Economic Policy category: 3057 books
by International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2008
The region's prospects continue to be promising, but global developments pose increased risks to the outlook. Growth in sub-Saharan Africa should again average about 6½ percent in 2008 with oil exporters leading the way; meanwhile, growth in oil importers is expected to taper off, though only modestly....
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Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of International Trade surveys the literature on the politics of international trade and highlights the most exciting recent scholarly developments. It examines the impact of domestic societal actors, domestic institutions, and international interactions on trade...
Rethinking Capitalist Development
Primitive Accumulation, Governmentality and Post-Colonial Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
In this book, Kalyan Sanyal reviews the traditional notion of capitalism and propounds an original theory of capitalist development in the post-colonial context.
In order to substantiate his theory, concepts such as primitive accumulation, governmentality and post-colonial capitalist formation...
Japan's Quiet Transformation
Social Change and Civil Society in 21st Century Japan
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
The 1990s have been termed as 'Japan's lost decade' to describe how the phenomenal growth in the Japanese economy ground to a halt and the country was crippled by enormous and ongoing political, economic and social problems. In responding to these unprecedented difficulties, wide-ranging reforms have...
Factor X
Challenges, Implementation Strategies and Examples for a Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
This book describes and analyses necessities for a more resource-efficient world. It discusses solutions for a more sustainable use of natural resources, addressing decision-makers and experts from the fields of policy development, industry, academia, civil society, and the media. The book presents...
Mexicano and Latino Politics and the Quest for Self-Determination
What Needs to Be Done
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
This book examines the current status of Mexicano and Latino politics in the United States. Political scientist and community activist Armando Navarro maintains that both represent a dysfunctional and failed mode of politics, attributable to their system maintenance and mainstream ideological orientation...
Arab Human Development in the Twenty-first Century
The Primacy of Empowerment
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
With its emphasis on the primacy of change, this study arrives at a particularly auspicious moment, as the Middle East continues to be convulsed by the greatest upheavals in generations, which have come to be known as the Arab Spring. Originally prepared as the tenth-anniversary volume of the UNDP's...
Intellectual Property
Trade, Competition, and Sustainable Development The World Trade Forum, Volume 3
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2010
The incorporation of intellectual property protection into the WTO international trading system has been a milestone in international economic law and has added a new dimension to trade regulation — new rights and obligations and new challenges alike. The contributors, leading scholars and practitioners...
Economics of Tobacco Control in China
From Policy Research to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Nearly 370 million people in China smoke; about one-third of all smokers in the world are in China; and about 1.2 million deaths in China are attributable to smoking. The death toll is expected to reach 2.2 million in 2030 if no smoking intervention pr
Eurasian Integration
Challenges of Transcontinental Regionalism
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum. This book investigates emerging economic linkages in the area, examining the factors shaping this integration, the benefits and risks involved, and the future of these states on the global stage.
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Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
This volume offers contributions by thought leaders from a variety of disciplines and different perspectives, which are brought together in a final chapter. The contributions give insight in the role of large-scale international assessments as change agents. As national leaders recognize the growing...
by International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2009
Europe is in a deep recession. Adverse feedback between the financial and real sectors and across borders is likely to delay the recovery and create downside risks. Unprecedented policies have been undertaken to address the crisis-but are they likely to be successful and sufficiently coordinated for...
Financial Market Regulation
Legislation and Implications
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
What role should regulation play in financial markets? What have been the ramifications of financial regulation? To answer these and other questions regarding the efficacy of legislation on financial markets, this book examines the impact of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), also called the Financial...
Saudi Arabia:
Tackling Emerging Economic Challenges to Sustain Growth
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Saudi Arabia: Tackling Emerging Economic Challenges to Sustain Strong Growth