International economics Books

List of Illustrations Preface About the Authors Introduction; A.Carretta, P.Schwizer & V.Boscia PART I: CO-OPERATIVE BANKING IN THE WESTERN EU-COUNTRIES The Banking System in Portugal: The Case of Credito Agricola Mutuo Group; V.Stefanelli The...

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are a key phenomenon in financial markets. The volume of M&A transactions has risen since the 1990s in most countries and industries. The M&A phenomenon is particularly exciting in European banking: while European banking...

In this book, Xiaoke Zhang addresses two fundamental political and policy questions: why do politicians have heterogeneous incentives to pursue public-regarding policies through capital market reforms and why do they differ in their abilities to initiate...

This book critically analyses the ways in which Africa has shifted from the periphery of global trade, international relations and politics to the centre of the world stage because of its existing and potential economic prowess and purchasing power that...

This book analyzes the development path of transition economies in European Countries and former Soviet Republics that have experienced the transformation from planned economies to market economies since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It examines...

Report on the State of the European Union examines the progress of European integration and focuses on economic aspects of the process. This third volume in the series explores the EU in light of the current crisis.

The failure on the part of Banks to enforce rigorous self regulation has precipitated a deep and prolonged global recession. This book provides a comprehensive review of the principles, institutions and experience of banking and financial regulation. The...

This book on the different aspects of international economic policy covers financial crises, reserve accumulation, capital flows and currency wars as well as issues relating to foreign direct investment and developments in China and India.

This is the first book to put together Asia and the developed world in the subprime crisis context and to combine macro and micro analysis to draw lessons from it. The crisis has valuable lessons for deregulating Chinas insurance industry, which is seen...

This book examines the role of nonformal education (NFE) in African languages in promoting democracy in Senegal. Using data from a survey of rural Senegalese citizens, this is the first study to empirically test the effects of NFE on political...

Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most...

Competitiveness of Chinese Firms seeks to provide answers to important and urgent questions such as what exactly underpins competitiveness in the 21st century, and how Chinese firms could squeeze themselves into the ranks of top firms in the...

Introduction: Why Basel II Matters Basel II and International Bank Lending to Developing Countries Basel II in Emerging Markets: a Comparative Perspective between Brazil and India The Impacts of Capital Adequacy Requirements on Emerging Markets Views on...

This book provides institutional information and uses analytical tools to explains why governments should intervene in economies affected by globalization. With analysis of current country experiences and issues, this book is an essential read for all...

Foreword; J.Lipsky Acknowledgements Overview; D.A.Citrin and A.Zanello PART I: GROWTH AND DEMOGRAPHICS Japan's Potential Output and Productivity Growth; P.N'Diaye Household Savings in Japan; H.Edison PART II: FISCAL POLICY CHALLENGES Strategies for...

Real convergence has gained substantial momentum in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe. Countries in these regions are all involved in the European integration process, either as recently joined EU member states, candidate countries, or potential...

Islamic Social Welfare and Political Islam in the Arab World Social Capital, Faith-Based Welfare and Islam 'You Reap What You Plant': The Historical Evolution of Social Networks in Jordan Faith-Based Welfare and Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood Movement...

This book provides a detailed insight into productivity, efficiency and growth in the Chinese economy, and offers results on capital stock and ICT capital estimates.

In its comparison of two major emerging nations, India and Brazil, this book approaches the subject through an innovative theoretical combination of developmental states theory and theories of the changing nature of global capitalism.

This book presents the perspectives of different Polish authors on challenges in science and practice of management. The authors compare and discuss change models and strategies enabling organizations to anticipate change or respond to it.

An increased mindfulness in the life of the man of the 21st century is of great importance, also in management. This monograph focuses on reflective exploration of the contemporary approach to management and organizational humanism, and its dilemmas,...

The book focuses on the nexus between constitutions adopted by post-socialist countries of Europe and Asia after 1989 and economic transition in the region. It takes the perspective of Constitutional Political Economy and uses the novel synthetic control...

This book focuses on morality and trust in the modern life and their impacts on the relations between society and economy in a period of turbulent social change. Combining historical sociological methods with core themes from economic sociology, the...

Alongside the traditional topics of international trade theory, this useful textbook integrates many topics usually omitted, and contains results of new research. It may be used at both undergraduate and graduate level, thanks...

Etre votre propre patron vous tente, mais vous ne savez par où commencer ? Entre Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, ou encore Elon Musk, le milieu entrepreneurial a volontairement été érigé comme le monde inaccessible d'une élite ingénieuse,...

The Islamic Golden Age: Shipping and Trading Lessons from History" explores the advancements made by the Islamic civilization in shipping and trading during the 8th to 14th centuries. The book highlights the development of shipbuilding techniques,...

In more than forty years of working as an international salesman, John Lynch has lived and worked on every continent except Antarctica. He has distilled the lessons learned during that time into 170 fact-filled pages. This book is not a motivational...

The purpose of this research paper is to try to clarify and evaluate the major issues and arguments in the debate on Import Substitution Industrialization Strategy (ISI) between the neoclassical economists and the development economists. In particular,...

Just to maintain our standard of living, we need to grow the worldwide economy at an unsustainable rate.As we seek to hit such lofty targets, we're bound to deplete our resources and cause environmental crises on a scale that we have never seen before...

The world economy is in a crisis. From the United States to Europe to Africa, growing uncertainty exists over the future. In the midst of this, however, some nations are thriving. In Out of the Rabble, author David Chiweza dissects the real causes of the...

Resource Rich Muslim Countries and Islamic Institutional Reforms explores the "resource curse," a condition in which a country's abundance of natural resources is negatively linked with the country's development and economic growth, in resource rich...

This book examines Africa's water resources from pre-historic times to the present, illustrating how Africans and their rulers formulated water management systems to support water-sector activities including irrigation, livestock raising, fishing, river...

Identity Construction and (Mis) Perceptions on Being Black in South Africa: Unpacking Socio-Economic, Spatial, and Political Dimensions in the South Durban Basin presents the research findings of a two-year empirically based study on the politics of...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

This book focuses on issues that are relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The depth and the extension of the current political crisis in the area have changed the perspectives of conventional Euro-Mediterranean integration policies. The book...