Development Economics & Emerging Economies

India is the first country in the world to have an official programme for family planning that commenced in 1952. It has also seen a strong womens ...

This title was first published in 2003. Covering a diverse range of countries such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slov...

Firm growth. This concept has interested researchers for generations. Economists have sought to predict and measure firm growth using a host of dif...

The need for the creation of an enabling political, legal and economic environment for women within Turkey is rising. A growing concern is shown at...

As COVID-19 took hold across local and international borders in 2020 and 2021, over 1.6 billion informal workers were estimated to have been advers...

This title was first published in 2003. Hammouda's text focuses on modernization experiences in the South which, in the 80s had reached their limit...

This book outlines the basic features of the dependency literature and clarifies the emergence and development of the dependency paradigm, its mean...

East Asian nations through the dialogue between ASEAN and its partners have been promoting energy market integration (EMI) for a decade. The format...

Title first published in 2003. This book examines types of advanced technology Chinese districts set aside for developing products for national and...

This title was first published in 2002.Banking reform lies at the heart of economic reform in China and is central to sustaining the countries high...

First published in 1997, this volume responds to the rapid change in mid-1980s South East Asia, exploring the uneven distribution of development wi...

Multilateral development agencies have increasingly focused on underdeveloped Asian countries as potential new sites for financial capital. Often r...

First published in 1999, this volume responds to the recent application of Local Economic Development around the world and examines its impact in S...

First published in 1999, this volume, the first to be published in on Jubilee 2000, describes the plight of 52 of the poorest nations in the world ...

This title was first published in 2003. Emerging Market Economies: Globalization and Development is the result of a comprehensive international res...

This title was first published in 2000: An analysis of Indias development and public policy from the perspectives of five major fields of public po...

This title was first published in 2003. This book represents one of the recent internationally coordinated initiatives to access the rich and still...

This title was first published in 2002. Examining cluster development policy in Europe and outlining its distinctive features, this innovative text...

The newly updated third edition provides a clear and user-friendly introduction to the complex debates around how development has been understood a...

This title was first published in 2003. Among the major challenges transition economies are facing is how to cope with globalization. Foreign direc...

This title was first published in 2002: This is a unique volume among the existing variety of publications on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ce...

This title was first published in 2003. Hammouda's text focuses on modernization experiences in the South which, in the 80s had reached their limit...

This title was first published in 2003. The greatest challenge facing China today is to curb the growing economic divide between urban and rural pe...

This title was first published in 2003. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being recognized as vital to the economi...

This title was first published in 2003. This prominent and commanding volume collates the best research available on China's agricultural trade. Cr...

This title was first published in 2003. This three-volume set examines the relationship between government and civil society in their efforts to de...

This title was first published in 2000: Woodfuels in developing countries, particularly Africa, remain a basic need for urban households, who depen...

African legislatures remain understudied, yet democratisation, development and peacebuilding all depend on these key political institutions. This b...

This book critically examines the approaches to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants programming in Africa. Drawing...

This book analyses the magnitude of the relationship between family background and adult occupational and educational outcomes and provides a compr...

Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home became a global phenomenon, yet before 2020, it was a relatively understudied pr...

This book weaves together current understanding around financial literacy and ageing, arguing for the relevance of financial literacy for old age s...

This comprehensive book brings together reflections, lessons and insights relating to the post Covid-19 era in Zimbabwe. The outbreak of the COVID-...

This monograph analyses the role of border cities in promoting territorial development processes in border regions across the world. It not only em...

This book provides an overview of youth labour force and workforce participation in India and explores the dynamics of changing youth labour market...

Geography is a discipline with a profound interdisciplinary character focusing on studying the complex interactions between nature and society. Geo...

This book brings together scholars based in, or had previously been based in a range of East and Southeast Asian countries, building on their respe...

This book reflects the latest academic achievements, research progress and policy propositions on Chinas special economic zones study. This book an...

The dominant approach to economic policy has so far failed to adequately address the pressing challenges the world faces today: extreme poverty, wi...

A Social History of Cubas Protestants: God and the Nation presents a religious and social history of Cuba, focusing on the Presbyterian and other P...

This book examines the discourse around the intricate economic, political, and ideological struggles underlying Canadian fuel extractivism. Focusin...

From the conflict between the United States and the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria to the recent Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, eve...