Development Economics & Emerging Economies

India''s vibrant civil society sector has become a powerful symbol of political participation in the country. It comprises a wealth of media organi...

Published on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this thematic collection of case studies provides a thorough understanding of W...

Domestic and international development strategies often focus on private ownership as a crucial anchor for long-term investment; the security of pr...

Today's China is governed by a new economic model that marks a radical break from the Mao and Deng eras; it departs fundamentally from both the Eas...

The international community has long grappled with the issue of safeguarding the environment and encouraging sustainable development, often with li...

Ending poverty continues to be a major challenge for the global community. It is even more urgent and relevant today when the world is facing the c...

Starting in the early 1990s many emerging and developing economies (EDEs) liberalized their capital accounts, allowing greater freedom for internat...

Prior to the 2016 Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations (UN) had eight 'global goals' set out to all 191 UN member states at that time,...

Research for Development offers a comprehensive guide to commissioning, managing and undertaking research in development work. It serves both as a ...

Despite becoming a global economic force, why does India win so few Olympic medals and have so many people living in poverty? Why have opportunitie...

Drawing on the studies by the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Sin...

In Broke but Unbroken, journalist Augusta Dwyer takes us on an inspiring journey through the slums and villages of Brazil, Indonesia, India and A...

Chinas Belt and Road strategy is acknowledged to be the most ambitious geopolitical initiative of the age. Covering almost seventy countries by lan...

In this thorough description and analysis of Latin America''s largest economy, Werner Baer traces the trajectory of Brazil''s economic development ...

What are the long-term structural features of the Egyptian economy? What are the factors that have facilitated or inhibited its performance? This c...

China's recent stepping up of relations with Africa is one of the most significant developments on the African continent for decades. For some it p...

Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of...

With the international community providing billions of dollars each year to promote democratic institutions/cultures in transitional and developing...

This book explores the Millennium Challenge Corporation which provides economic assistance to developing nations. The Millennium Challenge Corporat...

Thirty years ago, China began implementing a series of reforms to improve efficiency in agricultural production. These, and subsequent, reforms res...

''Global Development Finance 2012 (Single User CD-ROM)'' provides you with more than 200 historical time series from 1970 to 2010, and country grou...

As an emerging market economy, China has been the fastest-growing major nation for the past quarter of a century. The rapid economic growth of Chin...

Political and economic developments in Cuba and U.S. policy toward the island nation, located just 90 miles from the United States, have been signi...

It has been established long ago that unrestricted economic growth is not a sufficient condition for the overall advancement of nations. With this ...

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a nonreciprocal trade preference program that provides duty-free treatment to U.S. imports of cert...

This book is a counsel on Rapprochement , a framework to compel actors in multiple sectors and levels of policy-making and land use, to work toget...

This book is the seventh title in the series Readings in World Development, edited by Kartik C Roy. In this volume he is joined by co-editors Micha...

This book highlights several important issues which policy makers as well as state and private sector agents are confronted with while implementing...

Water is the most limiting factor for irrigated agriculture in arid and semi-arid areas of European Mediterranean countries. In this book, the auth...

Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data ...

This title begins from the standpoint that new thinking is needed if South Africa is to generate sustainable economic growth, provide employment an...

In the 21st Century, innovation is the key to entrepreneurial success. And in the fast-paced economy of Latin America, you have to innovate to comp...

This pocket-sized reference on key development data for over 200 countries provides profiles of each country with 54 development indicators about p...

Tools for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development in Small States provides a thorough grounding in bringing sustainable development to the forefront ...