Economic Development category: 2617 books
Inflation - Its Societal and Economic Implications
Its Societal and Economic Implications
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Economics - Economic Cycle and Growth, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Hof, language: English, abstract: The understanding of the cause and effects of inflation is crucial to understanding its impact on society throughout history. Inflation...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The 2012 Development Effectiveness Review (DEfR) is the sixth annual corporate performance report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The review found that the development effectiveness review process introduced in 2008 has successfully propagated a results culture across ADB. This has led to improved...
by Hentschel Jesko; Aran Meltem; Can Raif; Ferreira Francisco H.G.; Gignoux Jérémie; Uraz Arzu
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Children in Turkey have vastly different odds of success. Their paths are affected by factors over which they have no control, such as how wealthy or educated their parents and even grandparents are. By investing in its children and youth, Turkey can create a virtuous cycle whereby these children and...
by World Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
A new look and new ways to access the world’s premier source of development data Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank’s premier annual compilation of data about development. Compiled from officially-recognized international...
India in the Contemporary World
Polity, Economy and International Relations
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
This book brings together Indian and European perspectives on India’s polity, economy and international strategy. It explores internal, regional and global determinants shaping India’s status, position and goals in the early 21st century. Through an array of methodological and theoretical approaches,...
Does Aid Work in India?
A Country Study of the Impact of Official Development Assistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010
Much about India's economy and aid flows has changed in the last two decades. India's growth rate has quickened since economic liberalisation, the poverty head count has fallen and the volume and composition of its aid have changed as new issues of climate change and the environment have emerged..
Yet...
Resource Accounting for Sustainability Assessment
The Nexus between Energy, Food, Water and Land Use
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
The demands placed on land, water, energy and other natural resources are exacerbated as the world population continues to increase together with the expectations of economic growth. This, combined with concerns over environmental change, presents a set of scientific, policy and management issues...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The fate of the climate change regime hangs in the balance as the UN-led negotiations try to forge a new international strategy for the post-2020 period. Since 1992, the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol has been the primary legal instrument to respond to the climate challenge. However, the intergovernmental...
Robert McNamara's Other War
The World Bank and International Development
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Robert McNamara is best known for his key role in the escalation of the Vietnam War as U.S. secretary of defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. The familiar story begins with the brilliant young executive transforming Ford Motor Company, followed by his rise to political power...
Iran in the 21st Century
Politics, Economics & Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
Iran is an ancient country, an oil-exporting economy and an Islamic Republic. It experienced two full-scale revolutions in the twentieth century, the latter of which had large and important regional and international consequences, including an eight-year war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. And now...
Multinational Interest & Development in Africa
Establishing a People’s Economy
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
This book analyzes the current economic situations in African countries at the local, regional, and national level. It examines the growing interest from developed and developing countries to invest in Africa and their different reasons for doing so, which aren’t always aligned with the interests...
African Economic Outlook 2009
Country Notes: Volumes 1 and 2
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The African Economic Outlook 2009 Country Notes volumes review the recent economic situation and predict the short-term evolution of 47 African countries which account for 99% of the continent's economic output and 97% of its population. The Outlook is drawn from a country-by-country analysis based...
by Ngan Thuy Collins
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
The transformation of the Vietnamese economy from socialist planning to a market economy has led to Vietnam having one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world; and to also to Vietnam engaging much more with the international economy, joining the World Trade Organisation in 2006. This book...
Demographic Change and Economic Growth
Simulations on Growth Models
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
In this book the author investigates the impact of demographic change on economic growth. As a result of the current financial crisis, a new view on economics has been demanded by various scientists. The author provides such a new view on economic growth, using a methodology of system dynamics. By...