Development economics & emerging economies
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Development economics & emerging economies
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
€ 125.29
€ 125.29
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
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
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
€ 124.04
€ 124.04
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
€ 125.47
€ 125.47
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
€ 124.81
€ 124.81
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
€ 123.12
€ 123.12
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
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
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
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
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
€ 123.23
€ 123.23
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
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
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
€ 124.14
€ 124.14
Hardcover. A comprehensive picture of the effects of economic integration on industry location in less developed East Asia - particularly in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar - who pursued trade liberalization and economic integration after the 1990s. Studies include detailed empirical analyses of regional industry locations as well as country overviews. Series: IDE-JETRO series. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230389410
- ISBN
- 9780230389410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.32
€ 65.32
Hardcover. An exploration of the implications of mineral-led wealth and the opportunities that this creates for economic and social development. The book includes theoretical and policy analyses as well as micro level country case studies, including Norway, Chile, Indonesia, Nigeria and Botswana. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230370906
- ISBN
- 9780230370906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39
Hardback. The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes five topics: perspectives and paradigms, debunking myths, development policy, gender and international perspectives, and policy, as well as names like Seers, Singer, Lipton, Reg Green. Editor(s): Jolly, Richard. Series: Ids Companions to Development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white tables, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368330
- ISBN
- 9780230368330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardcover. Submerging Markets is a valuable resource asset to the world academic community, government agencies, global business organizations and anyone interested in the impact of the new financial regulations and reforms implemented after the 2008 crisis, relative to the possible and probable future economic growth rates of the emerging markets (BRICS). Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KFFM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230362734
- ISBN
- 9780230362734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardcover. This book seeks to clarify the positive and negative lessons in the experiences of late development under neoliberal globalization. Dic Lo explores competing theories, with a view to constructing an alternative synthesis that transcends neoliberalism, placing greater emphasis on solidarity and humanistic development. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347182
- ISBN
- 9780230347182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.50
€ 123.50
Hardcover. Breger Bush argues that derivatives markets work in the development context as engines of inequality and instability, aggravating poverty among those they are purported to help and highlighting some of the dangers of neoliberal globalization for the poor. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCM; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338920
- ISBN
- 9780230338920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Economic Development Through Regional Trade: A Role for the New East A...
Kimbugwe, Kato, Perdikis, Nicholas, Yeung, Ma...
Hardcover. Post-colonial Africa is littered with regional trade agreements that amounted to little more than a photo opportunity for the leaders that signed them. This book explores conventional explanations for past failures and posits a new theory rooted in the symbiotic relationship between authoritarian politics and crony-capitalism. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCB; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314214
- ISBN
- 9780230314214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.77
€ 155.77
Hardcover. This book examines the relationship between development economics, social protection and democratization in the specific context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Moving existing theories of transformation into a new terrain, it sheds light on the exclusive origins of dictatorship and democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JKSW; JP; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299795
- ISBN
- 9780230299795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Paperback. In a systematic study of the political economy of East Asia, Cai adopts an historical perspective alongside a contemporary focus, exploring East Asia's development since the late 19th century. Following similar paths to economic development, East Asian states have achieved economic success, integrating themselves into a regional economy. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPSL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356. Regional and National Dimensions. Series: International Political Economy Series. 280 pages, 20, 17 black & white tables, 1 figures. In a systematic study of the political economy of East Asia, Cai adopts an historical perspective alongside a contemporary focus, exploring East Asia's development since the late 19th century. Following similar paths to economic development, East Asian states have achieved economic success, integrating themselves into a regional economy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPSL; KCM; KCP. Dimension: 216 x 159 x 21. Weight: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298712
- ISBN
- 9780230298712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50
Hardcover. This volume assesses the current state of play for Middle East and North African countries, in the light of wider work on inflation targeting, and provides lessons from the evolution of monetary policy in Europe. Editor(s): Cobham, David. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; KCBM; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290211
- ISBN
- 9780230290211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.45
€ 65.45
Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective
Dowling, John Malcolm, Yap, Chin Fang
Hardcover. This book analyzes the determinants of happiness for both the rich and the poor in the developing regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Explanatory variables include education, health and income as well as demographic and social variables. The book highlights the overwhelming importance of health in uplifting well-being in these regions. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCL; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285750
- ISBN
- 9780230285750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.47
€ 123.47
Hardcover. Leading international scholars provide a timely reconsideration of how and why entrepreneurship matters for economic development, particularly in emerging and developing economies. The book critically dissects the evolving relationship between entrepreneurs and the state. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KJD; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282209
- ISBN
- 9780230282209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.59
€ 124.59
Cluster-Based Industrial Development: A Comparative Study of Asia and ...
Sonobe, Tetsushi, Otsuka, Keijiro
Hardcover. This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCD; KCG; KCM; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456. A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa. 280 pages, 77 black & white tables, 10 figures. This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCD; KCG; KCM; KCU. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280182
- ISBN
- 9780230280182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95