Economic Policy

The first decade of the 2000s was a period of radical change in Turkish society and politics, marked by the major economic crisis of 2001 and the coming to power of ex-Islamist cadres organised under the Justice and Development Party (AKP). As the...

Thanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy, and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country's dominant institution and one of the world's wealthiest monarchies. Puangchon Unchanam examines the reign of Thailand's King...

Property rights are important for economic exchange, but many governments don't protect them. Private market organizations can fill this gap by providing an institutional structure to enforce agreements, but with this power comes the ability to extort...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781022885325Author Colin LeysFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams) 540g

The Bigness Complex confronts head-on the myth that organizational giantism leads to economic efficiency and well-being in the modern age. On the contrary, it demonstrates how bigness undermines our economic productivity and progress, endangers our...

Our growing national debt has dropped out of the headlines recently - but that doesn't mean that the problem has gone away. The national debt recently topped $17.5 trillion, and is projected to reach $27 trillion by 2024. Worse yet, if you include the...

This is a collection of opinion pieces written by Ooi Kee Beng and published in the mass media after Abdullah Badawi became Malaysia's Prime Minister in October 2004, and analyses the many difficult aspects of leadership that has been facing him over the...

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In this timely new book, international scholars and military professionals come together to explore the strategic consequences of the thawing of the Arctic. Their analyses of efforts by governments and defence, security, and coast guard organizations to...

Once acting as local representatives of the national government and content to let their larger counterparts do the "heavy lifting", state and provincial governments are increasingly expected to be stewards of their economies and deliver...

Many cities in the Asia-Pacific region serve as financial centres in their respective national jurisdictions or local areas. Noting that most were engaged in efforts to become premier international financial centres (IFCs) in competition with one...

This report, the first in the ASEAN Studies Center report series, begins with a brief account of the important points raised during the discussions made at a workshop organized by the ASEAN Studies Center and the Regional Economic Studies Program on 15...

Albert Sbragia considers American urban government as an investor whether for building infrastructure or supporting economic development. Over time, such investment has become disconnected from the normal political and administrative processes of local...

The literature on growth and poverty is voluminous and still evolving. This title distills the most important lessons from developing countries' experience with growth and poverty. It provides a broad understanding of the impact of economic policies on...

This book incorporates a selection of fourteen revised papers presented to the International Conference on 'China's Regional Economic Development: Cooperation, Challenges and Opportunities for Singapore', organized jointly by the Saw Centre for Financial...

The origins, evolution and impact of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement are examined in this book. ANZCERTA is often referred to as a benchmark for trade agreements. Not only does the book examine the agreement and how it...

This book sets out indicators to assess the fiscal stance in resource rich countries, then discusses fiscal policy in three related dimensions: short-run stabilization; the management of fiscal risks and vulnerabilities; and the promotion of long-run...

One of the key components of a successful Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is a system for monitoring the implementation of the strategy and tracking progress in poverty reduction. This volume provides lessons on the design and functioning of such...

Although Kenya has recorded some improvements in the last four years, including an increase in productivity, Kenyan firms still face an adverse business environment. The central objective of this report is to identify the main impediments to productivity...

As millions of Americans struggle to find work in the wake of the Great Recession, politicians from both parties look to regulation in search of an economic cure. Some claim that burdensome regulations undermine private sector competitiveness and job...

This book re-examines the rationale for public policy, concluding that the prevailing `public knowledge' model is evolving towards a networked or distributed model of knowledge production and use in which public and private institutions play...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975355589Author Jw SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 220Imprint Institute for Economic DemocracyPublisher Institute for Economic DemocracyWeight(grams) 494g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595265657Author Thomas O GougeFormat PaperbackPage Count 556Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 807g

After World War II, several late-developing countries registered astonishingly high growth rates under strong state direction, making use of smart investment strategies, turnkey factories, and reverse-engineering, and taking advantage of the postwar...

Most of what is written on nuclear weapons concentrates, understandably, on the here and now: the nuclear threat is a central and continuing fact of modern history . But this is intellectually constricting, both for understanding the nuclear age and for...

How can developing nations achieve cohesive national innovation systems which provide the foundations for technological progress and economic growth? In answer to this question, Technology, Development and Democracy examines the possibility of studying...

This updated and fully revised second edition provides a comprehensive examination of issues of paramount importance for Southeast Asian economies including: * the economic implications of the 1997 Asian crisis for both older and newer members of ASEAN *...

The Elgar Companion to Austrian Economics is a major new reference work which highlights the common ground between all the branches of the school while demonstrating the breadth and diversity within it. The Companion reflects the many areas where...

In most industrialized countries the tax burden of poor people has increased dramatically over the last few decades. This book analyses both the political origins of this increase and its consequences for the labour market. Achim Kemmerling illustrates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583671320Author John Bellamy FosterFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Monthly Review PressPublisher Monthly Review PressWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781022893092Author Colin LeysFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams) 367g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984879875Author Gene SperlingFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Pamela Dorman BooksPublisher Penguin Adult

Environment at the Crossroads, the theme of the 2009 Gulbenkian Conference, addresses the most urgent crisis confronting the world today, in its four essential aspects: * How deeply is the current economic malaise rooted in failing systems? Do we have...

Topics covered include Canadian food aid and the varied factors that have determined its use, the complex relationship between CIDA and Canadian non-governmental organizations, and CIDA assistance to the major multilateral institutions. There is also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865435315Author Rubin PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 245Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 320g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615691541Author Alex Hussein AhmedinejahdFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Sejucit Enterprise LLCPublisher Sejucit Enterprise LLCWeight(grams) 535g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991372157Author Munir MoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Mgn BooksPublisher Mgn BooksWeight(grams) 281g

New Jersey has a long history of adapting to a changing economic climate. From its colonial origins to the present day, New Jersey's economy has continuously and successfully confronted the challenges and uncertainties of technological and demographic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780765337047Author Paul RyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint St. Martins Press-3plPublisher St. Martins Press-3plWeight(grams) 181g

This text provides guidelines for policy makers to consider as they reconfigure the government's role in the market for health care, to promote total economic well-being.Book InformationISBN 9780844770192Author C. Eugene SteuerleFormat PaperbackPage...