Development economics and emerging economies Books

This timely book offers the first critical examination of World Bank policy reforms and initiatives during the past decade.

This book illustrates the growing need for real understanding of local knowledge strategy and its power to assist in positive change.

Recent institutional changes have seen the increasing dominance of globalization and neoliberalism in the world economy. As markets have been deregulated, privatization and unproductive government spending have been promoted. Yet the greater volatility...

Thailand Beyond the Crisis includes recent research to give an accurate and up to date picture of the status of Thailand's economic recovery.

This book gives a comprehensive overview of Ghana's hydrocarbon economy using actor network and assemblage theories to contest the methodological nationalism of mainstream accounts of the resource curse in resource-rich countries.

Public Policy Lessons from the AIDS Response in Africa　examines how the interplay between national state dynamics in Africa and the global political arena has shaped the global AIDS response, and in this context develops a framework for analysing public...

This book challenges mainstream Western IEJ (intergenerational environmental justice) in a manner that privileges indigenous philosophies and highlights the value these philosophies have for solving global environmental problems. .

The focus of this book is placed on creating and developing knowledge in the world of work. It is premised on the fact that knowledge is not static, but forever evolving and by the realisation that the best way to improve knowledge is to do so as a...

Plenty has been written on the competitiveness of megacities, capital cities, and regional hubs. Cities in developing countries have not yet received the same attention - this book fills that gap. An international team of expert academics have come...

This volume proposes an alternative development paradigm to the existing capitalist extant one, and studies how it is distinctly different from the older system. Rooted in the principles of solidarity between humans, as well as between humans and nature,...

This fully updated fifth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. Charting trends in government over six decades of the post-colonial era, the book tackles key questions...

Using data from the World Values Survey, this book sheds light on the link between happiness and the social group to which one belongs. The work is based on a rigorous statistical analysis of differences in the probability of happiness and life...

This book explores how and why the idea of the African environmental crisis developed and persisted through colonial and post-colonial periods, and why it has been so influential in development discourse. From the beginnings of imperial administration,...

This book analyses the political and economic causes, mechanisms and impacts of the industrial tree plantation boom in China. In the past two decades, the industrial tree plantation sector has been expanding rapidly in China, especially in Guangxi...

In this significantly revised second edition of Bronwyn Hayward's acclaimed book Children Citizenship and Environment, she examines how students, with teachers, parents, and other activists, can learn to take effective action to confront the complex...

Our societies had been experiencing new technological development.Our business society had developed long time from farming period to manufacturing period, then to service industry period, till to nowadays technology service and manufacturing period. It...

This book deals with problems facing children and youth in African cities today. African populations have high growth rates and, consequently, relatively high proportions of young people. Population growth in rural areas has stretched resources leading...

In today's fast-paced tech landscape, small businesses must stay competitive while managing complex processes. The Small Business Leader's Guide to AI is your essential resource for understanding and applying artificial intelligence to drive growth and...

Business leadership books abound today. What makes this one worth the read? Actionable insights! Ready, Mindset, Grow, delivers to today's leaders entertaining stories of the transformative power of culture. Backed by solid research, these brief tales,...

Econ Journal Watch maintains an ongoing series of studies on classical liberalism by country. The first articles appeared in 2015. A selection of chapters from that series are here republished largely unchanged from their appearance as articles, though...

一本小书，用一个简单清晰的逻辑框架，力求厘清长期以来人们争论不休的一系列大问题，包括西方世界何以兴起、中华帝国何以衰落、世界霸权何以更替，以及英国工业革命何以发生、"李约瑟之谜"何以解开、中西方文化何以不同、"资本主义萌芽"何以虚假、洋务运动何以能够走通、甲午战争何以逆转国运、新文化运动何以严重跑偏，等等。古今多少事，都付笑谈中。A little book, using a simple and clear logical framework, strives to...

Impact is widely touted as the key driver to implement the 17 UN SGDs. But much work needs to be done. For starters we need to dynamically co-create and develop our own capacities and our organisations so that we can build a sustainable, effective...

Nasza książka jest szczegółowo zorientowane, zorganizowane i dokładne. Może być stosowany dla osobistych, małych firm lub firm domowych i Zawiera 100 stron śledzenia czasu spędzonego na zadaniach przez pracowników i godzin pracy przez wykonawców.Jest...

Time sheets take the guesswork out of time tracking, improves productivity and prevents errors!Record and monitor employees working hours or for personal use to keep track of time spent. Perfect for recording work hours for different jobs and...

Today, every company must consider its environmental impact and how to hard-wire sustainability into everything it does.This book holds the secret to turn your sustainability drive into a superpower that will make your business a force for good and a...

Discover the principles and practices of sustainable science as this comprehensive guide explores the importance of sustainability, renewable energy systems, sustainable agriculture, water management, urban systems, transportation, green buildings, waste...

"Partnering with AI: How to Transform Your Business in the New World" is a groundbreaking guide that illuminates the seismic shift from the traditional business landscape, often referred to as the 'old world,' to the innovative and dynamic 'new world'...

As the business community has learned through the COVID-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever for leaders to anticipate and plan for the possibility of an unplanned disruptive event. The more prepared you are to manage shocks, the less likely you'll...

What if you knew how to borrow money you didn't have to pay back? For real estate developers, the strikes might feel against you-with land, material costs and interest rates all rising. Thankfully, there's a smarter way to structure real estate...

Das Buch befasst sich mit den Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf die chinesische Wirtschaft. Es werden verschiedene Aspekte wie ländliche Entwicklung, Wirtschaftssektoren, Lieferketten, Beschäftigung, Interaktion von Chinas Wirtschaft und der...

The impetus for this volume comes from reflecting on many years of experience,successes and failures in development evaluation in Asia and Africa, and fromrecent work supported by the Rockefeller Foundation on Rethinking, Reshaping,and Reforming...

The impetus for this volume comes from reflecting on many years of experience,successes and failures in development evaluation in Asia and Africa, and fromrecent work supported by the Rockefeller Foundation on Rethinking, Reshaping,and Reforming...

?Today, humanity faces a fundamentally different challenge ? that of managing a planet and a global human civilization in ways that will sustain both indefinitely. What makes this task less than easy are the pace and complexity of change. Over the next...

Environmental Ethics and Behavioural Change takes a practical approach to environmental ethics with a focus on its transformative potential for students, professionals, policy makers, activists, and concerned citizens. Proposed solutions to issues such...

This book examines the diffusion of economic ideas in East Asia, assessing the impact of external ideas on internal theory and practice. It considers economists from Adam Smith onwards, including Marx, Keynes, Hayek and contemporary economists, and...

The idea of the 'enterprise culture' has been much vaunted over the last few decades: the growth of self-employment and small business ownership has been an important feature of the restructuring of the British economy. This collection, which was first...

The book, first published in 1977, contrasts new and older approaches to the history of transport and outlines a critical exposition of the methods used to quantify the contribution of railways to economic growth by means of counterfactual speculation...

This book provides a green critique of the post-war history of the British welfare state, concentrating on the years from 1945 to 2010. In illuminating the principles, theoretical methods and analytical criteria which underpin that green critique, the...