Economic Conditions category: 2830 books
The Food Question in the Middle East
Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 4
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
In recent years, the food question has been a central concern for politicians, economists, international organizations, activists and NGOs alike, as well as social scientists at large. This interest has emerged from the global food crisis and its impact on the environment and the political economy...
by Domenico Rossignoli
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Growth and democracy represent two profound aspirations of mankind: prosperity and freedom. The present book provides a framework for the analysis of the relationship between institutions, democracy and growth and it is proposed to scholars in the field of social sciences, post-graduate students and...
Singapore Perspectives 2010
Home.Heart.Horizon
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2010
The Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought...
Mongolia
A Guide to Economic and Political Developments
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2007
With Mongolia fast becoming a significant exporter of minerals and raw materials, this book provides a full account of political and economic events in this important country. It focuses on the period since the establishment of the Soviet-backed Mongolian People’s Republic in 1924 and the transition...
From Warfare to Wealth
The Military Origins of Urban Prosperity in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
The economic rise of Europe over the past millennium represents a major human breakthrough. To explain this phenomenon, this book highlights a counterintuitive yet central feature of Europe's historical landscape: warfare. Historical warfare inflicted numerous costs on rural populations. Security...
Cooperating for Enhanced Survival in the Twenty-First Century
A Rational Scientific Basis for Understanding and Resolving Economic and Political Problems
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
In Cooperating for Survival in the Positive-Sum Universe, Earl Willis proposed that the universe is actually causal and positive sum.
This stance doesnt mesh with current scientific theories, but he argues we need to look at the universe in a new way. In this companion to his first book, Willis...
by Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Revolutionary account of the transformative potential of the knowledge economy
Adam Smith and Karl Marx recognized that the best way to understand the economy is to study the most advanced practice of production. Today that practice is no longer conventional manufacturing: it is the radically...
by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Terra Lawson-Remer, Susan Randolph
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right. But to what extent are countries across the world living up to this commitment? This path breaking book develops an innovative, evidence-based index for comparing performance...
When Small States Make Big Leaps
Institutional Innovation and High-Tech Competition in Western Europe
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
At the close of the twentieth century, Denmark, Finland, and Ireland emerged as unlikely centers for high-tech competition. In When Small States Make Big Leaps, Darius Ornston reveals how these historically low-tech countries managed to assume leading positions in new industries such as biotechnology,...
Social Market Economy
The Case of Germany
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
The book presents the economic policy model known as “Social Market Economy” in Germany, the country where it originated. Although the model has since been adopted as core objective in the EU Treaty of Lisbon, experts still disagree on its exact nature. The author contributes to this debate by...
Make America Great Redefined
American series, #2
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2019
This book is carefully written to help you understand how the American economy began in the 18th Century and the various economic policies that have helped the country in the league of industrialized nations. You will also discover the mistakes that government has committed over several decades that...
From Convergence to Crisis
Labor Markets and the Instability of the Euro
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
What explains Eurozone member-states' divergent exposure to Europe's sovereign debt crisis? Deviating from current fiscal and financial views, From Convergence to Crisis focuses on labor markets in a narrative that distinguishes the winners from the losers in the euro crisis. Alison Johnston argues...
by Giovanna Vertova
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
The process of globalization has had profound, often destabilizing, effects on space, at all levels (i.e. local, regional, national, international). This revealing book analyzes, both theoretically and empirically, the effects of globalization over space. It considers, through a dialogue among different...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Presenting original work and new thinking on a wide range of important issues, the book explores the current state of globalization, competition and growth in China.
China has produced an economic miracle since the late 1970s in its transition from a planned to a market economy. This remarkable...