Economic Development category: 2617 books

Cover of Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
by
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Many developing countries-Viet Nam included-continue to struggle to raise incomes...
Cover of Development: A Very Short Introduction
by Ian Goldin
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018

What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years.The notion of development itself...
Cover of Institutions and Development After the Financial Crisis
by
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013

The financial crash of 2007-2008 and the subsequent global economic crisis have raised questions about the viability of capitalism and the desirability of alternative types of economic system. In this context, Keynesian and Marxist ideas in particular have become more popular. These two approaches,...
Cover of Innovative Fiscal Policy and Economic Development in Transition Economies
by Aleksandr V Gevorkyan
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013

This book explores the problems of fiscal policy as an instrument of economic and social development in the modern environment, primarily focusing on the transition economies of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia. Evaluating the transformational experience in these countries, this work meets...
Cover of Migration and Inequality
by
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013

The ‘migration-development’ nexus has emerged as an important area of both research and policy over the last ten years. However, most of the interest has focused on the potential that migration holds for poverty alleviation. Relatively little attention has been paid to the relationship between...
Cover of The Many Faces of Socioeconomic Change
by John Toye
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017

Development is not a purely economic phenomenon; it also has a strong sociological element. The Many Faces of Socioeconomic Change explores how economic socio-cultural and political aspects of human progress have been studied since the time of Adam Smith. Surveying narratives of how development occurs,...
Cover of Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2010
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010

The global financial crisis has offered an important opportunity for Southeast Asian countries to rethink past growth strategies and project new development visions. This inaugural edition of the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook looks at current efforts to rebalance growth for the region and at what...
Cover of Trade Infrastructure and Economic Development
by
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012

There is growing consensus in the literature that trade and trade policy matter for a pro-poor growth and development strategy. Therefore, policies that are consistent with this strategy feature increasingly in many African countries where poverty is endemic and rapid and where sustainable economic...
Cover of Pacific Economic Monitor December 2016
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016

This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor discusses current and critical policy issues confronting ADB's Pacific developing member countries. The theme of the policy briefs in this issue is niche market development.
Cover of Facilitating Safe Labor Migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program has adopted a multisector approach to economic corridor development, requiring multisector investments, increased inter-sector coordination, and enhanced knowledge platform. An area of concern is facilitating safe labor migration. This report,...
Cover of The Millennium Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goals

Raising the Resources to Tackle World Poverty

by
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013

This volume provides an up-to-date and detailed tour d'horizon of the exciting diversity of new proposals and mechanisms currently being discussed in order to raise the necessary financial resources to make the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals a reality by 2015. If the MDGs to halve...
Cover of Development and Distribution

Development and Distribution

Structural Change in South East Asia

by Andy Sumner
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018

Since the Second World War, surprisingly few developing countries have experienced a truly sustained episode of economic and social convergence towards the structural characteristics of the advanced nations. East Asia has exceeded most regions in its achievement of convergence, and much has been written...
Cover of The Creative Wealth of Nations

The Creative Wealth of Nations

Can the Arts Advance Development?

by Patrick Kabanda
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018

Development seen from a more holistic perspective looks beyond the expansion of material means and considers the enrichment of people's lives. The arts are an indispensable asset in taking a comprehensive approach towards the improvement of lives. Incorporating issues of international trade, education,...
Cover of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014

This report describes how Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) corridor performance measurement and monitoring (CPMM) helps to achieve the objectives of the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy and its Implementation Action Plan. It presents the CPMM methodology and discusses...
First 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 Last
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy