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Growth, Development and Trade
H. W. Singer
This volume contains 21 selected essays by Professor Sir Hans Singer written over the last two decades. -
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Ecology and the Crisis of Overpopulation
Anup Shah
Current population growth is leading to a depletion in natural resources and could eventually cause irreversible damage to the environment. This book attempts to explain trends in the growth of the global population and the ecological c... -
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Technology, Development and Democracy
Haider A. Khan
How can developing nations achieve cohesive national innovation systems which provide the foundations for technological progress and economic growth? In answer to this question, Technology, Development and Democracy examines the possib... -
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The Economics of Environment and Development
Edward B. Barbier
The Economics of Environment and Development is a carefully edited selection of Edward Barbier''s most influential papers on the role of environmental economics in economic development. -
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The Political Economy of Gunnar Myrdal
James Angresano
This book provides an evaluation of the intellectual development of Gunnar Myrdal, emphasizing his methodology, his beliefs about economics and the role of economists in modern society. Special attention is given to Gunnar Myrdal’s deve... -
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Towards Sustainable Project Development
Edited by Frank A. Wilson
Towards Sustainable Project Development is an important new book which addresses the sustainability of development projects from an environmental as well as from a human resources perspective. It extends beyond the traditional concentrat... -
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Economic Development and Agricultural Productivity
Edited by Amit Bhaduri, Rune Skarstein
This important book challenges conventional development theory by addressing not only technological but also socio-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world. -
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The Foreign Aid Business
Kunibert Raffer, H. W. Singer
In The Foreign Aid Business, Kunibert Raffer and Hans Singer offer an incisive analysis of aid and development finance, examine the key issues and new trends in aid as well as proposing a series of fundamental improvements. -
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Trade Diversification in the Least Developed Countries
Edited by Chandra K. Patel, Samuel Gayi
Trade Diversification in the Least Developed Countries examines the success of the least developed countries (LDCs) in implementing trade reforms to encourage trade diversification and considers what further policy reforms might be requi... -
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Skill Development for International Competitiveness
Edited by Martin Godfrey
What skill-development strategies should developing countries adopt to compete successfully in the international markets of the 21st century? This innovative new book provides a blend of theory and case studies which shed new light on t... -
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Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World
Stavros Georgiou, Dale Whittington, David Pearce, Dominic Moran
This important new book is an extensive, yet concise overview which critically surveys the application of economic valuation techniques to environmental problems in less developed countries. -
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Fiscal Reforms in the Least Developed Countries
Edited by Chandra K. Patel
The empirical research in this volume provides an analysis of the experience of the fiscal reforms carried out since the early 1980s in four different LDCs – Bangladesh, The Gambia, Malawi and the United Republic of Tanzania. The case s...eBook:Find out more£25.00