Development Studies

Biodiversity in the Balance

Raffaello Cervigni

Biodiversity in the Balance summarises the scientific and economic debate and highlights disagreements about the definitions of biodiversity management objectives. The author goes on to develop an original analytical treatment of the inc...

Hardback (2002)

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Economic Policy and Manufacturing Performance in Developing Countries

Edited by Oliver Morrissey, Michael Tribe

This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America,...

Hardback (2002)

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Environment and Agriculture in a Developing Economy

Mohammad Alauddin, Mosharaff Hossain

The authors emphasise the importance of distributional aspects of environmental change and development in relation to employment and poverty and also focus on gender issues – often ignored in traditional theory.

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Social Evolution, Economic Development and Culture

Ronald Dore, D. Hugh Whittaker

Social Evolution, Economic Development and Culture brings together Ronald Dore’s key writings for the first time, making his work accessible across a wide range of social science disciplines. It produces a distinctive perspective with fo...

Paperback (2001)

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Environmental Economics and Policy Making in Developing Countries

Edited by Ronaldo Seroa da Motta

The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of topics varying from the general problems of growth and conservation to specific applications such as; pollution costs, environmental taxation, deforestation and climate change. This volume ...

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Globalization and Economic Development

Edited by Servaas Storm, C. W.M. Naastepad

Globalization is widely regarded as a means not only of ensuring efficiency and growth, but also of achieving equity and development for those countries operating in the global economy. The book argues that this perception of globalizati...

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Stabilization and Adjustment in Egypt

Gouda Abdel-Khalek

This book studies the impact of Egypt’s Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP), the effects of which have been of great interest to the international community. Organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF uphold...

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Tourism Economics, the Environment and Development

Clem Tisdell

This is a fascinating book that will be of great use to a wide readership including economists, environmentalists, geographers, tourism scholars and professionals, as well as academics in development studies.

Hardback (October 2001)

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The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse

Edited by Michael Grossman, Chee-Ruey Hsieh

This book extends the frontiers of research on the economics of substance use and abuse in a variety of extremely significant ways. It focuses on the determinants and consequences of the consumption of cigarettes, alcohol, betel quid, an...

Hardback (August 2001)

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Sustainable Development in Asia, America and Europe with Global Applications

Jian-Ming Zhou

Challenging Nobel economics laureate Theodore W. Schultz, Dr Zhou, in this comparative and path-breaking work, presents a new model for private land ownership or possession to overcome inefficient land-holding, increase farm competitiven...

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Contemporary Minority Migration, Education and Ethnicity in China

Robyn Iredale, Naren Bilik, Wang Su, Fei Guo, Caroline Hoy

Rural–urban migration is an important aspect in the development of countries. Until the late 1980s China was one of the few countries that controlled population movement both directly and indirectly through policies of economic and socia...

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