Development economics Books
LID Publishing Elemental Change: Making Stuff Happen When
Book SynopsisOur intensely interconnected world never stops evolving. Amid the chaos of intended and unintended consequences we’re expected to lead a change initiative. We have to learn fast, as it’s already started. In Elemental Change, a highly practical, human and entertaining book, we’re guided in how we might make complex change attainable – organizational, professional or personal – whether we have years of experience or are facing our first major challenge. It helps us think about what change is and means, how we prepare for it and what we do to make it successful. The elemental framework is highly portable, making it relevant to any location, sector, culture or discipline.
£11.69
Daraja Press A Region In Revolt
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£17.09
Amalion Publishing Innovation Ecosystems in Africa
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£23.70
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Multinationale Unternehmen aus Schwellenländern und Europa: Herausforderungen und Strategien
Book SynopsisIn letzter Zeit hat die Öffentlichkeit Bedenken hinsichtlich der Auswirkungen multinationaler Unternehmen aus Schwellenländern geäußert. Die Expansion chinesischer multinationaler Unternehmen nach Europa und die Belt and Road Initiative ist ein prominentes Beispiel, das Hoffnung geweckt hat, aber auch das Bewusstsein für die langfristigen Auswirkungen geschärft hat. Auf der Grundlage einer systematischen Analyse von Internationalisierungstheorien, der Rolle ausländischer Direktinvestitionen und multinationaler Unternehmen in Verbindung mit eingehender empirischer Forschung anhand von Fallstudien in der Türkei, Russland, Lateinamerika, Asien und Europa befasst sich dieser aktuelle Sammelband mit den Chancen und Bedenken im Zusammenhang mit diesem neuen Trend. Darüber hinaus liefert er neue Erkenntnisse, die für Wissenschaftler, politische Entscheidungsträger, regionale Wirtschaftsagenturen und Studenten sowie für die breite Öffentlichkeit von großer Bedeutung sind. Durch die Konzentration auf die (potenziellen) Auswirkungen der Expansion multinationaler Unternehmen aus Schwellenländern auf Europa und die Einbeziehung einer langfristigen Perspektive bietet das Buch eine neue Sichtweise auf ein äußerst kontroverses Thema.Table of ContentsEmpirischer Überblick und theoretische Perspektiven.- Politik und Macht in multinationalen Unternehmen in Schwellenländern.- Nachhaltigkeit und multinationale Unternehmen in Schwellenländern.- Globale Arbeitsbedingungen im Wandel.- Regionale Expansionsstrategien in Europa.- Schlussfolgerungen.
£94.99
Palgrave Macmillan The Promise and Peril of FDI in SubSaharan Africa
Book Synopsis1)Introduction.- 2)Colonial Legacies.- 3)Economic Policy Legacies.- 4)Democracy.- 5)Corruption.- 6)Between East and West.- 7)Financial Sector Development.- 8)Economic Growth.
£98.99
Duncker & Humblot GmbH Gemeinsame grenzüberschreitende Auftragsvergabe
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£63.92
Duncker & Humblot GmbH Nachhaltigkeitsverpflichtungen Im Lichte Unternehmerischer Freiheit
£71.92
Lit Verlag Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for
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£72.00
Lit Verlag Mega-Urban Development and Transformation
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£34.20
Lit Verlag Business Opportunities, Start-Ups, and Digital
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£76.50
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG CSR und Compliance: Synergien nutzen durch ein
Book SynopsisÖffentlichkeitswirksame CSR-Maßnahmen lancieren, aber Steuern hinterziehen? Unternehmen, die so handeln verlieren ihre Glaubwürdigkeit. Wer am Markt erfolgreich sein will, muss rechtliche, professionelle und gesellschaftliche Regeln einhalten. Mit anderen Worten: Wer von Unternehmensethik spricht, für den sind Compliance und CSR-Management untrennbar miteinander verbunden. Wie aber hängen CSR-Standards und Compliance-Regeln genau zusammen? Die Autoren legen in dem Band dar, auf welche Weise beide Konzepte miteinander verwoben sind und arbeiten die Schnittmengen und Unterschiede heraus – sowohl im Hinblick auf die theoretische Konzeption als auch hinsichtlich der praktischen Umsetzung: Inwieweit ist Werte- und Compliance-Management ein Bestandteil gesellschaftlicher Unternehmensverantwortung? Welche Zielkonflikte können auftreten?Weil CSR und Compliance im Unternehmen nur als integrierte Konzepte funktionieren, können sie auch nur im Paket effektiv und effizient umgesetzt werden. In diesem Band werden eine Reihe von erprobten Instrumenten vorgestellt, die für ein wirksames und integriertes CSR- und Compliance-Management genutzt werden können. Darüber hinaus liefert das Buch eine Übersicht zu den aktuellen nationalen und internationalen Entwicklungen an der Schnittstelle von CSR und Compliance-Management.Der Band richtet sich an Unternehmenslenker, Manager der verschiedenen Bereiche sowie zukünftige Fach- und Führungskräfte, die sich einen Überblick über die Zusammenhänge verschaffen und gleichzeitig Instrumente für die Umsetzung eines integrierten Managementkonzepts suchen.Table of Contents
