Development Economics & Emerging Economies

This book brings together for the first time in a single volume a complete survey of the theoretical foundations of economic aid policies and a cri...

Singapore might not have survived the 1960s and prospered thereafter had it not built its economy on the foundations of oil refining, trading and s...

This book investigates the trajectory and evolutionary mechanisms of China’s urban–rural economic relationships, seeking to explore how a developin...

This reissue, first published in 1984, presents a study of the key phenomenon of global banking, carried out from special financial centres in unde...

This report brings together the findings of a decade-long field survey conducted in the Indian state of Sikkim. It outlines the interventions made ...

Over the last century, global inequality has developed and continues to develop in unexpected and disturbing patterns. In this important new book, ...

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched a joint initiative at the end of 1999, stating that they intended to set the figh...

This book examines the impact of globalization on the Indian economy, exploring the trade, investment and financial aspects of globalization, and a...

Business Groups and the Thailand Economy examines the role of business groups, specifically state, local, and foreign capitals in the economic deve...

For over two decades, large infrastructure development projects have been the subject of major controversies the world over. This book is a compreh...

Political, social and economic transformations have marked the 20 years since Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of China. To mark th...

Beyond real GDP, innovative capacity is an important indicator of the economic strength of a nation. By studying innovative capacity and other indi...

This comparison of rural development in India and the United States develops important departures from economic and historical institutionalism. It...

China is a powerful engine of the global economy and the country's rise is undoubtedly the outcome of its protracted campaign of designing and impl...

Toward Entrepreneurial Community Development is about developing entrepreneurial communities, and goes beyond theories of the firm to demonstrate h...

This volume presents a new perspective on demographic transition, economic growth, and national development via exploration of the Third World econ...

Recent decades have seen sub-Saharan Africa decline in both economic and human terms. The rich North has responded with a barrage of well-publicize...

Originally published in 1994 this volume investigates the relationship between a firm's decision to integrate vertically and its research and devel...

This book discusses the origins of wealth inequality and explains how societies can reform to avoid the catastrophe of inequality-induced social br...

Low external-input technology (or LEIT) is an increasingly prominent subject in discussions of sustainable agriculture. There are growing calls for...

Although the absolute number of poor people in the world has declined significantly in recent decades, poverty reduction continues to be a very imp...

The economy of India is growing at a rate of 8 percent per year, and its exports of goods and services have more than doubled in the past three yea...

Since the start of the process of economic reform in 1978, China has maintained the structure of a dual economy, with concurrent development of the...

The Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Social Work reflects on and dissects the challenging issues confronting social work practice and education g...

Alternative strategies of economic development have received little attention in the literature. Academics rarely compare certain strategic feature...

Throughout history, humans have sought to enhance their wellbeing across various domains. Though the spectrum of factors responsible for wellbeing ...

Contemporary discussions of Africa’s recent growth have largely interpreted such growth in terms of structural transformation, based mainly on nati...

The oil and gas industry is a complex sector with significant reach in terms of providing the energy needs of the global economy and the security, ...

Focusing on Malaysia's shifting economic profile and position, this book investigates a range of new developments impacting on growth, such as the ...

Originally published in 1984 this book focuses principally on the use of foreign aid by the members of OPEC in the 1970s and demonstrates how the d...

The fourth industrial revolution, characterized by digitization, artificial intelligence and augmented reality, and megatrends such as globalizatio...

Venezuela’s Oil (1978) explains the years of social injustice faced by oil-producing countries that led to the founding of OPEC. Venezuela, a found...

This book explores the levels of cooperation and the phenomenon of convergence among BRICS nations. It provides an in-depth look into the financial...