Development Economics & Emerging Economies

The untold story of how welfare and development programs in the United States and Latin America produced the instruments of their own destructionIn...

An authoritative economic history of Israel from its founding to the presentIn 1922, there were ninety thousand Jews in Palestine, a small country ...

Education and International Development, 2000-2020: A Constructivist Critique of the One-size-fits-all Liberal Model advances the claim that there ...

This book aims to enhance understanding of the academia, policymakers, and general readers about the development challenges and constraints on long...

Social Transformation in Bangladesh explores the social, political, and cultural implications of the unprecedented economic development that has oc...

Discusses whether the Basic Income Guarantee could offer an alternative to both laissez-faire and existing welfare systems in developed countries -...

During the last two decades, Vietnam has been undergoing a process of deregulating economic activities and integrating into the global economy. The...

A group of internationally recognised experts examine the recent trends of cross-border movements of people, goods and economic activity at fifteen...

Examines the institutional developments in 28 transition economies over the past two decades and concludes that, contrary to popular belief, instit...

Through the prism of 'Nowa Huta', a landmark of socialist industrialization, Trappmann challenges the one-sided account of Poland as a successful t...

This study combines lessons drawn from events and experiences of developing countries and examines them in relation to Jan Kregel's ideas on econom...

For the most part, human capital theory emphasizes human cognitive development and the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable enhanced pro...

This volume is a timely addition to the emerging literature on the rise of China and India, focusing on how rapid economic growth and geopolitical ...

Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both deve...

A vivid account of the past, present, and future of economic growth, showing how and why we must continue to pursue it while responding to the chal...

The author draws on behavioral ecology to predict the evolution of organized crime in unregulated systems of exchange and the further development o...

The book aims to show that the deterministic vision embodied in conventional economic modelling is neither consistent with nor supported by the sta...

The volume is at the forefront of the academic and policy debates on effective labour regulation, offering innovative approaches to research and po...

Globalization of production has created opportunities and challenges for developing country producers and workers. This volume provides solutions-o...

A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtua...

China's agricultural production and food consumption have increased tremendously, leading to a complete evolution of agro-food markets. The book is...