£27.99
Lit Verlag Small Industry Development in Africa: Lessons
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£18.95
BIS Publishers B.V. Framing Play Design: A hands-on guide for
Book SynopsisFor many decades, play has been placed outside of learning spheres and only meant for children. What can be observed now is a revival of the phenomenal characteristics and potentials found in strong play experiences across life-long learning target groups and applied situations as well as broadly in the product, service and experience development industry. The effect play can have on participants and surroundings can be extremely effective. This book provides operational design guidelines on how to find strong balances in the making of specific play-based designs as well as how to involve users and stakeholders in the process of play design making. Through curious mindsets and surprising features, designers, learners and innovators are moved to new types of perspectives, approaches, beliefs and routines. This is considered to be a vital ingredient in the 21st century and of the coming decade because of rapid changes in school sectors and industry markets. This book provides frameworks and theories at a more operational level, which can guide those interested in designing for particular play experiences at a hands-on level.
£27.20
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Abu Dhabi's Vision 2030: An Ongoing Journey Of
Book SynopsisThis book aims to tell the Abu Dhabi story in economic development, from its past dominance in oil to its economic vision for the future. More than being an exemplar of industrial restructuring and diversification from a resource-based to a 21st century knowledge-based economy and society, Abu Dhabi emphasises its cultural legacy and tradition as an environmental advocate for green and sustainable pathways. It has as many challenges as creative responses to show that its success is not by wealth alone. This case study unveils Abu Dhabi in particular and the rest of Arabic and GCC economic development in general. They have all attracted foreign investment and global business, typically as hydrocarbon-rich resource economies. Beyond that, the geoeconomics and geopolitics of the Middle East and North Africa, with or without the Arab Spring in 2011 is in and of itself, a rich region for multidisciplinary studies and research, not just for economics and business. With Qatar, Abu Dhabi boasts of one of the highest per capita income in the world; therein lies a reason to enquire about its success and pivotal role in the GCC and global contexts.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Transformation From Oil to Industrialisation; Non-Oil Knowledge-Based Economy Services; Enablers in Labour, Laws and Regulations; Abu Dhabi's Economic Development Model.
£38.95
IGI Global Intersecting Environmental Social Governance and AI for Business Sustainability
Book SynopsisAs the interplay of environmental, social, and governance factors becomes increasingly crucial, the global business landscape faces a monumental challenge. Climate change, social inequities, and economic uncertainties loom large, demanding immediate attention. The integration of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) principles and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies emerges as a powerful solution to these challenges. However, navigating the complexities of this integration, understanding its implications, and harnessing its full potential is a formidable task. Academic scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are grappling with a critical question: How can we leverage the convergence of ESG and AI to drive sustainable practices and address pressing global issues? The answer lies in comprehending the multifaceted dimensions of this integration, its ethical considerations, and its transformative potential. To gain these insights, a comprehensive resource is needed, one that offers a deep dive into ESG-AI integration, delving into empirical research, practical applications, and ethical concerns. Intersecting Environmental Social Governance and AI for Business Sustainability is a book that answers the call to action for this pressing challenge with an in-depth exploration of the evolving field of ESG and AI integration. Through extensive research, case studies, and expert insights, the book provides a roadmap to harness the transformative power of AI within the ESG context. It equips readers including academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, with the knowledge to navigate the complexities of sustainable practices, offering recommendations and a forward-looking perspective on emerging technologies. This book is an essential resource for those seeking to promote sustainability, responsible business practices, and informed decision-making in our ever-changing world.
