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Regional Integration and Trade Liberalization in SubSaharan Africa: Volume 4: Synthesis and Review by Ademola Oyejide 9780333661079
RRP: £89.99£89.87An authoritative guide to Africa's economic development and prospects. This is volume 4 in a major international research project coordinated by the African Economic Research Consortium and bringing together the top academics in development economics,... -
Globalisation, Employment and Mobility: The South Asian Experience by Hiroshi Sato 9780230538030
£90.27There are numerous labour and employment issues facing South Asia in this era of growth. With critical examination of ongoing labour reforms, and using extensive field surveys, this book will be of interest to all seeking an analysis of labour economics,... -
Natural Resources and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A Political Economy Perspective by An Ansoms 9780230290259
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book looks at how the benefits of economic development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa are not being equally distributed. It studies the impact of the increasing scramble for natural resources upon local livelihoods and considers the ambiguities... -
Globalization, Employment and Income Distribution in Developing Countries by Eddy Lee 9780230007833
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book examines the impact of globalization on employment, income distribution and poverty reduction in developing countries using the five country studies of Ghana, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Nepal and Vietnam, looking at the evidence for targeted economic... -
Asia-Pacific Transitions by David E. Andersson 9780333803011
RRP: £89.99£89.87Modern focus on the Asia Pacific has centred on its rapid transformation in the span of a mere two decades. Since the 1997 economic crisis however, attention has now turned to transition issues as the region faces the challenge of global structural... -
Property Rights: Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings Re-Examined by B. Benson 9780230102460
RRP: £89.99£89.87In an effort to understand the reasons for and consequences of the political backlash to the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. New London, this book brings together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners who explore the uses and abuses of... -
High Technology, Productivity and Networks: A Systemic Approach to SME Development by Mario Davide Parrilli 9780230553538
RRP: £89.99£89.87Progress in telecommunications and infrastructure, coupled with liberalization in international organizations, has introduced a number of new competitors to existing SMEs. This book analyzes strategic aspects of SME development that may help to promote... -
Implementing Energy Subsidy Reforms: Evidence from Developing Countries by Maria Vagliasindi 9780821395615
£26.93In 1934, Lewis Mumford critiqued the industrial energy system as a key source of authoritarian economic and political tendencies in modern life. Recent debate continues to engage issues of energy authoritarianism, focusing on the contest between... -
The Dynamics of Local Learning in Global Value Chains: Experiences from East Asia by Momoko Kawakami 9780230238497
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book investigates the process and mechanism of the capability development of East Asian local manufacturers, which has underpinned their phenomenal rise in the world's competitive landscape of industrial production during the last few decades.Book... -
New Developments of the Exchange Rate Regimes in Developing Countries by Hisayuki Mitsuo 9780230004733
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book presents theoretical and empirical analyses of the new developments in exchange rate regimes in developing countries since the 1990s. It addresses a variety of exchange rate regimes from hard peg to floating and their impact in regions such as... -
Poverty and Exclusion in a Global World by Frederic Lapeyre 9780333715499
RRP: £89.99£89.87In Western Europe, the notion of social exclusion is rapidly diffusing in recent years. This book investigates the notion of social exclusion as a new way to approach social issues such as the 'new poverty' long-term-unemployment, precariousness, social... -
Economic Restructuring in East Asia and India: Perspectives on Policy Reform by Pradeep Agrawal 9780333628003
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book provides a comparative picture of the restructuring experiences of five Asian economies: South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and India. In the case of Indonesia and Thailand, the focus is on short-run structural adjustment measures, and... -
Regional Integration in East Asia: From the Viewpoint of Spatial Economics by Masahisa Fujita 9780230018952
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book applies a spatial economics perspective to the understanding of the recent dynamism of the global economy, with particular focus on East Asia, and examines the prospects of regional integration in East Asia.Book InformationISBN... -
Income Elasticity and Economic Development: Methods and Applications by M. Ohidul Haque 9780387242927
£90.27This volume is mainly concerned with methods of estimating income elasticity. It is connected with economic development that can be achieved by reducing income inequality, a highly relevant subject in today's world for a wide range of policy areas.Book... -
International Entrepreneurship: Innovative Solutions for a Fragile Planet by A. Coskun Samli 9780387885964
£90.27Despite the accelerating pace of globalization, it is impossible to ignore the marginalization of the developing world, as billions of people continue to slip deeper into poverty. While many theories, policies, and practices have been proposed to help... -
Rent-Seeking, Institutions and Reforms in Africa: Theory and Empirical Evidence for Tanzania by Pius Fischer 9780387337722
RRP: £89.99£89.87This volume identifies rent-seeking behavior as a primary cause of poor economic performance in many places, particulary Africa. The book presents a detailed empirical study of rent-seeking within the civil service, parastatal sector, and business... -
Open Space Technology: A User's Guide (16pt Large Print Edition) by Harrison H Owen 9780369307521
RRP: £38.99£34.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369307521Author Harrison H OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 481g -
Trade Negotiations in Latin America: Problems and Prospects by Diana Tussie 9780333987230
RRP: £89.99£89.87Latin America has a pivotal role to play in international trade negotiations. This book focuses on the key issues for Latin American countries' participation in trade negotiations on the shifting ground of expanding trade agendas, diversifying... -
Developing Countries in the WTO by Constantine Michalopoulos 9780333970164
RRP: £89.99£89.87Globalization means that today, more than ever before, growth in developing countries and the reduction of poverty depend on world trade and a well functioning trading system. This volume reviews developing countries trade policies and institutions, and... -
Macroeconomic Policy, Growth and Poverty Reduction by Terry McKinley 9780333928974
