Development economics & emerging economies
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Development economics & emerging economies
Hardcover. The economic ascent of India and China is transforming the dynamics of globalization. The momentum of economic progress in these two nations will bring about a major shift in geopolitics. This book analyzes the economic experience of both countries in the context of development and globalization. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500518
- ISBN
- 9780230500518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.22
€ 123.22
Hardcover. Using rigorous economic analysis backed by solid data and accounts of real life experiences, this book twists conventional wisdom to drive the thinking about China 'outside the box'. It dispels China's economic myths and probes deep into the hidden forces that drive China's economic future. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230515574
- ISBN
- 9780230515574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. This book explores the gendered nature of the historical emergence of modern finance markets and their expansion to a now global scale. It analyses the ways in which women were and still are marginalized in terms of financial activity and associated structures of power which play a critical role in shaping the contemporary global political economy. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPS; KCM; KCP; KFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517936
- ISBN
- 9780230517936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Transnational Corporations and Development Policy: Critical Perspectiv...
Rugraff E, Sánchez-Ancochea D, Sumner A
Hardcover. This volume offers a wide-reaching exploration of foreign direct investment and developmental impacts through case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, also examining the role of 'new players' such as Chinese, Indian and South African TNCs. Editor(s): Rugraff, Eric; Sanchez-Ancochea, Diego; Sumner, Andy. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537064
- ISBN
- 9780230537064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65
Paperback. This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy issues, and reveals the current problems and policy options that a democratic Nigeria will need to debate and resolve. It presents an agenda of reform as unfinished business. Editor(s): Collier, Paul; Soludo, Chukwuma C.; Pattillo, Catherine. Num Pages: 459 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 459
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542730
- ISBN
- 9780230542730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardcover. This book explores the operating mechanisms of the Russian economy in a comparative perspective, and offers fascinating insights into how a socio-economic infrastructure has been created which continues to exert an influence on modern-day Russia and limits its development. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542785
- ISBN
- 9780230542785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Food Insecurity, Vulnerability and Human Rights Failure (Studies in De...
Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb, Acharya, Shabd S., D...
Hardcover. This volume discusses the significance of human rights approaches to food and the way it relates to gender considerations, addressing links between hunger and the HIV/AIDS pandemic, agricultural productivity and the environment. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLT1; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553576
- ISBN
- 9780230553576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.88
€ 123.88
Financing Social Policy: Mobilizing Resources for Social Development (...
Hujo, Katja, Mcclanahan, Shea
Hardcover. Moving beyond the 'post-Washington consensus', this book shifts the focus of development policy debates away from expenditures and austerity and towards revenues and resources. The book explores the potential and the developmental impact of different categories of resources for financing social policy in a development context. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 399 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCM; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576643
- ISBN
- 9780230576643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.54
€ 124.54
Hardcover. This book provides an in-depth analysis of neo-liberal and progressive economic reforms and policies implemented in Chile since the Pinochet dictatorship. The core thesis of the book is that there is not just 'one Chilean economic model', but that several have been in force since the coup of 1973. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJP; KCLF; KCLT; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577381
- ISBN
- 9780230577381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.14
€ 123.14
Paperback. This comprehensive study of the rise of multinational corporations from emerging economies explores the basis of their success. Andrea Goldstein argues that the history of multinational business offers valuable lessons for the present and shows how emerging multinationals are embedded in dense political, social and ethnic networks. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCP; KJK; KJVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577947
- ISBN
- 9780230577947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Hardcover. This book focuses on the transformation of the WFP into the world's largest humanitarian agency, providing an in-depth account of responses to increasingly large and complex natural and man-made disasters. It examines food aid and looks to the new modalities that are required to make food more available to those in dire need. Num Pages: 455 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580992
- ISBN
- 9780230580992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.83
€ 124.83
Hardcover. Western patients are increasingly travelling to developing countries for health care and developing countries are increasingly offering their skills and facilities to paying foreign customers. The potential and implications of this international trade in medical services is explored in this book through analysis of the market. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; KNSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600058
- ISBN
- 9780230600058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Child Labor and Education in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
Orazem, Peter F., Tzannatos, Zafiris, Sedlace...
Hardcover. This book examines the facts concerning child labour in Latin America, how it varies over time; across countries; and in comparison to other areas of the world. It aims to improve the understanding of root causes and consequences of persistent child labour and to contribute to the policy debate. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614598
- ISBN
- 9780230614598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardcover. This book presents theoretical and empirical investigation of the impact of human capital on economic growth in Ukraine during the period of 1989-2009. It defines place and role of human capital in the process of transition from the exogenous to the endogenous forms of growth. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618244
- ISBN
- 9780230618244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. This analysis of the current economic situation in Africa describes the international and domestic political and social developments that have contributed to the present state of affairs. The contributors call for significant changes in the manner in which Western aid is provided and utilized. Editor(s): Callaghy, Thomas M.; Ravenhill, John. Num Pages: 573 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 573
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082297
- ISBN
- 9780231082297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.79
€ 61.79
Paperback. Godoy investigates five lowland Amerindian societies of tropical Latin America-all of which are experiencing deep changes as they modernize-to discover the results of a market economy on both indigenous peoples and the conservation of tropical rainforest flora and fauna. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JHM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117852
- ISBN
- 9780231117852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
Paperback. John Taylor is one of the foremost economists of our generation.This book presents Taylor's view of the financial crisis and its aftermath. Series: Readings in Political Economy. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; 3JMG; KCM; KCP; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 133 x 199 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Institute of Economic Affairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780255367196
- ISBN
- 9780255367196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.37
€ 20.37
Book. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312068868
- ISBN
- 9780312068868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
hardcover. Editor(s): Nagel, Stuart S. Series: Policy Studies Organization Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPHV; JPP; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312103835
- ISBN
- 9780312103835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.73
€ 186.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312122232
- ISBN
- 9780312122232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Hardback. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCD; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312128326
- ISBN
- 9780312128326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Choudhury, Masudul Alam. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312159474
- ISBN
- 9780312159474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.43
€ 186.43
hardcover. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM; KCP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312162412
- ISBN
- 9780312162412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.42
€ 241.42
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFSL; JHB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312164676
- ISBN
- 9780312164676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.22
€ 62.22