£204.75
IGI Global The Nexus of Corporate Sustainability Management
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£146.25
The University of Chicago Press Bringing in the Future
Book SynopsisHumans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to put off work on complex, or difficult problems in favor of quick-fix solutions to immediate needs. This book draws on research from psychology, economics, institutional design, and legal theory to suggest strategies to overcome obstacles to long-term planning in developing countries.Trade Review"This is an imaginative and sophisticated treatment of a tremendously important, albeit extremely complicated, collection of topics. Few authors could have carried this off as well as Ascher, given his long and varied career as both a distinguished policy scientist and responsible practitioner. Indeed, he virtually draws on almost everything he knows as he classifies, inventories, and assesses dozens of different ways, means, and strategies to promote what he terms 'farsightedness.'" - Garry D. Brewer, Yale School of Management"
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Behind the Development Banks
Book SynopsisThe World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) carry out their mission to alleviate poverty and promote economic growth based on the advice of professional economists. This work argues that these organizations have also been indelibly shaped by Washington politics - particularly by the legislative branch and its power of the purse.Trade Review"I know of no other book which examines full-on the impact of Washington politics - and especially the unique split between executive branch and legislative branch in the American polity - on the functioning of a multilateral organization. Sarah Babb has delved deeply into archival sources and supplemented them with more academic literature and some interviews. The result is a well-written book, accessible to a wide readership and not just to students and scholars." - Robert H. Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science"
£72.20
University of Chicago Press Behind the Development Banks
Book SynopsisThe World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) carry out their mission to alleviate poverty and promote economic growth based on the advice of professional economists. This work argues that these organizations have also been indelibly shaped by Washington politics - particularly by the legislative branch and its power of the purse.Trade Review"I know of no other book which examines full-on the impact of Washington politics - and especially the unique split between executive branch and legislative branch in the American polity - on the functioning of a multilateral organization. Sarah Babb has delved deeply into archival sources and supplemented them with more academic literature and some interviews. The result is a well-written book, accessible to a wide readership and not just to students and scholars." - Robert H. Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science"
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Matatu A History of Popular Transportation in
Book SynopsisDrive the streets of Nairobi and you are sure to see many matatus colorful minibuses that transport huge numbers of people around the city. Once ramshackle affairs held together with duct tape and wire, matatus today are name-brand vehicles maxed out with aftermarket detailing. They can be stately black or come in extravagant colors, sporting names, slogans, or entire tableaus, with airbrushed portraits of everyone from Kanye West to Barack Obama, of athletes, movie stars, or the most famous face of all: Jesus Christ. In this richly interdisciplinary book, Kenda Mutongi explores the history of the matatu from the 1960s to the present. As Mutongi shows, matatus offer a window onto many socioeconomic and political facets of late-twentieth-century Africa. In their diversity of idiosyncratic designs they express multiple and divergent aspects of Kenyan life including rapid urbanization, organized crime, entrepreneurship, social insecurity, the transition to democracy, chaos and congestion,
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press African Successes Volume IV
Book SynopsisStudies of African economic development frequently focus on the daunting challenges the continent faces. From recurrent crises to ethnic conflicts and long-standing corruption, a raft of deep-rooted problems has led many to regard the continent as facing many hurdles to raise living standards. Yet Africa has made considerable progress in the past decade, with a GDP growth rate exceeding five percent in some regions. The African Successes series looks at recent improvements in living standards and other measures of development in many African countries with an eye toward identifying what shaped them and the extent to which lessons learned are transferable and can guide policy in other nations and at the international level. The fourth volume in the series, African Successes: Sustainable Growth combines informative case studies with careful empirical analysis to consider the prospects for future African growth.
