Development Economics
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![Gender and Development: Theoretical, Empirical and Practical Approaches]()
Gender and Development: Theoretical, Empirical and Practical Approaches
Edited by Lourdes Benería, Savitri Bisnath
This two-volume set brings together a selection of the most significant contributions to the field of gender and development. The key emphasis is on economic analysis, with some articles informed by an interdisciplinary approach. The vol... -
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![Transition and Growth in Post-Communist Countries]()
Transition and Growth in Post-Communist Countries
Edited by Lucjan T. Orlowski
Transition and Growth in Post-Communist Countries documents the first ten years of economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Competitiveness, Technology and Skills]()
Competitiveness, Technology and Skills
Sanjaya Lall
This book draws together recent contributions by Sanjaya Lall – a leading authority on international investment, technology and industrial policy – on competitiveness and its major determinants. It draws upon his wide experience of comp... -
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![The Sustainability of Long-term Growth]()
The Sustainability of Long-term Growth
Edited by Mohan Munasinghe, Osvaldo Sunkel, Carlos de Miguel
The Sustainability of Long-term Growth is a comprehensive review of the links between sustainable development and long-term growth. This state-of-the-art book develops our understanding of the complex issues that will shape sustainable ... -
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North Korea in Transition
Edited by Chang-Ho Yoon, Lawrence J. Lau
Recent political developments on the Korean peninsula suggest both the possibility and desirability for the neighboring powers to establish a new framework for regional peace. The US and North Korea have managed to reach an agreement to ... -
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![Subregional Economic Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe]()
Subregional Economic Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe
Martin Dangerfield
Martin Dangerfield provides a comprehensive and in-depth study of what has clearly been the most important initiative in this respect – the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). He examines the origins, aims, objectives and str...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Development and Political Reform
Bradley L. Glasser
Economic Development and Political Reform addresses critical trends in the Middle Eastern political economy in the 1980s and 1990s and builds upon the cross-regional political science literature concerning political and economic reforms ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Private Firms and Public Water]()
Private Firms and Public Water
Edited by Nick Johnstone, Libby Wood
While the potential economic benefits of PSP are well-known, the authors extensively discuss the environmental and social implications unique to the sector. The focus of the book is on the crucial role public authorities must continue t... -
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Economic Transition in Vietnam
Melanie Beresford, Dang Phong
This book provides an incredibly detailed and thorough account of how Vietnam’s dependence on Soviet aid during the 1960s and 1970s sustained and yet ultimately undermined the centrally-planned economy. Foreign aid provided most of the r...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Mongolian Economy
Edited by Frederick Nixson, Bat Suvd, Puntsagdash Luvsandorj, Bernard Walters
In 1990 Mongolia, the second oldest communist state in the world, initiated a fundamental transformation of its economy and moved rapidly to a multi-party democracy. Unlike any other Asian economy it adopted the shock-therapy approach t... -
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Combating Urban Inequalities
Edmundo Werna
This book analyses the relationship between urban management and the unequal pattern of provision of urban services in developing countries. It starts from the premise that socio-economic inequalities constitute a significant developmen... -
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![Liberalization and its Consequences]()
Liberalization and its Consequences
Edited by Werner Baer, Joseph L. Love
The essays in this volume describe, analyse and compare the achievements and the failures of societies that adopted market-based economies within a democratic polity after a long period of communist rule (Russia and Eastern Europe) or mi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
