Regional Studies

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

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 ...

It is now beyond question that Arctic Region is experiencing an unprecedented andradical transformation. Due to the impacts of global warming, phys...

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

The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the econom...

This book provides a new perspective of China's controversial foreign aid strategy. The chapters offer a thorough examination of data to show how C...

The book investigates the relation between technology and institutions and their mutual influence during processes of development and change and il...

The focus of this book is on industrial infrastructures of production and circulation, from power distribution and roads to dry ports and airports....

This book tries to root its exploration of Chinas urbanization in the very local realities of China from the perspective of urban geography and int...

India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world. However, high economic growth is accompanied by social stratification and widening econ...

A political economy analysis of the history of food security in the Arab world, including the role played by the global food price crisis in the Ar...

This study provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland and explores the impact this has on foreign investment poli...

This book explores the drivers of technological upgrading and catch-up in the emerging economies, paying specific attention to technology and innov...

In China, heritage projects are sprouting across the countryside carrying the promise of Xi Jinpings Chinese dream as a call for the great revival ...

The past few decades have witnessed the economic and geopolitical rise of a number of large middle-income countries around the world. This volume f...

Sustainability Analysis  provides a detailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional ...

The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum. This bo...

In 2001 Germany and Austria became the last EU states to lift transnational controls restricting access to their labour markets for citizens of ex-...

An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the ac...

Bodies and Lives in Ancient America offers a broad overview of what it was like to live and die throughout North America before European contact. U...