£90.25
The University of Chicago Press Learning from Shenzhen Chinas PostMao Experiment
Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary volume, the first of its kind, presents an account of China's contemporary transformation via one of its most important yet overlooked cities: Shenzhen, located just north of Hong Kong. In recent decades, Shenzhen has transformed from an experimental site for economic reform into a dominant city at the crossroads of the global economy. The first of China's special economic zones, Shenzhen is today a UNESCO City of Design and the hub of China's emerging technology industries. Bringing China studies into dialogue with urban studies, the contributors explore how the post-Mao Chinese appropriation of capitalist logic led to a dramatic remodeling of the Chinese city and collective life in China today. These essays show how urban villages and informal institutions enabled social transformation through cases of public health, labor, architecture, gender, politics, education, and more. Offering scholars and general readers alike an unprecedented look at one of the world'
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press Inheritance of Loss China Japan and the Political
Book SynopsisHow do contemporary generations come to terms with losses inflicted by imperialism, colonialism, and war that took place decades ago? How do descendants of perpetrators and victims establish new relations in today's globalized economy? With Inheritance of Loss, Yukiko Koga approaches these questions through the unique lens of inheritance, focusing on Northeast China, the former site of the Japanese Puppet State Manchukuo, where municipal governments now court Japanese as investors and tourists. As China transitions to a market-oriented society, this region is restoring long-neglected colonial-era structures to boost tourism and inviting former colonial industries to create special economic zones, while unexpectedly unearthing chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese Imperial Army at the end of World War II. Inheritance of Loss ethnographically chronicles these sites of colonial inheritance tourist destinations, corporate zones, and mustard gas exposure sites to illustrate deeply e
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press Organizations Civil Society and the Roots of
Book SynopsisModern developed nations are rich and politically stable in part because their citizens are free to form organizations and have access to the relevant legal resources. Yet in spite of the advantages of open access to civil organizations, it is estimated that eighty percent of people live in countries that do not allow unfettered access. Why have some countries disallow the formation of organizations as part of their economic and political system? The contributions to Organizations, Civil Society, and the Roots of Development seek to answer this question through an exploration of how developing nations throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany, made the transition to allowing their citizens the right to form organizations. The transition, contributors show, was not an easy one. Neither political changes brought about by revolution nor subsequent economic growth led directly to open access. In fact, initial patter
£106.40
The University of Chicago Press Matatu A History of Popular Transportation in
Book SynopsisDrive the streets of Nairobi and you are sure to see many matatus colorful minibuses that transport huge numbers of people around the city. Once ramshackle affairs held together with duct tape and wire, matatus today are name-brand vehicles maxed out with aftermarket detailing. They can be stately black or come in extravagant colors, sporting names, slogans, or entire tableaus, with airbrushed portraits of everyone from Kanye West to Barack Obama, of athletes, movie stars, or the most famous face of all: Jesus Christ. In this richly interdisciplinary book, Kenda Mutongi explores the history of the matatu from the 1960s to the present. As Mutongi shows, matatus offer a window onto many socioeconomic and political facets of late-twentieth-century Africa. In their diversity of idiosyncratic designs they express multiple and divergent aspects of Kenyan life including rapid urbanization, organized crime, entrepreneurship, social insecurity, the transition to democracy, chaos and congestion,
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press Law Capitalism
Book SynopsisHigh-profile corporate scandals - such as those involving Enron in the United States, Yukos in Russia, and Liverdoor in Japan - demonstrate challenges to the legal regulation of business practices in capitalist economies. This book examines contemporary corporate governance crises in six countries.Trade Review"Two of the world's best scholars in law and economic development have teamed up to explain how different governments try to promote economic growth.... The 'institutional autopsies' - case studies of firm-level scandals around the world like Enron - engage the reader and draw the general out of the particular. You enjoy this book as you learn from it." - Robert Cooter, University of California, Berkeley.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Developing Country Debt the World Economy Paper
Book SynopsisFor dozens of developing countries, the financial upheavals of the 1980s have set back economic development by a decade or more. Poverty in those countries have intensified as they struggle under the burden of an enormous external debt. In 1988, more than six years after the onset of the crisis, almost all the debtor countries were still unable to borrow in the international capital markets on normal terms. Moreover, the world financial system has been disrupted by the prospect of widespread defaults on those debts. Because of the urgency of the present crisis, and because similar crises have recurred intermittently for at least 175 years, it is important to understand the fundamental features of the international macroeconomy and global financial markets that have contributed to this repeated instability. Developing Country Debt and the World Economy contains nontechnical versions of papers prepared under the auspices of the project on developing country debt, sponsored by the Nationa
