

With the Yellowstone River Valley of Montana as its setting, this book introduces readers to sustainability issues, theory, and science.Sustainability offers a vision for business and society that benefits Earth. Yet sustainability is often taught in...

In the 1930s, Puerto Rico was economically and culturally a nineteenth-century agrarian state dominated by sugar and coffee plantations. Then came the New Deal, and the island changed forever. Puerto Rico entered the twentieth century in every respect,...

El presente libro es resultado del proyecto de investigación denominado: “Evaluación de la sustentabilidad en ciudades emergentes por medio de indicadores integrales”.Dicho proyecto de investigación forma parte de una...

""Queer Discourses On Queer Proverbs"" is a book written by Old Merry in 1868 that explores the meanings and origins of various proverbs related to the LGBTQ+ community. The author provides a critical analysis of these proverbs and their impact on queer...

The History of Cales Passion, also known as The Mistaking of Cales, is a book written by George Tooke in 1659. It presents a detailed account of the events surrounding the capture of the English city of Cadiz (Cales) by the Spanish in 1625 during the...

Slavery In The Southern States is a historical book written by Edward J. Pringle in 1853. The book is a comprehensive exploration of the institution of slavery in the southern states of the United States during the 19th century. Pringle provides a...