Development Economics & Emerging Economies

With the collapse of the Soviet economy in the early 1990s, Japan has become the major non-Western model for late developing countries. This book l...

This volume deals with a range of contemporary issues in Indian and other world economies, with a focus on economic theory and policy and their lon...

First Published in 1985. In the early morning hours of 31 December 1984, the Nigerian military once again removed an elected head of state. A coup...

The growing indebtedness of households reported over the last 30 years and in most developed countries has serious economic and social implications...

An important study on the impact of poverty on health and the effect of poor health on national economies and human developmentThis is a fascinatin...

The countries of Central Asia are increasingly the focus of intense international attention due to their geopolitical and economic importance as we...

JungakademikerInnen unterschiedlicher Fachgebiete haben sich mit der Idee, den interdisziplinären sowie interkulturellen wissenschaftlichen Dialog ...

This book sheds light on the status of tribal communities in Central India with respect to livelihoods, agriculture, natural resources, economy, an...

Fragile states pose major development and security challenges. Considerable international resources are therefore devoted to state-building and ins...

In 1800, the per capita income of the United States was twice that of Mexico and roughly the same as Brazil’s. By 1913, it was four times greater t...

This study assesses income and poverty effects of vegetable commercialization in Kenya with a special focus on gender issues and evaluates the perf...

Investment in infrastructure is essential for promoting economic growth, and while countries in Asia have enjoyed higher rates of gross domestic pr...

Based on several years of fieldwork in Egypt and Turkey, Caring for the Poor tells the stories of charity providers and volunteers. The book also p...

In this provocative, important study, Dali L. Yang examines a wide range of governance reforms in the People’s Republic of China, including adminis...

Arguably, two of the most important national experiences with policies of positive discrimination in favor of historically disadvantaged ethnic or ...

This book focuses on the ECOWAS Commission, both as an autonomous actor, as well as a policy-making nexus for its member states and external actors...

Chatterjee discusses India’s economic strengths and weaknesses and its progress towards inclusive growth by providing an overview of the Indian eco...

Fragile states pose major development and security challenges. Considerable international resources are therefore devoted to state-building and ins...

Robert McNamara is best known for his key role in the escalation of the Vietnam War as U.S. secretary of defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy a...

The post-2015 sustainable development goals and the changing environment for development cooperation requires a renewed and transformed UN system. ...

The governance of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has come to represent a multi-faceted and complex operation in which the World Bank has set and sustained t...

The economies of Turkey and Egypt, remarkably similar until the early 1980s, have since taken divergent paths. Turkey has successfully implemented ...

Important parts of development practice, especially in key institutions such as the World Bank, are dominated by economists. In contrast, Developme...

Challenging the more conventional approaches to dislocation and resettlement that are the usual focus of discussion on the topic, this book offers ...