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Vanishing Growth in Latin America
Edited by Andrés Solimano
Economic growth in Latin America and the rise of material welfare has lagged behind that of more dynamic areas of the world economy. In a region prone to policy experiments, the policies of the Washington Consensus applied since the 1990...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Agricultural Commodity Markets and Trade
Edited by Alexander Sarris, David Hallam
The book argues that the viability of many observed market and non-market interventions in various countries in agricultural products depends considerably on the underlying behaviour of the relevant commodity markets. Many of these polic...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Environmental Regulation and Food Safety
Edited by Veena Jha
Environmental, health and sanitary requirements in developed countries are sometimes perceived in developing countries as non-tariff barriers to trade. This book shows that such restrictions are perceived to be more stringent during the ... -
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Information Communication Technology and Economic Development
Edited by Tojo Thatchenkery, Roger R. Stough
Information Communication Technology and Economic Development reveals new insights regarding the complex process of globalization. It shows how the generation and circulation of intellectual capital in the US and India in ICT have led to...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Technological Change and Economic Catch-up
Edited by Grazia D. Santangelo
This book tackles the issue of technological and economic catch-up by examining the role that public research institutions and local policy play in the promotion of this process by fostering local science–technology linkages with incomin...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Creation and Destruction of Social Capital
Gunnar L.H Svendsen, Gert T. Svendsen
This book will contribute substantially to academic and popular debates on social capital and will be an invaluable source of reference for all social scientists. It will particularly appeal to students and scholars of public policy, eco...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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Knowledge and Innovation for Development
Francisco Sagasti
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the many different issues related to the Sisyphean task of building science and technology capabilities in developing countries. It attempts to answer crucial questions including: how ca...eBook:Find out more£25.56
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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£44.76
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Aid, Power, and Privatization
Benedicte Bull
This book provides a comparative study of the telecommunication reform process in three Central American countries – Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras – focusing on the roles of the local private sector and international financial insti...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Evolution of Markets for Water
Edited by Jeff Bennett
This book presents a detailed picture of the evolutionary processes at work in water markets with a particular focus on theory and practice in Australia. Policymakers are striving to strike a balance between the pros and cons of a proper...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Economics of Tourism and Sustainable Development
Edited by Alessandro Lanza, Anil Markandya, Francesco Pigliaru
Although economics has increasingly become a technical subject, this accessible book aims to present important economics results and relate them explicitly to the policy debate. Using a coherent analytical framework, this unique approach...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Political Crises, Social Conflict and Economic Development
Edited by Andrés Solimano
The contributors to this authoritative volume analyze the impact of political crises and social conflict on economic performance in the Andean region of Latin America.eBook:Find out more£25.00