Economic Conditions category: 2830 books
Social Costs and Public Action in Modern Capitalism
Essays Inspired by Karl William Kapp's Theory of Social Costs
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
The Social Costs approach to the globalised capitalist market economy has gained new relevance in recent years. The present situation is one of widespread and increasing deterioration of the social, cultural, democratic, and environmental frameworks of advanced capitalist market societies. This deterioration...
by Sanjaya Baru
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
In this book, Sanjaya Baru, one of India’s most respected commentators on political and economic issues, pays close attention to the strategic consequences of India’s increasingly impressive economic performance. The new turn in India's economic policies and performance in the last decade of the...
Prosperity for All
How to Prevent Financial Crises
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, economists around the world have advanced theories to explain the persistence of high unemployment and low growth rates. According to Roger E. A. Farmer, these theories can be divided into two leading schools of thought: the ideas of pre-Keynesian scholars...
The Global Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath
Hidden Factors in the Meltdown
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
In The Global Financial Crisis, contributors argue that the complexity of the Global Financial Crisis challenges researchers to offer more comprehensive explanations by extending the scope and range of their traditional investigations. To achieve this, the volume views the financial crisis simultaneously...
Development Aid and Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa
The Limits of Western and Chinese Engagements
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
This book offers an original analysis of the long-term impact of western and Chinese economic and development cooperation policies in Africa. It argues that western Official Development Assistance (ODA) has failed to create viable and autonomous economies in beneficiary countries not (only) because...
by E Ray Canterbery
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Since its onset in late 2007, few expected the Great Recession to be protracted for over half a decade across the world. The Rise and Fall of Global Austerity explains the origins and history of austerity, severe implications of the idea of it and how the continuation of the Great Recession was a...
by Cheng Jin
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
This book provides a historical economic analysis of two key issues relating to township and village enterprise (TVE) development in China. Firstly, the nature of the evolving relationship between TVEs and local government; in particular how TVE entrepreneurs have used institutionalized power to secure...
Business and Governance in South Africa
Racing to the Top?
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
The authors identify conditions under which firms seek higher rather than lower regulation in a context of weak regulatory capacities by engaging in self-regulation or partnering up with the government and/or NGOs. They analyse how firms in the automotive, food, textile, and mining sectors fight environmental pollution and HIV/AIDS.
Should We Tax the Rich More?
The Munk Debate on Economic Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2013
As middle-class incomes stagnate in advanced economies while the rich experience record income gains, the eleventh semi-annual Munk Debate pits wealth redistribution supporters Paul Krugman and George Papandreou against Newt Gingrich and Arthur Laffer to debate taxation — should the rich pay more?
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by Ernesto Vivares
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
The events and processes that have taken place in the last decade in South America have given way to one of the most interesting regional phenomena under a global crisis and within a changing world order. From the traditional status of Washington´s backyard and reign of economic and political stability,...
Part of the Family?
Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for Domestic Workers' Rights
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Love and compassion are at the heart of domestic labor, yet historically, domestic workers have been rendered invisible—by society and in the eyes of the law. Mostly foreign-born women, these workers have been excluded from labor protections that workers in the rest of the economy take for granted....
Gender and the Economic Crisis in Europe
Politics, Institutions and Intersectionality
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
This book is a unique exploration into the gendered politics of the economic crisis in Europe. It focuses, firstly, on the changes in the political and economic decision-making institutions and processes of the EU and their consequences for gender equality policy. Secondly, the book analyses the gendered...
Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018
Foreign Investor Perspectives and Policy Implications
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
The Global Investment Competitiveness report presents new insights and evidence on drivers of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries, and FDI’s role in development. The report’s survey of 750 executives of multinational corporations finds that a business-friendly legal and regulatory...
Economic Diversification in the Gulf Region, Volume II
Comparing Global Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
This volume explores the challenges to diversification in Gulf countries, which can no longer rely on profits from hydrocarbons to fund national expenditures. It elaborates on the problem of weak institutions, lack of coordination between policy makers and executors, limited investment in research...