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Development economics & emerging economies
Paperback. Over 350 million people are affected each year by disaster and conflict. The international community is often unable to respond effectively to these crises. This report provides an independent examination of donor performance with the aim of improving the effectiveness of aid, and promoting greater accountability of donors. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573499
- ISBN
- 9780230573499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Hardback. Challenging the Aid Paradigm critically examines central aspects of Western international aid policy, while at the same time exploring non-western, especially Chinese, aid and assesses to what extent these may be competitive or complementary. Editor(s): Sorensen, Jens Stilhoff. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577664
- ISBN
- 9780230577664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.01
€ 161.01
Paperback. This book provides a definitive account of the recent history of the International Monetary Fund, and the successes it has enjoyed since it was founded. With fascinating contributions by current and former IMF staff members, this book offers a unique insight into the workings of the organization and explores how it has benefited many. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230578098
- ISBN
- 9780230578098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Hardback. With contributions by experts from official agencies in Africa, international financial institutions, the private sector, and academia, this book focuses on financial sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa and how institutions can play a more active role in economic development. Editor(s): Quintyn, Marc; Verdier, Genevieve. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JM; KCM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580503
- ISBN
- 9780230580503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Paperback. 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: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCB; KCM; KCP; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600065
- ISBN
- 9780230600065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardback. The book examines how globalization is altering the structure of the extremely foreign trade-dependent Caribbean economies. It treats these small economies together as a single economy by focusing on their common features. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603806
- ISBN
- 9780230603806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardback. This book analyzes the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, and the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance, economic performance, and the very possible achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608344
- ISBN
- 9780230608344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardback. This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict. Editor(s): Copestake, James. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JM; GTF; JFF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608696
- ISBN
- 9780230608696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.65
€ 67.65
Paperback. Can Latin America compete? Many argue that the macroeconomic and trade reforms of the 1990s merely put a handsome coat of paint over education, labour, judicial, and administrative reforms that remain incomplete. This book identifies ten factors that most influence the competitiveness of Latin American nations and will shape their economic futures. Editor(s): Haar, Jerry; Price, J. Num Pages: 309 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPS; KCB; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612143
- ISBN
- 9780230612143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
The Age of Productivity. Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up.
Carmen Inter-American Development Bank; Idb P...
Hardback. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes. Editor(s): Pages, Carmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623507
- ISBN
- 9780230623507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.44
€ 129.44
The Age of Productivity. Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up.
Carmen Inter-American Development Bank; Idb P...
paperback. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes. Editor(s): Pages, Carmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623521
- ISBN
- 9780230623521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Hahn, Frank; Coricelli, Fabrizio; Matteo, Massimo Di. BIC Classification: KCM. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312176211
- ISBN
- 9780312176211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Griffin, Keith. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312215378
- ISBN
- 9780312215378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.93
€ 193.93
Hardback. Brings together leading economists to analyze present economic issues and further debate on the need for sound economic policies to avoid a crash on a global scale. Subjects covered include: the US twin deficit, Western European economic integration and Eastern Europe's economic transition. Editor(s): Baldassarri, Mario. Series: Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCLF; KCLT; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 44. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333569252
- ISBN
- 9780333569252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.05
€ 196.05
Hardback. How and why did the rural enterprise sector get so big in China? This book has the answers. That sector is owned and operated by rural communities. The book explains why these enterprises have been growing so fast, and it explores the implications of their growth. Editor(s): Findlay, Christopher; Watson, Andrew; Wu, Harry X. (Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia). Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCC; KCM; KN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333595848
- ISBN
- 9780333595848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Paperback. The collapse of colonialism and the emergence of new nationalist governments seemed to promise plenty for all Third-World peoples. This book proposes a theory to explain the failure of Third-World states to transform the institutions that produce poverty and powerlessness. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, tables, figures, references, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333601488
- ISBN
- 9780333601488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.70
€ 194.70
Development Strategies in East Asia and Latin America
. Ed(S): Hosono, Akio; Saavedra-Rivano, Neant...
Hardback. Discusses the impact of development policies in East Asia and Latin America. Chapters in this book share a political economy perspective and are the result of collaborative work co-ordinated by researchers at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Editor(s): Hosono, Akio; Saavedra-Rivano, Neantro. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 1KLC; 1KLS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333659618
- ISBN
- 9780333659618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardback. Examines the expanding role of transnational corporations and foreign direct investment in the world economy. The papers in the book deal with such issues as the nature and extent of globalization, and the shifting relations between transnational corporations and national economies. Editor(s): Kozul-Wright, Richard; Rowthorn, Robert. Num Pages: 445 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLT; KCM; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333689578
- ISBN
- 9780333689578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.79
€ 195.79
Hardback. Examines agricultural markets under conditions of underdevelopment. The text contains case studies from nine countries, covering all three underdeveloped continents, in order to offer a comprehensive overview of the lessons to be learned from field experience. Editor(s): Harriss-White, Barbara. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCA; KCL; KCM; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 641.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732274
- ISBN
- 9780333732274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
Hardback. Godfrey Yeung investigates the causes and socio-economic effects of foreign direct investment in the Dongguan municipality of southern China during the 1990s. He illustrates that the inflow of foreign capital has both desirable and undesirable socio-economic effects. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778258
- ISBN
- 9780333778258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00