Development Studies

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...

Hardback (January 2006)

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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 (February 2005)

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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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Hardback (September 2005)

Working Mothers in Europe

Edited by Ute Gerhard, Trudie Knijn, Anja Weckwert

Working Mothers in Europe combines comparative perspectives on social policies with analyses of mothers’ practices as evidenced in macro data and as explored in country based case studies. Social policy research has emphasised the impact...

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Regions, Land Consumption and Sustainable Growth

Edited by Oedzge Atzema, Piet Rietveld, Daniel Shefer

This book provides an in-depth investigation of the role of the private and public sectors in land markets and regional economics, and explores the reasons behind government intervention in the interests of sustainable growth.

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Global Development and Poverty Reduction

Edited by John-ren Chen, David Sapsford

At the beginning of the third millennium, underdevelopment and poverty continue to remain critical problems on a global scale. The purpose of this volume is to explore the various ways in which the institutions of the global economy migh...

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