Development Economics
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Environment and Agriculture in a Developing Economy
Mohammad Alauddin, Mosharaff Hossain
The authors emphasise the importance of distributional aspects of environmental change and development in relation to employment and poverty and also focus on gender issues – often ignored in traditional theory. -
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Modern Malaysia in the Global Economy
Edited by Colin Barlow
The authors review the direction of politics after Prime Minister Mahathir, as well as exploring Malaysia’s foreign, education, and labour policies. They canvass the idea of a ‘new Malay’ better adapted to modern society, investigate the...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Reform in Japan
Edited by Craig Freedman
While many Western economists forcefully urge the Japanese to become more like the US, there are other academics who have registered strong reservations to such a simplistic solution. In this volume, noted scholars take opposing position...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Environmental Economics and Policy Making in Developing Countries
Edited by Ronaldo Seroa da Motta
The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of topics varying from the general problems of growth and conservation to specific applications such as; pollution costs, environmental taxation, deforestation and climate change. This volume ... -
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Globalization and Economic Development
Edited by Servaas Storm, C. W.M. Naastepad
Globalization is widely regarded as a means not only of ensuring efficiency and growth, but also of achieving equity and development for those countries operating in the global economy. The book argues that this perception of globalizati... -
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Taiwan’s Economic Success since 1980
Edited by Chao-Cheng Mai, Chien-Sheng Shih
Taiwan’s economic development experience represents a unique case study especially in the wake of the Asian financial crisis. Taiwan has performed outstandingly in terms of macroeconomic and industrial development, particularly during re...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Tourism Economics, the Environment and Development
Clem Tisdell
This is a fascinating book that will be of great use to a wide readership including economists, environmentalists, geographers, tourism scholars and professionals, as well as academics in development studies. -
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Perspectives on Korean Unification and Economic Integration
Edited by Young Back Choi, Yesook Merrill, Yung Y. Yang, Semoon Chang
During the last decade of the twentieth century, the Korean peninsula was the stage for non-stop, dramatic political and economic events. This volume brings together an unusually broad range of perspectives on US policy towards North Kor...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Stabilization and Adjustment in Egypt
Gouda Abdel-Khalek
This book studies the impact of Egypt’s Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP), the effects of which have been of great interest to the international community. Organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF uphold...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Poland into the New Millennium
Edited by George Blazyca, Ryszard Rapacki
It is a widely held belief that the Polish experience of system transformation following the final collapse of ‘real socialism’ in 1989 is one of the ‘best’. Poland into the New Millennium surveys the country’s post-communist transformat...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse
Edited by Michael Grossman, Chee-Ruey Hsieh
This book extends the frontiers of research on the economics of substance use and abuse in a variety of extremely significant ways. It focuses on the determinants and consequences of the consumption of cigarettes, alcohol, betel quid, an... -
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Sustainable Development in Asia, America and Europe with Global Applications
Jian-Ming Zhou
Challenging Nobel economics laureate Theodore W. Schultz, Dr Zhou, in this comparative and path-breaking work, presents a new model for private land ownership or possession to overcome inefficient land-holding, increase farm competitiven...