RRP: £89.99£89.87In the late twentieth century, structural adjustment policies became the West's received wisdom as a solution to the economic problems of the South. Based on detailed empirical research, the contributors to this volume take a more heterodox and even... -
Financial Liberalization and the Asian Crisis by Ha-Joon Chang 9780333921586
£90.27The financial crisis that hit a number of 'miracle' economies of Asia in 1997 shocked the world. Financial Liberalization and the Asian Crisis rejects conventional explanations of the crisis as the outcome primarily of inefficient and corrupt economics... -
Innovating with Infrastructure: The Automobile Industry in India by Sumila Gulyani 9780333915806
RRP: £89.99£89.87How do industrial firms in developing countries contend with and survive acute shortages of physical infrastructure? Gulyani examines the impact of inadequate power and freight transportation on the costs and competitiveness of Indian automobile firms... -
Small Developing Countries and Global Markets: Competing in the Big League by W. Kennes 9780333800881
RRP: £89.99£89.87More than half of the world's sovereign states are small economies. The majority are in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean Basin. For small economies, the globalization process involves opportunities, but also important risks because of their... -
The Industrial Experience of Tanzania by Adam Szirmai 9780333800195
£90.27The central aim of The Industrial Experience of Tanzania is to explain why the Tanzanian manufacturing sector experienced a long period of stagnation after an initial phase of rapid industrial growth. Tanzania has been an extreme case with a high level... -
Small Countries in a Global Economy: New Challenges and Opportunities by Dominick Salvatore 9780333789841
£90.27This book addresses the issues surrounding the prospects of small countries in an integrated, globalized world. The contributors support the thesis that the new global environment does not represent a twilight for small countries, but recognise that the... -
After the Asian Crisis: Perspectives on Global Politics and Economics by Maria Weber 9780333777626
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book provides a comprehensive knowledge of the Asian crisis from an economic, political and social point of view, and suggests possible scenarios which could take place in the future. The analysis is divided into two parts. The first includes area... -
Technological Change In Agriculture: Locking in to Genetic Uniformity by Dominic Hogg 9780333751398
£90.27Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context.Book... -
A Rice Village Saga: Three Decades of Green Revolution in the Philippines by Yujiro Hayami 9780333726174
£90.27Waves of modernizing forces, such as the commercialisation of new technology, have been pressing major change upon rural communities in the Third World. But has modernization created greater poverty and inequality? A unique data set generated from eleven... -
Towards a Sustainable Economy: The Introduction of Ecological Premises into Long-Term Planning in Norway by Stein Hansen 9780333715208
£90.27The book presents a major new study of the potential for a 'sustainable economy' in Norway. With support from the Research Council of Norway and the Ministries of Finance and the Environment, the research team structured a dialogue between leading... -
Privatization and Development by Osama J. Abu Shair 9780333678527
RRP: £89.99£89.87Establishing a linkage between privatization and development is becoming increasingly important to decision-makers, economists, and political scientists. This book links privatization as an economic, political, and social phenomena with participation,... -
Learning from the Asian Tigers: Studies in Technology and Industrial Policy by Sanjaya Lall 9780333674109
RRP: £89.99£89.87This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Two essays deal with the general debate on industrial policy and the nature of... -
Market or Government Failures?: An Asian Perspective by A. S. Bhalla 9780333662403
RRP: £89.99£89.87Choosing between government and market is not a very helpful exercise since both are necessary. This book argues that it is misplaced to dichotomise between government and market failures. Too much attention is generally placed on government failures and... -
African Industry in Decline: The Case of Textiles in Tanzania in the 1980s by Peter de Valk 9780333654453
£90.27This book analyzes the factors behind the poor industrial performance in African countries under structural adjustment policies in the eighties and discusses prospects for recovery and further industrialization in the nineties. The focus is on the... -
Technology and Skills in Zimbabwe's Manufacturing: From Autarky to Competition by Simon Teitel 9780333652244
RRP: £89.99£89.87Small Sub-Saharan African countries are facing difficult times trying to accelerate their economic growth while at the same time attempting to liberalize their economies. For many, independence has brought political freedom without concomitant economic... -
Structural Adjustment and the Agricultural Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean by John Weeks 9780333637852
RRP: £89.99£89.87As a result of the regional debt crisis, most governments of Latin America in the 1980s entered into a process of profound policy change, from an import substitution oriented strategy to a focus upon export-promotion, with an emphasis upon market... -
Out from Underdevelopment Revisited: Changing Global Structures and the Remaking of the Third World by James H. Mittelman 9780333636459
£43.99Development may be best understood in terms of the interplay among capital accumulation, the state, and class. Subject to globalizing structures, classes, in turn, are examined in light of their interactions with culture, especially gender and religion... -
Structural Adjustment and Rural Labour Markets in Africa by Vali Jamal 9780333629796
RRP: £89.99£89.87Based on case studies of Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia, the book examines the changes in rural labour markets as a result of a decade of structural adjustment programmes. These programmes were meant to shift relative prices in favour of the... -
The Emergence of Greater China: The Economic Integration of Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong by Yun-Wing Sung 9780333625996
RRP: £89.99£89.87The fusion of know-how and capital from Hong Kong and Taiwan with the substantial labour resources on China has led to the emergence of a dynamic economy of 'Greater China' rivalling the USA, the European Union and Japan. What is the nature and trend of... -
Implementing a Human Development Strategy by Keith Griffin 9780333618189
RRP: £22.00£21.91'Readers will find in these pages a very lucid, creative, and highly readable version of many of the ideas that have taken shape through the medium of the Human Development Reports during the last four years. Busy policy makers all over the world will... -
Alternative Development Strategies in Subsaharan Africa by F. Stewart 9780333611838
£44.41The World Bank and the IMF dominate policy-making in Africa today. This book considers the consistency between their adjustment policies and long-term development needs, with detailed analyses of country experience. An alternative development strategy is...