In The State and the Economic Process, a distinguished group of economists provides – through a comparison of postwar economic performance and policies – sound analytical support and historical evidence in favour of vigorous market guidi...
The Economics of Labour Migration places migration in a historical context, considers the economic impact of labour emigration and immigration, and examines the migration process in the European Union. The international group of contrib...
Rich Nations – Poor Nations offers a broad perspective on the development process in which authors relate historical work to the current problems of the Third World. While these papers are not anchored solely in the European past, they ...
Institutions and Development Strategies brings together the major contributions which Irma Adelman has made to our understanding of development strategies and the role of institutions in economic development. Featuring pioneering work on...
Dynamics and Income Distribution brings together Irma Adelman’s pioneering applications of econometrics, as well as papers on the poverty and income distribution implications of growth and development. The volume combines some early pape...
Meghnad Desai’s work presents a significant challenge to economics as currently practised. Poverty, Famine and Economic Development brings together essays which reflect his long-standing interest in economic development.
Issues discu...
Racism, Ethnicity and Politics in Contemporary Europe includes an overview of contemporary racism, investigations into its socio-economic and ideological roots, analyses of its role in party politics and studies of multilateral and non-g...
Direct foreign investment by transnational corporations is of increasing importance for developing nations and has major implications for legislators, policy makers and business leaders. The State and Transnational Corporations is one o...
The Voluntary Sector, the State and Social Work in Britain offers a different perspective which shows that Britain has always had a mixed economy of welfare with the voluntary sector playing a major role. This book traces the ideas and ...
In The Economics of Third World National Parks, Anup Shah argues that parks and reserves are worth preserving, rigorously analyses the problem and advocates solutions drawing on a wide range of sources. Issues discussed include the effec...
Michael P. Todaro’s pioneering work on economic development has been noted for its openness to new forms of analysis, fresh methods of perceiving economic behaviour and the consideration of the complex array of ‘non-economic’ variables t...
Japan’s emergence as a modern state in the middle of the nineteenth century was a unique socio-political event. The accompanying economic development – achieved without tariff autonomy and with practically no injection of foreign capita...
