Development Economics

  1. Add to Wish List Scarcity, Entitlements and the Economics of Water in Developing Countries

    Scarcity, Entitlements and the Economics of Water in Developing Countries

    P. B. Anand
    P.B. Anand argues that if water supply and sanitation were mainly problems of technology or financial resources, they would have been resolved long ago. While appreciating that technology and finances are important, he ascertains that th...
    Paperback (April 2010)

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    Hardback (January 2008)

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  2. Add to Wish List Global Exchange and Poverty

    Global Exchange and Poverty

    Edited by Robert E.B. Lucas, Lyn Squire, T. N. Srinivasan
    This book examines how policies implemented by members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) affect development and poverty in developing and transition economies.
    Hardback (April 2010)

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  3. Add to Wish List Food Security in Africa

    Food Security in Africa

    Edited by Alexander Sarris, Jamie Morrison
    Drawing on insights from theoretical applications, empirically based approaches and case study experience, this book contributes to the improved design and use of trade and related policy interventions in staple food markets.
    Hardback (April 2010)

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  4. Add to Wish List The Militarization of the Persian Gulf

    The Militarization of the Persian Gulf

    Hossein Askari, Amin Mohseni, Shahrzad Daneshvar
    The Persian Gulf is arguably the most militarized region in the world. The authors of this insightful book examine military expenditures, arms imports and military deployment to analyze how and why this came to be. Muslim teachings have ...
    Hardback (February 2010)

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  5. Add to Wish List Diversity in Economic Growth

    Diversity in Economic Growth

    Edited by Gary McMahon, Hadi Salehi Esfahani, Lyn Squire
    Economists have long relied on cross-country regression analysis to identify the determinants of continued growth, but with only limited success. This book demonstrates the value of a different approach.
    Hardback (February 2010)

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  6. Add to Wish List Chinese Economic Development and the Environment

    Chinese Economic Development and the Environment

    Shunsuke Managi, Shinji Kaneko
    Over the past two decades, China has become an economic powerhouse. However, as the world’s largest producer of CO2 emissions, the scale and seriousness of China’s environmental problems are clearly evident. This pioneering book provides...
    Hardback (February 2010)

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  7. Add to Wish List Explaining Civil War

    Explaining Civil War

    Syed Mansoob Murshed
    This book explores the pre-conditions for conflict in terms of growth failure and critically appraises the greed and grievance theories common to conflict literature. It is argued that various institutional mechanisms of restraint that c...
    Hardback (January 2010)

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  8. Add to Wish List Purchasing Power Parities of Currencies

    Purchasing Power Parities of Currencies

    Edited by D. S.P. Rao
    This up-to-date book demonstrates how the purchasing power parities (PPPs) of currencies are being increasingly used in place of exchange rates for a variety of purposes. These include: comparisons of real income, measurements of global ...
    Hardback (2009)

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  9. Add to Wish List Globalisation, Development and Transition

    Globalisation, Development and Transition

    Brian Snowdon
    This unique book provides a comprehensive survey of the major economic issues that have helped shape the modern world. It includes discussions of the latest research findings in the international economic development literature and scrut...
    Paperback (2009)

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    Hardback (2007)

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  10. Add to Wish List Trade Liberalisation and The Poverty of Nations

    Trade Liberalisation and The Poverty of Nations

    A. P. Thirlwall, Penélope Pacheco-López
    This book argues that orthodox theory is based on many unreal assumptions, and that there are sound economic arguments for selective protection of industrial activities in the early stages of economic development. The historical evidence...
    Paperback (November 2009)

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    Hardback (November 2008)

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  11. Add to Wish List Sectoral Systems of Innovation and Production in Developing Countries

    Sectoral Systems of Innovation and Production in Developing Countries

    Edited by Franco Malerba, Sunil Mani
    This book examines in detail the features and dynamics of sectoral systems of innovation and production in developing countries. Processes of rapid growth are usually associated with specific sectors such as automobiles, electronics or ...
    Hardback (2009)

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  12. Add to Wish List Integration and Globalization

    Integration and Globalization

    Edited by Helena Marques, Elias Soukiazis, Pedro Cerqueira
    The main challenges the European Single Market is facing in the 21st century result from the enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe, the EMU, and the globalization of trade and investment that has aided the rise of competitive emergin...
    Hardback (2009)

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