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Development economics & emerging economies
Hardcover. Bangladeshi villagers with mobile phones helped build what is now a thriving $200m company. What is the lesson for the rest of the world? In You Can Hear Me Now, Nick Sullivan answers this question through the compelling story of Iqbal Quadir, a local entrepreneur. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787986094
- ISBN
- 9780787986094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.26
€ 26.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. This new book by two leading economists is a far-reaching analysis of the role and organization of the financial system in the aftermath of the economic crisis. The authors argue that the financial markets, as currently organized, hinder genuine market transactions and therefore harm the economy, along with any chance of sustained recovery. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745672564
- ISBN
- 9780745672564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Paperback. Critical social theorist and philosopher David Theo Goldberg is one of the defining figures in critical race theory. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671796
- ISBN
- 9780745671796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Paperback. Consumption practices in China have been transformed at an unprecedented pace. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669717
- ISBN
- 9780745669717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardcover. The central paradox of the contemporary world is the simultaneous presence of wealth on an unprecedented scale, and mass poverty. Liberal theory explains the relationship between capitalism and poverty as one based around the dichotomy of inclusion (into capitalism) vs exclusion (from capitalism). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660141
- ISBN
- 9780745660141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. How can we best understand it? Demography, economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions, this book presents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651583
- ISBN
- 9780745651583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Paperback. Argues that the celebrated Indian IT industry is in fact a substantial obstacle to a broader-based, more egalitarian form of development in India. Series: IIPPE. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KCP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332659
- ISBN
- 9780745332659
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. A comprehensive introductory guide to development for students, teachers, volunteers and NGO workers. Including a discussion of the anti-WTO demonstrations in Seattle, the book examines issues surrounding development, industrialization and globalization in a historic context. Editor(s): Panayiotopoulos, Prodromos Ioannou; Capps, Gavin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 figures/27 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFS; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745314020
- ISBN
- 9780745314020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.98
€ 37.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171180
- ISBN
- 9780691171180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171173
- ISBN
- 9780691171173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159904
- ISBN
- 9780691159904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. In the past three decades, developing countries have made significant economic and social progress, from improved infant mortality rates to higher life expectancy. Taking a look at this kind of investment and its outcomes, this book explores the different channels through which public capital in infrastructure may affect growth and human welfare. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 line illus. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155807
- ISBN
- 9780691155807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Paperback. Shows that economic crises do not necessarily persuade governments to adopt IMF-style economic policies. This book argues that ideology, interests, and institutions, at both the international and domestic levels, mediate responses to such crises. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139524
- ISBN
- 9780691139524
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. The World Bank has attracted equal amounts of criticism and praise. Critics are especially quick to decry the World Bank's hypocrisy - the pervasive gaps between the organization's talk, decisions, and actions. This book explores how the characteristics of change in a complex international organization make hypocrisy difficult to resolve. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138190
- ISBN
- 9780691138190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.27
€ 43.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. Is China's growth sustainable, or has China relied too much on investment, which is subject to diminishing returns, and not enough on technological change? Dealing with the relation between investment, finance, and growth in China, this book dismisses this concern. Num Pages: 224 pages, 72 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125626
- ISBN
- 9780691125626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Paperback. Offers a vision of why state involvement works in some cases and produces disasters in others. This book demonstrates that successful state action requires an understanding of its own limits, a realistic relationship to the global economy, and the combination of coherent internal organization and close links to society - "embedded autonomy"�'. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPQ; KCM; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037363
- ISBN
- 9780691037363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 55.72
€ 71.29
€ 55.72
Paperback. Over the decades, there has been a widespread movement from authoritarian to democratic rule among developing countries, often occurring against a backdrop of severe economic crises and the adoption of market-oriented reforms. This title explores this relationship, addressing a variety of questions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 line illustration, 33 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPHV; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027753
- ISBN
- 9780691027753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 46.96
€ 59.41
€ 46.96
Paperback. In the 1980s some developing countries adopted orthodox market-oriented policies in response to international economic crises, others experimented with alternative programs, and still others failed to develop coherent adjustment strategies of any sort. This title examines the role of the state in the adjustment process. Editor(s): Haggard, Stephan; Kaufman, Robert R. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003948
- ISBN
- 9780691003948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97
Hardback. Focusing on a quantitative assessment of Brazil's economic performance 1976-2009, Aldo Musacchio and Sergio Lazzarini analyze the rise of new species of state capitalism in which governments interact with private investors either as majority or minority shareholders in publicly-traded corporations or as financial backers of purely private firms. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JPQB; KCM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729681
- ISBN
- 9780674729681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.42€ 66.26
€ 72.42
€ 66.26
Hardcover. Investing Japan demonstrates that foreign investment is a vital and misunderstood aspect of Japan's modern economic development. This study investigates the role played by foreign companies in the Japanese experience of modernization, highlighting their identity as key agents in the processes of industrialization and technology transfer. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; KCM; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417137
- ISBN
- 9780674417137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32