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Development economics & emerging economies
Hardback. This book highlights strategies for poverty reduction in developing countries, with emphasis on the power of the market mechanism and vigor of the private sector, focusing ODA on a few longer term challenges and leveraging advances in technology to the fullest, and underlining the importance of human rights and security. Editor(s): Shiraishi, Takashi; Yamagata, Tatsufumi; Yusuf, Shahid. Series: IDE-JETRO series. Num Pages: 207 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219946
- ISBN
- 9780230219946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. A positive chapter has begun in finance for poor countries. Yet progress remains tentative. This book looks at how to make international finance better serve the needs of poor countries and poor people. It contains contributions by economists and political scientists who have been at the centre of the international policy debate. Editor(s): Addison, Tony; Mavrotas, George. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202481
- ISBN
- 9780230202481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardback. Asia is widely regarded as having benefited most from the dynamic growth effect of the recent wave of globalization. By examining mechanisms at work in the globalization--poverty nexus through specific case studies reflecting different settings, the book seeks to find ways to rediscover and resume a pattern of shared growth in Asia Editor(s): Nissanke, Machiko; Thorbecke, Erik. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201880
- ISBN
- 9780230201880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction
Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb; Mavrotas, George
Hardback. This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-poor development in order to derive best practices in this field. This is an important companion for professionals and policymakers, and also a vital reference source for students. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201774
- ISBN
- 9780230201774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. The most recent account of what is going on in the fast changing world and Chinese economics. Topics in the book include economic development, banking and finance, education reform, consumption patterns, the impact of social networking, population dynamics, policy making, and the challenges ahead for the rising economic global superpower. Num Pages: 205 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115675
- ISBN
- 9780230115675
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Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Hardback. Development Connections takes stock of recent advances in what is broadly known as Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The authors seek to discover how information and telecommunication technologies affect both the public and private sectors in Latin America and how they can optimize ICT returns to society. Editor(s): Chong, Alberto. Num Pages: 324 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KJC; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230111936
- ISBN
- 9780230111936
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Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Hardback. This book offers a step forward in finding out how the new decentralized institutional arrangements affect local economic development. In particular, it analyzes how local governments can use their increasing powers and responsibilities to improve productivity and quality of life in their territories. Editor(s): De la Cruz, Rafael; Palgrave Macmillan; Mannheim, Carlos Pineda; Poschl, Caroline; Inter-American Development Bank. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230111752
- ISBN
- 9780230111752
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Condition: New
€ 68.05
€ 68.05
Hardback. In an effort to understand the reasons for and consequences of the political backlash to the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. New London, this book brings together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners who explore the uses and abuses of eminent domain and regulatory takings. Editor(s): Benson, B. Num Pages: 321 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102460
- ISBN
- 9780230102460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Hardback. Collected here are papers from the conference, Thinking Outward, which dealt with a range of issues related to the key players in this process - firms, home countries and host countries and the book will have a foreword from Jeffrey Sachs. In the wake of the financial crisis, these issues remain increasingly critical for developing countries. Editor(s): Sauvant, Karl; Maschek, Wolfgang A.; McAllister, Geraldine A. Num Pages: 490 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100213
- ISBN
- 9780230100213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.46
€ 130.46
Hardback. With representatives from different disciplines stressing the central importance of freedom in analyzing poverty and emphasizing some important policy issues, this book offers a view of poverty that will orient research in directions previously neglected, and help those in charge of implementing poverty reduction policies. Editor(s): Kakwani, Nanak C.; Silber, Jacques. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004900
- ISBN
- 9780230004900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
. Ed(S): Kakwani, Nanak C.; Silber, Jacques
hardcover. This book is written in light of the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more than a dozen different quantitative techniques and provides empirical illustrations based on data sources from developed or developing countries. Editor(s): Kakwani, Nanak C.; Silber, Jacques. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004894
- ISBN
- 9780230004894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardback. This book tackles the disagreements that affect those looking to establish the macroeconomic policies needed to halve poverty over the next ten years. It presents a pro-poor macroeconomic policy allowing countries to recapture policy space, help promote growth, reduce inequality and diminish poverty in a sustainable way. Editor(s): Cornia, Giovanni Andrea. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004887
- ISBN
- 9780230004887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Hardback. Despite its utmost importance, the issue of industrial development has been largely neglected in the literature for the last few decades. The authors have conducted comparative case studies between Chinese and Japanese industries. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004832
- ISBN
- 9780230004832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
The Impact of Globalization on the World's Poor. Transmission Mechanis...
. Ed(S): Nissanke, Machiko; Thorbecke, Erik
Hardback. This book examines the various channels and transmission mechanisms, such as greater openness to trade and foreign investment, economic growth, effects on income distribution, technology transfer and labour migration through which the process of globalization affects different dimensions of poverty in the developing world. Editor(s): Nissanke, Machiko; Thorbecke, Erik. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004795
- ISBN
- 9780230004795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.96
€ 128.96
Hardback. The New Economy in Development presents conceptual and empirical analyses of the opportunities offered by information and communications technologies (ICT). Contributors include scholars and policy makers from international organizations, and the chapters include understudied cases from Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia. Editor(s): D'Costa, Anthony P. Series: Technology, Globalization and Development. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KCM; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001466
- ISBN
- 9780230001466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Political Economy Of Small Tropical Islands: The Importance of Being S...
. Ed(S): Hintjens, Helen M.; Newitt, Professo...
hardcover. This book is a comparative study of a number of dependent and independent tropical islands and archipelagos. Its contributors seek to answer a number of vital questions affecting the security, political status and economic development of some of the world's smallest and most remote communities. Editor(s): Hintjens, Helen M.; Newitt, Professor Malyn. Num Pages: 268 pages, 9 maps, bibliograohy, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859893725
- ISBN
- 9780859893725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.31
€ 142.31
Value Chains, Social Inclusion and Economic Development: Contrasting T...
. Ed(S): Helmsing, A. H. J.; Vellema, Sietze
paperback. Editor(s): Helmsing, A. H. J.; Vellema, Sietze. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138244009
- ISBN
- 9781138244009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
hardcover. Series: Routledge Research in New Postcolonialisms. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JMAF; KCM; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138217492
- ISBN
- 9781138217492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.17
€ 175.17
paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 20 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415459273
- ISBN
- 9780415459273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Paperback. In the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of corrupt developing nations as municipal governments and robber barons alike found ways to steal from taxpayers and swindle investors. This book explores this shadowy period of United States history in search of better methods to fight corruption world-wide. Editor(s): Glaeser, Edward L.; Goldin, Claudia. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 396 pages, 1 halftone, 20 line drawings, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JFFX; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226299587
- ISBN
- 9780226299587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.26€ 49.86
€ 58.26
€ 49.86