Development Economics
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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...eBook:Find out more$49.56
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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. -
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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.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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 ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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 ... -
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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... -
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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...eBook:Find out more$46.36
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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 ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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...