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Economics and Ecology in Agriculture and Marine Production
Clem Tisdell
In this new book, Clem Tisdell considers combined economic and ecological influences on levels of agricultural and marine production, their variations and sustainability. The book consists mainly of previously published articles gathered... -
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Migration in the Asia Pacific
Edited by Robyn Iredale, Charles Hawksley, Stephen Castles
This book examines the overall trends and labour patterns of migrants, their relationship with the state, and the impacts they have on the societies in which they work and sometimes settle. The book adopts a multidisciplinary perspective...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Public Finance in Developing and Transitional Countries
Edited by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, James Alm
It is hard to think of anyone who has contributed so much and so widely to research in international public finance in the last 40 years as has Richard Bird. This volume of essays emerged from a conference dedicated to him. It also expan... -
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Financial Reform and Economic Development in China
James Laurenceson, Joseph C.H. Chai
This book is a comprehensive, balanced and realistic assessment of China’s financial reform program and future direction. Covering not only the banking sector but also non-bank financial institutions, stock market development and externa...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Trade and Development
Edited by John Toye
This book questions what enduring lessons have been learnt about the interdependence of international trade and economic development during the last 50 years. Since the end of the Cold War and the advent of the WTO, developing countries ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Economic Reform and the Liberalisation of the Indian Economy
Edited by Kaliappa Kalirajan, Ulaganathan Sankar
A decade after the implementation of the initial wave of economic reforms in India, the process of transforming the country into a fully developed market economy continues. A hallmark of the globalised economy is its ability to sustain c... -
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Handbook on Development Policy and Management
Edited by Colin Kirkpatrick, Ron Clarke, Charles Polidano
This important Handbook on international development policy and management covers a broad spectrum of contemporary topics across all the major areas of interest. With over 40 chapters, the book comprehensively explores the many themes an...eBook:Find out more£44.76
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The Nature of Economic Growth
A. P. Thirlwall
This concise book, by one of the leading scholars in development economics, has been developed from a series of lectures given to masters students and will serve as an excellent introduction to the principles of growth and development th...eBook:Find out more£21.56
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Environmental Accounting in Action
Glenn-Marie Lange, Rashid Hassan, Kirk Hamilton, Moortaza Jiwanji
Environmental Accounting in Action studies the experiences of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, the core countries of a unique, regional environmental accounting programme in Southern Africa. Covering minerals, forestry, fisheries and ... -
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The Open Economy and the Environment
Ian Coxhead, Sisira Jayasuriya
The Open Economy and the Environment asks what globalization means for environmental quality and the use of natural resources in developing economies. The authors develop theoretical models that trace the effects of trade and trade liber... -
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Development Economics and Structuralist Macroeconomics
Edited by Amitava Krishna Dutt, Jaime Ros
Lance Taylor is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent development economists in the world and is known for his work on development planning, macroeconomics of development, stabilization policy, and the global economy. He has als... -
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Environmental Management and the Competitiveness of Nature-Based Tourism Destinations
Twan Huybers, Jeff Bennett
Environmental management, either voluntary or imposed, can add to the costs of nature-based tourism businesses. Such costs can make tourism destinations less competitive, but the same activities can also enhance competitiveness by increa...