Development Economics

  1. Add to Wish List Knowledge and Innovation for Development

    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...
    Paperback (2005)

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    Hardback (2004)

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  2. Add to Wish List Aid, Power, and Privatization

    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...
    Hardback (2005)

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  3. Add to Wish List Political Crises, Social Conflict and Economic Development

    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.
    Hardback (2005)

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  4. Add to Wish List Global Development and Poverty Reduction

    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...
    Hardback (2005)

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  5. Add to Wish List Leading Issues in Competition, Regulation and Development

    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...
    Paperback (2005)

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    Hardback (2004)

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  6. Add to Wish List Foreign Firms, Technological Capabilities and Economic Performance

    Foreign Firms, Technological Capabilities and Economic Performance

    Rajah Rasiah
    This book employs novel techniques to compare technological capabilities and economic performance in seven countries at varying stages of industrial development: Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, South Africa and Uganda. Th...
    Hardback (February 2005)

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  7. Add to Wish List Technological Learning

    Technological Learning

    Gillian M. Marcelle
    This book investigates how individual firms in developing countries undertake technological learning and capability building (TCB) efforts and explains why some developing country firms are world-class and others struggle with these impo...
    Hardback (2005)

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  8. Add to Wish List The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe

    The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe

    Edited by Klaus Liebscher, Josef Christl, Peter Mooslechner, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald
    The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe gives insights into past, present and future issues related to the ongoing EU enlargement process. Providing a unique forum for debate and a multiplicity of views and experiences from both high...
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  9. Add to Wish List Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies

    Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies

    Edited by Michele Boldrin, Been-Lon Chen, Ping Wang
    Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today e...
    Hardback (December 2004)

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  10. Add to Wish List Local Enterprises in the Global Economy

    Local Enterprises in the Global Economy

    Edited by Hubert Schmitz
    This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Lati...
    Paperback (2004)

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    Hardback (2004)

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  11. Add to Wish List Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy

    Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy

    Edited by Andrea Baranzini, Philippe Thalmann
    Voluntary approaches (VAs) are increasingly implemented in different countries as the main instrument in environmental policies. The authors focus on the economics of (VAs), their advantages and disadvantages and how they compare with ot...
    Hardback (2004)

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  12. Add to Wish List Valuing the Environment in Developing Countries

    Valuing the Environment in Developing Countries

    Edited by David Pearce, Corin Pearce, Charles Palmer
    In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into ...
    Paperback (2004)

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    Hardback (2002)

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