Development Economics
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![An Employment-Targeted Economic Program for South Africa]()
An Employment-Targeted Economic Program for South Africa
Robert Pollin, Gerald A. Epstein, James Heintz, Léonce Ndikumana
The people of South Africa, and the African National Congress-led government, have made extraordinary social and economic advances since ending apartheid and beginning the transition to democracy in 1994. But the country still faces sev...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Decentralization in Asia and Latin America]()
Decentralization in Asia and Latin America
Edited by Paul Smoke, Eduardo J. Gómez, George E. Peterson
In addition to taking an atypically comparative perspective, the volume highlights the importance of an historical analysis of decentralization and links this to institutional and public policy outcomes. Placing decentralization in this ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainable Growth]()
Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainable Growth
Mohan Munasinghe, Raul O’Ryan, Ronaldo Seroa da Motta, Carlos de Miguel, Carlos Young, Sebastian Miller, Claudio Ferraz
Macroeconomic policies have come under justifiable scrutiny because of their powerful and pervasive impacts throughout the economy. This book examines the sustainability of growth-oriented macroeconomic strategies, starting from early id...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Past and Future of America’s Economy]()
The Past and Future of America’s Economy
Robert D. Atkinson
Robert Atkinson examines this process of change over the past 150 years and explores the responses of people and institutions. The book then analyzes today’s New Economy, including the new information technology system, and effects on ma...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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![Regions, Land Consumption and Sustainable Growth]()
Regions, Land Consumption and Sustainable Growth
Edited by Oedzge Atzema, Piet Rietveld, Daniel Shefer
This book provides an in-depth investigation of the role of the private and public sectors in land markets and regional economics, and explores the reasons behind government intervention in the interests of sustainable growth.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Software Industry in Emerging Markets]()
The Software Industry in Emerging Markets
Edited by Simon Commander
This book aims to promote an understanding of the origins and dynamics of the software industry in a number of key emerging markets – Brazil, China, India and Israel, and to establish what experiences, if any, are potentially replicable ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries]()
Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries
Peter Meier, Mohan Munasinghe
The main energy-related areas discussed include electric power, new and renewable energy sources, transport and oil-based fuels, and greenhouse gas emissions. The methodological tools of energy and environmental economics provide a ratio... -
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Globalization and Equity
Edited by Natalia Dinello, Lyn Squire
This book analyzes the links between globalization and equity from the perspectives of seven regions: the Commonwealth of Independent States, East Asia and South Asia, Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Foreign Direct Investment
Edited by Yingqi A. Wei, V. N. Balasubramanyam
This book consists of detailed case studies of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa, providing a critical review of the determinants and impact of FDI on growth and development...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Reducing Poverty in Asia
Edited by Christopher M. Edmonds
In this book, a group of distinguished authors addresses three broad questions: what broad strategies and macroeconomic policies best support poverty reduction efforts in Asia; what role should targeted antipoverty interventions play, an...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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Trade, the Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate Policy in Developing Countries
A. P. Thirlwall
This book is a synthesis of the author’s ideas and research concerning the monetary consequences of trade flows, and the relevance of conventional balance of payments adjustment theory. These ideas are considered mainly in the context of... -
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Shadow Prices for Project Appraisal
Elio H. Londero
Capitalizing on the extensive experience of the author in estimating shadow prices, Shadow Prices for Project Appraisal forges a bridge between theory and practice, explaining what shadow (or accounting) prices are, how they are used, an...
