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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
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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The Economics of Natural Disasters
Edited by Mark Skidmore
This timely new collection presents essential readings for those interested in the economics of natural disasters. It features influential articles on the macroeconomic and regional impacts of natural disasters, natural disaster vulnerab... -
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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
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Industrial Policy in Developing Countries
Tilman Altenburg, Wilfried Lütkenhorst
Against the backdrop of persistently high levels of poverty and inequality, critical environmental boundaries and increasing global economic interdependence, this book addresses the role and impact of industrial policies in developing co...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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Living Wages Around the World
Richard Anker, Martha Anker
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This manual describes a new methodology to measure a decent but basic standard of living in ... -
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Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Research
Edited by Paula Kyrö
Allying and expanding the diverse fields of entrepreneurship and sustainable development research is a modern day imperative. This Handbook paints an illuminating picture of the historic and current understanding of the bond between entr...eBook:Find out more$63.16