Development Studies

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...

Hardback (2006)

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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 ...

Hardback (2006)

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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...

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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...

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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...

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (2004)

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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...

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (2004)

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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...

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (2004)

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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