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Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries
Roy Bahl, Richard M. Bird
This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge the gap between the conventional textbook treatment of fiscal decentralization and the actual practice of subnational government finance. The extensive literature about the...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Fighting Terrorism at Source
Jean-Paul Azam, Véronique Thelen
This book offers a unique and insightful econometric evaluation of the policies used to fight transnational terrorism between 1990 and 2014 using a sample of 124 countries. It proves that foreign aid plays a crucial role by inducing reci...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Law and Development
Frank H. Stephen
This book draws on the analytical framework of New Institutional Economics (NIE) to critically examine the role which law and the legal system play in economic development. Analytical concepts from NIE are used to assess policies which h...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Stagnation in Japan
Edited by Dongchul Cho, Takatoshi Ito, Andrew Mason
Japan’s dramatic transformation from economic success to economic stagnation offers important policy lessons to advanced countries everywhere that are struggling with stagnation. The term ‘Japanization’ is often used by economists to des...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The World Bank and the Globalisation of Housing Finance
Liam Clegg
The World Bank remains one of the most prominent actors in the field of global development, and one of the foremost international organisations in contemporary global politics. Over its history, its lending for housing has mortgaged deve...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid]()
Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid
Edited by B. Mak Arvin, Byron Lew
It would be fair to say that foreign aid today is one of the most important factors in international relations and in the national economy of many countries – as well as one of the most researched fields in economics. Although much has b...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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Central and Local Government Relations in Asia
Edited by Naoyuki Yoshino, Peter J. Morgan
Sustainable and inclusive growth in emerging Asian economies requires high levels of public investment in areas such as infrastructure, education, health, and social services. The increasing complexity and regional diversity of these inv...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation in Developing and Transition Countries
Edited by Alexandra Tsvetkova, Jana Schmutzler, Marcela Suarez, Alessandra Faggian
This edited work offers a multidisciplinary perspective on innovation challenges and innovative practices in the context of developing and transition countries. The contributions mostly embrace a national innovation system approach in an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A General Theory of Economic Development
Sung-Hee Jwa
This book makes the bold attempt at proposing a new general theory of economic development. The main premise is that economic institutions and policies must embody ‘economic discrimination’ if there is to be any chance of real economic d...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Mapping a New World Order
Edited by Vladimir Popov, Piotr Dutkiewicz
This book identifies possible factors responsible for the recent rise of many developing countries. It examines how robust these trends actually are and speculatively predicts the implications and consequences that may result from a cont...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Rise to Market Leadership
Edited by Franco Malerba, Sunil Mani, Pamela Adams
In recent years many new international market leaders from the BRICS countries have emerged in several manufacturing and service industries. This important study answers a number of crucial questions including, how did these companies ri...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Globalisation and Development
Edited by Kenneth A. Reinert
Characterised by conceptual diversity, the Handbook of Globalisation and Development presents contributions from prominent international researchers on all aspects of globalisation and carefully considers their role across a whole host o...eBook:Find out more$65.00
