Development Economics

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...

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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...

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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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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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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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The Software Industry in Emerging Markets

Edited by Simon Commander

This book aims to promote an understanding of the origins and dynamics of the software industry in a number of key emerging markets – Brazil, China, India and Israel, and to establish what experiences, if any, are potentially replicable ...

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Leading Issues in Competition, Regulation and Development

Edited by Paul Cook, Colin Kirkpatrick, Martin Minogue, David Parker

The book draws together contributions from leading experts across a range of disciplines including economics, law, politics and governance, public management and business management. The authors begin with an extensive overview of the is...

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Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries

Peter Meier, Mohan Munasinghe

The main energy-related areas discussed include electric power, new and renewable energy sources, transport and oil-based fuels, and greenhouse gas emissions. The methodological tools of energy and environmental economics provide a ratio...

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Globalization and Equity

Edited by Natalia Dinello, Lyn Squire

This book analyzes the links between globalization and equity from the perspectives of seven regions: the Commonwealth of Independent States, East Asia and South Asia, Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North ...

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Foreign Direct Investment

Edited by Yingqi A. Wei, V. N. Balasubramanyam

This book consists of detailed case studies of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa, providing a critical review of the determinants and impact of FDI on growth and development...

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