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China's Economic Growth: The Impact on Regions, Migration and the Environment by Terry Cannon 9780333716601
RRP: £89.99£89.87Economic reforms in China began in 1979 and initiated some of the most fundamental changes ever to occur in any country. While allowing some of the most astonishing economic growth the world has seen, they have also induced some of the most profound... -
Development Macroeconomics in Latin America and Mexico: Essays on Monetary, Exchange Rate, and Fiscal Policies by J. Ros 9781137465269
RRP: £99.99£99.71Development Macroeconomics in Latin America and Mexico brings the attention of academics, practitioners, and policy makers to the neglected macroeconomic factors that can account for both the unsatisfactory average growth performance of Latin American... -
Trade, Industrial Restructuring and Development in Hong Kong by Yin-Ping Ho 9780333498828
RRP: £89.99£89.87Focusing on trade in manufactures, industrial restructuring and economic development and enforced by a rich source of data, this book offers an in-depth examination of the evolution and characteristics of Hong Kong's postwar economy. The book presents an... -
The Asia Crisis: The Cures, their Effectiveness and the Prospects After by Tran Van Hoa 9780333753897
RRP: £89.99£89.87In the past sixteen months, the world has been preoccupied with the Asian economic and financial crisis and its contagion. Governments, businesses, chambers of commerce and industry, research institutes, universities, and individuals worldwide have all... -
New Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific by Christopher M. Dent 9780230004863
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book studies the main causes, consequences and nature of the Asia-Pacific's new free trade agreement (FTA) trend, and its implications for the global economy. It explores the FTA policies of the region's trade powers and offers conceptual and... -
Constructing China's Capitalism: Shanghai and the Nexus of Urban-Rural Industries by Daniel Buck 9780230340954
RRP: £44.99£44.97By investigating the nexus of relationships between urban and rural factories in the Shanghai region of China, this book shines light on an overlooked part of China's massive industrial growth since the 1980s.Book InformationISBN 9780230340954Author... -
Is Economic Growth Sustainable? by Geoffrey Heal 9780230232471
RRP: £89.99£89.87How can we determine if current growth patterns are sustainable, and what changes to we need to make to make them more so? This volume addresses these issues in a rigorous yet accessible fashion, presenting the current research of some of the world's... -
From Growth to Convergence: Asia's Next Two Decades by Fan Zhai 9780230221765
£90.27The economic landscape of Asia has transformed in the past two decades. Regional economies are linked, and have achieved prosperity. The region must now look to the future. This book explores issues in Asia's long-term development, identifying conditions... -
Pan-Asian Integration: Linking East and South Asia by Joseph F. Francois 9780230221789
£90.87This book examines the economic, political and institutional dimensions of pan-Asian integration. With little progress made in the Doha Round, there is heightened interest in deeper regional integration in Asia. The book explores regional patterns of... -
The Social Impact of the Asia Crisis by Tran Van Hoa 9780333792490
RRP: £89.99£89.87Over the past two years, the world has been preoccupied with the Asia crisis, its contagion and its economic impact. The social dimension of the turmoil has only recently become the point of focus for debates and investigations by national and... -
Russia's Development Problem: The Cult of Power by Hans van Zon 9780230542785
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book explores the operating mechanisms of the Russian economy in a comparative perspective, and offers fascinating insights into how a socio-economic infrastructure has been created which continues to exert an influence on modern-day Russia and... -
Fiscal Decentralization and Development: Experiences of Three Developing Countries in Southeast Asia by Hiroko Uchimura 9780230389601
RRP: £89.99£89.87An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local,... -
Urban Poverty in the Caribbean: French Martinique as a Social Laboratory by Michel S. Laguerre 9780333521724
RRP: £89.99£89.87In this book on urban poverty in the Caribbean, Michel S. Laguerre presents a detailed analysis of the phenomenon in urban Martinique. He argues that the national structure of inequality finds its myriad expressions in the urban environment. Not only... -
Vulnerability to Poverty: Theory, Measurement and Determinants, with Case Studies from Thailand and Vietnam by Michele Grimm 9780230248915
RRP: £89.99£89.87With the current global crisis, high levels of volatility in trade, capital flows, commodity prices, aid, and the looming threat of climate change, this book brings together high-quality research and presents conceptual issues and empirical results to... -
Bangladesh: The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective by Elisa Muzzini 9780821398593
£26.93Bangladesh seeks to attain middle-income status by 2021, the 50th anniversary of its independence. To accelerate growth enough to do so, Bangladesh needs to build a competitive urban space that is innovative, connected and liveable. Bangladesh's urban... -
Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development by Hiroaki Suzuki 9780821397459
£26.93Transforming Cities with Transit explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. As one of the most promising strategies for advancing environmental sustainability, economic... -
Japan's Economic Policy by G. C. Allen 9780333261651
RRP: £89.99£89.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333261651Author G. C. AllenFormat HardbackPage Count 215Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 440g -
Global Sustainability: Social and Environmental Conditions by Simone Borghesi 9780230546967
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book examines how consistent the post-war process of globalization has been with the basic requisites of sustainable development. It argues that the polarization of public opinion into support of either globalization or sustainable development has... -
The Economics of Centralism and Local Autonomy: Fiscal Decentralization in the Czech and Slovak Republics by Phillip J. Bryson 9780230104297
RRP: £89.99£89.87A comparative analysis of the process of public sector transition from central planning to market democracy. It is the story of the difficulties and complexities of moving to a system of greater autonomy for the subnational governments of the Czech and... -
Globalization and a High-Tech Economy: California, the United States and Beyond by Ashok Bardhan 9780792373179
RRP: £89.99£89.87High-technology and globalization are arguably the two most important forces driving the US economy today. This book analyzes how they interact and the implications of that interaction. The methodology applies data and statistical analysis to determine... -
Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis: Recent Advances and Challenges by Ryuichi Kitamura 9780387241081
£90.27Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis: Recent Advances and Challenges presents the latest developments in transport simulation, including dynamic network simulation and micro-simulation of people's movement in an urban area. It offers a... -
Debt, Crisis Reform Bolivia: Biting the Bullet by Luis Carlos Jemio 9780333961032
£90.27Luis Carlos Jemio analyses the macroeconomic events that took place in Bolivia between 1970 and 1995. In that time, the Bolivian economy moved from severe indebtedness and profound economic crisis to a period of economic stability and structural reform... -
The Global Economic Crisis and Consequences for Development Strategy in Dubai by Ali Al Sadik 9780230391024
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book identifies and addresses the impacts of the global financial crisis on Dubai and the region. The issues are highlighted and analyzed by a group of distinguished scholars. Specifically, discussions are focused on the following four interrelated... -
Monetary Policy and Financial Innovations in Five IndustrialCountries: The UK, the USA, West Germany, France and Japan by Andrew Gamble 9780333461846
RRP: £89.99£89.87The objective of this present volume is to analyse the response to the developments and the consequences for the conduct of monetary policy in five industrial countries. Also considered is the stability of hitherto established relationships between... -
The Japanese Economy by Victor Argy 9780333675663
RRP: £46.00£45.96The book offers a concise account of modern Japanese economic history and the essence of postwar macroeconomic issues and policy. The nature of the Japanese corporation, labour relations and technological innovations are discussed, with three chapters... -
Regional Growth Dynamics in India in the Post-Economic Reform Period by Biswa Swarup Misra 9780230004917
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book examines the responses of the Indian states to economic reforms, and addresses a wide range of issues, such as growth dynamics, income inequality, the fiscal behaviour of the states, the role of the banking sector, and the emerging... -
One Money for Europe?: The Economics and Politics of EMU by Malcolm Crawford 9780333666807
RRP: £46.00£45.96Europe is on the road to monetary union (EMU) even if there may be delays and diversions on the way. The focal point of EMU will be its single currency, valid throughout all participating countries, and replacing the national currencies. There will be... -
Women's Employment and Multinationals in Europe by R. Pearson 9780333438770
RRP: £89.99£89.87Multinationals have global reach in their search for profits; women, even more than men, are confined to their immediate community in their search for jobs. This book examines the interaction between multinationals and women in UK, Ireland, France and... -
Structure and Performance of Manufacturing in Kenya by A. Bigsten 9780333970287
RRP: £89.99£89.87Structure and Performance of Manufacturing in Kenya explores the factors affecting business and investment decisions by Kenya's formal and informal manufacturing firms. The analysis of panel data provides insights into the effects of the existing... -
The Pathology of the U.S. Economy Revisited: The Intractable Contradictions of Economic Policy by M. Perlman 9780312293178
£31.32This book describes the deep contradictions plague market economies. It shows how the influence of these contradictions sometimes subsides, allowing the economy to perform relatively well. But in time, these contradictions accumulate and economy declines... -
Central and East European Migrants' Contributions to Social Protection by Sonke Maatsch 9780230355255
RRP: £89.99£89.87In 2001 Germany and Austria became the last EU states to lift transnational controls restricting access to their labour markets for citizens of ex-communist countries. This book challenges anti-immigration discourses to show that given the high... -
Local and Community Driven Development: Moving to Scale in Theory and Practice by World Bank 9780821381946
£26.93Local and Community Driven Development: Moving to Scale in Theory and Practice provides development practitioners with the historical background and the tools required to successfully scale up local and community driven development (LCDD) to the regional... -
Contemporary Developments and Issues in China's Economic Transition by C. Harvie 9780333746172
£90.27As a prospective economic giant in the next century, developments in the Chinese economy are of significance to the global economy. This book consists of contributions concerned with analysing contemporary developments and issues facing the country after... -
The Indian Economy Sixty Years after Independence by Raghbendra Jha 9780230218352
£90.27Provides a detailed analysis of the achievements and disappointments of the modern Indian economy, and an exploration of the issues which are shaping India's economic future. Offers a comprehensive overview of the state of India's economy in the... -
Transition from Socialist to Market Economies: Comparison of European and Asian Experiences by Shinichi Ichimura 9780230228030
RRP: £89.99£89.8720 years after the collapse of communism in Central Eastern European countries and 30 years after the start of market-oriented reforms in China, this book provides a framework for understanding the differing emphasis and sequencing of two reforms and... -
China's One-Child Family Policy by Elisabeth Croll 9780333367117
RRP: £89.99£89.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333367117Author Elisabeth CrollFormat HardbackPage Count 237Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 475g -
China's One-Child Family Policy by Elisabeth Croll 9780333367124
RRP: £89.99£89.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333367124Author Elisabeth CrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 237Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 331g -
Social Costs of Transformation to a Market Economy in Post-Socialist Countries: The Case of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary by J. Adam 9780333639139
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book deals primarily with social costs of transformation to a market economy in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The transformation provisions have negatively affected the well-being of the population. They brought about unemployment, a... -
Regional Economics: A Reader by Harry W. Richardson 9780333109748
RRP: £44.99£44.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333109748Author Harry W. RichardsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 245Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 330g -
Forest and Land Management in Imperial China by Nicholas K. Menzies 9780312102548
RRP: £89.99£89.87Although China is generally considered to have suffered continuous deforestation over most of its history, forests were protected or even planted and maintained for centuries in some places. This study identifies six such cases. It uses historical...