Economic Development category: 2617 books
Development Patterns of Material Productivity
Convergence or Divergence?
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Increasing concerns regarding the world’s natural resources and sustainability continue to be a major issue for global development. As a result several political initiatives and strategies for green or resource-efficient growth both on national and international levels have been proposed. A core...
Planning Sustainable Cities and Regions
Towards More Equitable Development
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
As global warming advances, regions around the world are engaging in revolutionary sustainability planning - but with social equity as an afterthought. California is at the cutting edge of this movement, not only because its regulations actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also because its...
by F. Gerard Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
We are witnessing a transformation in the world economy as a result of the IT/e-business revolution. Modern logistics based on cheap communication and transportation are shifting the locus of production and the international division of labour between the West and the lower wage countries of East...
Assembling for Development
The Maquila Industry in Mexico and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
First published in 1989, this book focuses upon the phenomenon of export-led industrialisation fuelled by foreign investment and technology. He concentrates on Mexico, where US companies have been taking advantage of inexpensive labour to establish "maquila" factories that assemble US parts...
Cities, Economic Inequality and Justice
Reflections and Alternative Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Increasing economic inequality in cities, and the spatial translation of that into more segregated neighbourhoods, is top of the political agenda in developed countries. While the overall living standards have increased in the last century, the focus has now shifted from poverty to economic differences,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
This book highlights the state-of-the-art tourism and hospitality industry in Southeast Asian countries, while also presenting future directions for the industry with an emphasis on decision-making models. It first elaborates on the significant role of the tourism and hospitality industry given the...
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...
by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Since its inception, the Commission has been committed to devising a model for sustainable development over the medium and long terms. Recently, the basic tenets of the development model have been revisited in light of the current challenges of equality and sustainability, as set forth in the position...
Philippines
Public-Private Partnerships by Local Government Units
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The Philippine infrastructure gap is prominent at the local government level. This study looks at past experiences of public-private partnership (PPP) projects of local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines. It reviews international experiences of PPPs at the local level and draws lessons from...
by Clement Moore Henry, Robert Springborg
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
In this 2010 edition of their book on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa, Clement Henry and Robert Springborg reflect on what has happened to the region's economy since 2001. How have the various countries in the Middle East responded to the challenges of globalization and...
by Gaurav Nayyar
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2012
A striking aspect of India's recent growth has been the dynamism of its services sector. In 2010, it accounted for 57 percent of the country's GDP and 25 percent of its total employment. The results do not conform to the growth experience of currently industrialized countries or other developing economies....
Cooperative Research Centers and Technical Innovation
Government Policies, Industry Strategies, and Organizational Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
At a time when scientific and technical innovation now requires a multitude of heterogeneous inputs and expertise from the public and private sectors alike, cooperative research centers (CRCs) have emerged as the predominant vehicle for cross-sector collaboration. In the U.S. alone, there are thousands...
The Long Process of Development
Building Markets and States in Pre-industrial England, Spain and their Colonies
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Douglass North once emphasized that development takes centuries, but he did not have a theory of how and why change occurs. This groundbreaking book advances such a theory by examining in detail why England and Spain developed so slowly from 1000 to 1800. A colonial legacy must go back centuries before...
Development by Free Trade? Développement à travers le libre-échange?
The Impact of the European Unions Neoliberal Agenda on the North African Countries Les enjeux de lagenda néolibéral de lUnion européenne pour les pays de lAfrique du Nord
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
One year ago the negotiations between Tunisia and the European Union about a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement (DCFTA) had started in Tunis. Experts from both sides of the Mediterranean accepted to contribute to this book in order to foster the public debate in the North-African countries...