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Open-Economy Macroeconomics for Developing Countries
Akhand A. Hossain, Anis Chowdhury
Open-Economy Macroeconomics for Developing Countries focuses on fiscal, monetary and exchange rate issues of importance to less developed economies. The book argues that the dichotomy between the short-term macroeconomic stabilization g... -
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Cost–Benefit Analysis for Developing Countries
Robert J. Brent
Cost–benefit analysis is a key component in the evaluation of economic development strategies. In this new, updated version of his earlier book, Project Appraisal for Developing Countries, Robert Brent provides a comprehensive and acces... -
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Climate Policy and Development
Edited by Axel Michaelowa, Michael Dutschke
Two case studies – one on a renewable energy project in Indonesia and another on Costa Rican climate policy – show the problems that are likely to be encountered by CDM and illustrate the importance of active host country involvement. Th... -
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Sustainable Development and Integrated Appraisal in a Developing World
Edited by Norman Lee, Colin Kirkpatrick
This book will be warmly welcomed by development policymakers and consultants in government and non-government organizations as well as academics and postgraduates working in the fields of economics, development and environmental studies. -
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The Economic Development of Latin America in the Twentieth Century
André A. Hofman
This book provides an assessment of Latin American 20th century economic performance from a comparative and historical perspective. The author uses growth accounting methods and previously unavailable long-term series data to present a ... -
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Competition and the World Economy
Francisco C. Sercovich, Choong-Yong Ahn, Claudio Frischtak, Mojmir Mrak, Herman Mügge, Wilson Peres, Samuel M. Wangwe
Globalisation has had a major impact on manufacturing competitiveness and industrial development in transitional and developing economies. This up-to-date book critically examines the experience of a wide range of countries, focusing on... -
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Reconciling Trade and the Environment
Veena Jha, Anil Markandya, René Vossenaar
The link between trade and the environment has focused on two broad issues: how changing trade regimes have affected the environment and how stricter environmental regulations have affected trade. The answers are of particular importance... -
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Environmental Economics and Development
Edited by J. B. Opschoor, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
This outstanding new collection surveys the relationship between the environment and development, and highlights some of the tensions that are implicit in the notion of sustainable development. -
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Pathways to Economic Development
Richard Grabowski
This innovative book integrates ideas from sociology, economics and political science to analyse economic development. In doing so, it sheds new light on the process of successful development in East and Southeast Asia and, at the same ... -
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Development Policies in Natural Resource Economies
Edited by Jörg Mayer, Brian Chambers, Ayisha Farooq
This important book examines the factors that influence economic growth and sustainable development in countries with a significant natural resource sector. It addresses the key issue of how to make the primary sector sufficiently produc...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Political Economy of Taiwan’s Development into the 21st Century
Edited by Gustav Ranis, Sheng-Cheng Hu, Yun-Peng Chu
Over the past four decades, Taiwan has achieved remarkable economic growth. In this important book, a distinguished group of contributors employs a comparative perspective to explore the reasons behind and the lessons to be learned from...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Political Economy of Comparative Development into the 21st Century
Edited by Gustav Ranis, Sheng-Cheng Hu, Yun-Peng Chu
This important book uses the most recent advancements in growth theory and case studies to examine the status of economic and political development at the turn of the 20th century.