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Development economics & emerging economies
Hardback. This title summarizes the UNU/WIDER international research project on the formation of world regions, especially as far as the important issues of peace and development are concerned. This last volume in a series of five focuses on comparative research, covering all important regions of the world. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333765418
- ISBN
- 9780333765418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardback. How can newly industrialized economies achieve cohesive systems of innovation for sustainable growth? The author offers a theory of innovation systems with concrete case studies to illustrate its usefulness. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760772
- ISBN
- 9780333760772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Hardback. This text is an analysis of past and contemporary policy experiences and reform efforts in Korea. The main principle of this book is that Korea's economic future is dependent upon the integration of market-orientated systems, and as such policy recommendations are presented to support this. Series: Studies in the Korean Economy. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; KCM; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760635
- ISBN
- 9780333760635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Paperback. Second revised edition of an examination of the failures of aid to eliminate poverty, particularly in Africa. It purports that aid can often have harmful effects, such as undermining the working of the market economy, thus reducing growth and development. It also contains the author's ideas for a new approach to aid and development. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333759769
- ISBN
- 9780333759769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. Second revised edition of an examination of the failures of aid to eliminate poverty, particularly in Africa. It purports that aid can often have harmful effects, such as undermining the working of the market economy, thus reducing growth and development. It also contains the author's ideas for a new approach to aid and development. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333759752
- ISBN
- 9780333759752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. Contributing to the fields of both development economics and security studies, this volume re-examines the economics of military expenditure, arms production and arms trade in developing nations. Editor(s): Dunne, Paul; Brauer, Jurgen. Num Pages: 445 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJP; JWXF; KCM; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 793.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754405
- ISBN
- 9780333754405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.29
€ 196.29
Hardcover. This study attempts to deal with how China's economic reforms have undermined the "iron rice bowl" system which since the 1950s has provided both "lifetime employment" and "cradle to the grave" welfare for many workers, particularly those in state-owned enterprises. Editor(s): Warner, Malcolm. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333753422
- ISBN
- 9780333753422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. What factors determine the success of economic transition, development and growth? Examining the contrast between East German shock therapy and Hungary's gradualism, this work generates a set of conditions for economic development which imply some degree of state intervention and strategy. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVH; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751435
- ISBN
- 9780333751435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Hardcover. This text provides an overview and some economic analysis of China's economic reform experiences, particularly those since the late 1980s. It covers many institutional details of key aspects of the Chinese economy, including fiscal and monetary management, and financial sector development. Series: Studies in the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; KCB; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751343
- ISBN
- 9780333751343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. This is a demonstration that poverty remains a universal phenomenon. The study focuses on 24 countries including industrialised economies, planned economies, developing market economies, mixed economies and the least developed economies, examining the causes of poverty and of development. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750612
- ISBN
- 9780333750612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Paperback. The poverty reduction goals of the European development co-operation agencies are examined here. The poverty impact of aid programmes and good and bad practices are assessed, ways of maximizing benefits are explored and changes in agency management systems and dialogue are recommended. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JPSN2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333744772
- ISBN
- 9780333744772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. What are the poverty reduction goals of the European development cooperation agencies? This book examines the credibility of their actual record in terms of their commitment and approaches to poverty reduction. The poverty impact of their aid programmes and their good and bad practices are assessed based on field studies in seven poor countries. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JPSN2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333744765
- ISBN
- 9780333744765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. With regard to the Asian financial crisis, this book examines the impact of economic globalization in developing economies and it applies empirical studies of all of the major countries to theoretical perspectives on the crisis. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 487.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740767
- ISBN
- 9780333740767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
hardcover. This a wide-ranging study focuses on five main themes: labour processes, migration and labour systems; labour circulation or mobility; the gendered nature of labour relations; and class consciousness, worker organization and labour standards. Series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333736968
- ISBN
- 9780333736968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Tapping the Market: The Challenge of Institutional Reform in the Urban...
Nickson, Andrew, Franceys, Richard
Hardcover. This text examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case studies of state-owned water companies in Ghana, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Series: Role of Government in Adjusting Economies. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KNBW; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333736203
- ISBN
- 9780333736203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardback. The issue of how food security processes are being managed in developing countries is the focus of this book. A series of case studies highlight the individuality of approaches and the varying capability and will of governments to take on these new roles. Series: The role of government in adjusting economies. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333736197
- ISBN
- 9780333736197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardback. Capital volatility, financial crises, aid, debt and the IMF are all issues that have received a great deal of attention. This title provides an essentially non-technical discussion of these issues, examining the underlying political economy and discussing the policy alternatives that are available. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733974
- ISBN
- 9780333733974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardback. The main purpose of the book is to rely on evidence and to go beyond rhetoric, ideology and anecdotes in assessing structural adjustment in Pakistan and the developing world generally to examine how reform can be combined with pragmatism and social justice. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; KCL; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733615
- ISBN
- 9780333733615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardcover. Examines how small firms in developing countries acquire technological capability, the skills required to operate technology effectively, and the ability to adapt it to local conditions. The author develops a methodology for a quantitative assessment of the learning process using case material. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM; KJVS; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732199
- ISBN
- 9780333732199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
Hardback. This text develops the insights of the literature on globalization and information technology and demonstrates their interdependence. The central insight is that globalization is mainly a technological phenomenon, driven by influences exerted on international trade and foreign investment. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333729960
- ISBN
- 9780333729960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22