International Economics category: 4483 books
Size, Causes and Consequences of the Underground Economy
An International Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Bringing together top international researchers this book provides a worldwide coverage of underground economic activities. It presents estimates of the underground economy for 145 countries - the most comprehensive ever undertaken; an in-depth examination of the underground economy for a select number...
by Barry Mr. Potter
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1997
Politics, Poverty, and Microfinance
How Governments Get in the Way of Helping the Poor
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
This book analyzes the affect that government institutions have on whether or not microfinance contributes to poverty alleviation in the context of Latin America. It concludes that political and economic stability, as well as and law order, have a statistically significant impact on microfinance effectiveness....
Stop North Korea!
A Radical New Approach to the North Korea Standoff
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
This radical new approach to dealing with North Korea offers a refreshing perspective on an intransigent and deadly situation.
Imagine you control a multi-billion dollar capital fund, and North Korea is an underperforming corporation. You see it is undervalued and want to take it over, but...
India and Africa's Partnership
A Vision for a New Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
This book demonstrates the changing dynamics of India’s engagement with Africa, focusing on trade, investment, official development assistance, capacity building activities and the diaspora. It also examines its impact at the economic, political and societal levels with respect to governance, democratic...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
In the modern globalized economy, it is important for businesses of all sizes to take advantage of the opportunity to enter diverse markets around the world. Through an international presence, organizations can remain competitive. The Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities combines comprehensive...
Regional Economic Outlook, May 2018, Europe
Managing the Upswing in Uncertain Times
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Europe continues to enjoy a strong growth spurt. Growth has firmed up in many European economies and the forecast is for more of the same. Real GDP increased by 2.8 percent in 2017, up from 1.8 percent in 2016. The expansion is largely driven by domestic demand, with investment increasingly contributing....
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Europe
Domestic Expansion Running into External Turbulence
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018
Economic activity continued to expand in the first half of 2018, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, mainly in advanced Europe. Domestic demand, supported by stronger employment and wages, remains the main engine of growth. However, the external environment has become less supportive and is expected...
Knowledge, Networks and Power
The Uppsala School of International Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
This book presents more than four decades of research in international business at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University. Gradually, this research has been recognized as 'The Uppsala School'. The work in Uppsala over the years reflects a broad palette of issues and approaches.
Eliminating the IMF
An Analysis of the Debate to Keep, Reform or Abolish the Fund
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
This book offers a concise but thorough analysis of the International Monetary Fund reform debate. Since the advent of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, a lengthy deliberation has ensued over whether the IMF should be reformed, abolished, or left as is. The authors approach this debate...
by Yanlong Zhang, Lisa Keister
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
China’s 30-year market transition and its integration into the world economy provide a unique opportunity for exploring the nature of large-scale economic and political transformation and the mechanisms underlying organizational behavior during such a transition. Management and Organizations in...
by Luc Mr. Leruth, Pierre Nicolas
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
The Crisis and Miss Emily's Perceptions draws an analogy between the theme and the characters in Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" and the global financial crisis. In Faulkner's story, all the characters try to deny realities, thus allowing an unstable situation to last longer than it should...
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2018, Western Hemisphere Department
Seizing the Momentum
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
The world economy and global trade are experiencing a broad-based cyclical upswing. Since October 2017, global growth outcomes and the outlook for 2018–19 have improved across all regions, reinforced by the expected positive near-term spillovers from tax policy changes in the United States. Accommodative...
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Asia Pacific
Asia at the Forefront: Growth Challenges for the Next Decade and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Growth in the first half of 2018 was softer than in 2017, especially in advanced economies. In contrast, growth remained robust in emerging market economies and broadly in line with expectations. After rising to 6.9 percent in 2017, growth in China continued to be strong into the first half of 2018...