Economics and Development

Challenging assumptions about the benefits of specific development practices, this book provides readers with an overview of how competing frameworks have developed and the ways that specific development practices reflect specific understandings of the main debates, as well as offering a comprehensi..

_x000D_ This book adopts a revisionist perspective on the European economy, addressing the lack of coherent study of the agricultural sector and reassessing old theories about the links between agricultural and economic development...

_x005F_x000D_ This book adopts a revisionist perspective on the European economy, addressing the lack of coherent study of the agricultural sector and reassessing old theories about the links between agricultural and economic development...

From community-led water management schemes in Latin America to national health insurance programs in Africa, this volume assesses different alternative models to privatization and the typologies used for classifying them, providing groundbreaking insights into the scope and scale of alternative ser..

This volume is the only one of its kind to explore Sen's work from a gender perspective. A special issue of the journal Feminist Economics, it features multidisciplinary contributions and new material...

The author examines the evolving range of issues of sustainability, and the related change of processes within governments and businesses in both the public and private sectors...

China is the world’s largest ICT exporter, having overtaken Japan, the European Union and the United States, and China’s ICT industry is the largest manufacturing sector within the Chinese economy. This book examines how China has attained this leading position in one of the most capital and high te..

China is the world’s largest ICT exporter, having overtaken Japan, the European Union and the United States, and China’s ICT industry is the largest manufacturing sector within the Chinese economy. This book examines how China has attained this leading position in one of the most capital and high te..

First published in 1982. Foreign control of capital is a major problem for many developing countries and can lead to the exercise of a form of colonial control whereby capital is provided for political rather than economic reasons. This book discusses the implications of this phenomenon for trade th..

This book considers the offense of illicit enrichment, which has become a powerful tool in the global war against corruption. The book explores the offense in treaties, customary international law and domestic laws, looking at issues such as the presumption of innocence and human rights...

First published in 1978, Development Economics in Action is a renowned study of policies in Ghana, one of Africa’s most closely watched economies. In this new edition three additional chapters provide a detailed account of 1978-2008...

First published in 1986, the Malaysian economy has grown remarkably since 1970 but despite this poverty is still widespread. This book examines the record of economic development in Malaysia over this period and evaluates the success of the New Economic Policy. In particular it examines the merits o..