Development Economics
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The Nature of Economic Growth
A. P. Thirlwall
This concise book, by one of the leading scholars in development economics, has been developed from a series of lectures given to masters students and will serve as an excellent introduction to the principles of growth and development th...eBook:Find out more$32.76
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Growth and Development in the Global Economy
Edited by Harry Bloch
What are the forces behind the increasing globalization of economic life? How does globalization affect the functioning of national economies? What difficulties confront government policymakers in dealing with the global economy? These i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Environmental Accounting in Action
Glenn-Marie Lange, Rashid Hassan, Kirk Hamilton, Moortaza Jiwanji
Environmental Accounting in Action studies the experiences of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, the core countries of a unique, regional environmental accounting programme in Southern Africa. Covering minerals, forestry, fisheries and ... -
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The Open Economy and the Environment
Ian Coxhead, Sisira Jayasuriya
The Open Economy and the Environment asks what globalization means for environmental quality and the use of natural resources in developing economies. The authors develop theoretical models that trace the effects of trade and trade liber... -
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Development Economics and Structuralist Macroeconomics
Edited by Amitava Krishna Dutt, Jaime Ros
Lance Taylor is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent development economists in the world and is known for his work on development planning, macroeconomics of development, stabilization policy, and the global economy. He has als... -
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Economic Liberalization, Distribution and Poverty
Edited by Rob Vos, Lance Taylor, Ricardo Paes de Barros
Since the late 1980s, almost all Latin American countries have undergone a series of far-reaching economic reforms, particularly in the areas of financial and capital account liberalization and trade. This book provides a comparative and...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Integration and Development
Mordechai E. Kreinin, Michael G. Plummer
Mordechai Kreinin and Michael Plummer consider the implications of the emerging global trend of economic regionalism for developing countries. The analysis focuses on the trade and investment effects of integration in developed countries...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development
Edited by Jean L. Pyle, Robert Forrant
This volume raises an important question: Given the fast-changing global economy and the challenges it presents, what is the role for the university as an institution promoting sustainable human development? The editors begin by outlini...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Implementing Sustainable Development
Edited by Hussein Abaza, Andrea Baranzini
Decision-makers increasingly seek to design environmental and development policies that will support sustainable development. Thus, practical tools to help formulate sustainable development policies and clear methods to assess their acce...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Governance and Economic Development
Joachim Ahrens
The main theme of this study is the political economy of policy reform in less developed countries and post-socialist countries. Given the complexity of economic development and transition, Joachim Ahrens views failures in policy reform,...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Failing to Compete
Sanjaya Lall, Carlo Pietrobelli
This unique study draws on extensive fieldwork assessing technology systems in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the context of their export competitiveness. Its emphasis is on the role of technology systems in building indu...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Creating Capitalism
Patricia Dillon, Frank C. Wykoff
Employing historical analysis and building on growth theory and modern political economy, Dillon and Wykoff explain Soviet disintegration and analyze efforts to create capitalism in newly independent states. They show how five fundamenta...eBook:Find out more$40.00