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Innovation and Public Policy
Book SynopsisUsing the latest empirical and conceptual research for readers in economics, business, and policy, this volume surveys the key components of innovation policy and the social returns to innovation investment. In advanced economies like the United States, innovation has long been recognized as a central force for increasing economic prosperity and human welfare. Today, the US government promotes innovation through various mechanisms, including tax credits for private-sector research, grant support for basic and applied research, and institutions like the Small Business Innovation Research Program of the National Science Foundation. Drawing on the latest empirical and conceptual research, Innovation and Public Policy surveys the key components of innovation policy and the social returns to innovation investment. It examines mechanisms that can advance the pace of invention and innovative activity, including expanding the research workforce through schooling and immigration policy and fundTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Austan Goolsbee and Benjamin F. Jones1. A Calculation of the Social Returns to Innovation Benjamin F. Jones and Lawrence H. Summers2. Innovation and Human Capital Policy John Van Reenen3. Immigration Policy Levers for US Innovation and Start-Ups Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr4. Scientific Grant Funding Pierre Azoulay and Danielle Li5. Tax Policy for Innovation Bronwyn H. Hall6. Taxation and Innovation: What Do We Know? Ufuk Akcigit and Stefanie Stantcheva7. Government Incentives for Entrepreneurship Josh Lerner Contributors Author Index Subject Index
£111.15
The University of Chicago Press Land Filled with Flies A Political Economy of the
Book SynopsisThe image of a pristine isolation has been almost as common in research on foragers as in the popular media. Land filled with Flies is a sustanined argument against such views. Wilmsen marshals an enormous quantity of historical, archival, archeological, ethnographic, and survey data on the Kalahari Zhu to show how far from the reality these images are, how they have their own historical provenance, how they have been analytically distorting, and how they have proven politically pernicious for living groups like the Zhu.Pauline Peters, Science[A] major work. . . . Anthropologists will, and should, use Wilmsen's meticulously detailed study to revise their early lectures in the introductory course, and no future study of African 'foragers' should ignore it.Parker Shipton, American AnthropologistAn impressive book. . . . The reader need only read the first few pages to judge both the quality and ambitiousness of the work. . . . Essential reading.David R. Penna, Africa Today
£33.25
McGill-Queen's University Press Governance Conflict and Natural Resources in
Book SynopsisGovernance, Conflict, and Natural Resources in Africa puts forward a novel framework for understanding the role of private economic actors in extractive industries in Africa and sheds new light on foreign private-sector contributions to capacity building and economic development.Trade Review"This ambitious book helps us better understand how firms that extract Africa's natural resources contribute to economic development. Governance, Conflict, and Natural Resources in Africa offers comparative case studies that shed new light on the potential for foreign investors to build capacity in stable, fragile, and post-conflict states. The book's detailed coverage of governance realities 'on the ground' is informative and engaging." Adam Sneyd, University of Guelph and author of Politics Rules: Power, Globalization and Development
£105.40
Columbia University Press Race to the Swift
Book SynopsisThe author argues that Korea's rapid industrial growth is neither miracle nor cultural mystery, but the outcome of a previously misunderstood political economy.Table of ContentsPreface Theoretical Considerations Soldiers, Bankers, and the Zaibatsu in Colonial Korea: Prologue to the Future A Method to His Madness: The Political Economy of Import-Substitution Industrialization in Rhee's Korea In the East Asian Cauldron: Korea Takes Off The Search for Autonomy: The Big Push The Political Economy of Korea, Inc.: The State, Finance, and the Chaebol Slouching Toward the Market: Financial Liberalization in the 1980s Notes Bibliography Index
£28.80
Columbia University Press The Struggle for Sustainability in Rural China
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTilt's remarkable... timely book, which offers a major contribution to the study of China and environmental governance in the developing world. -- Anna Lora-Wainwright The China Journal An interesting and illuminating book for scholars who wish to understand the present ecological situation in rural China and the daily conflict between values and actions that confront the local governments and citizens of China. -- Li Ying China Quarterly An important addition to environmental studies of China. -- Yan Gao H-Environment Struggle for Sustainability has something important to offer a wide audience...its manageable rendering of technical and scientific industrial production and pollution measurement reaches the nonenvironmental specialist; and its lucid prose and compelling ethnographic evidence have the potential to attract a lay readership beyond the environs of academia. -- Jennifer Hubbert American AnthropologistTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. Environmental Values, Civil Society, and Sustainability in Post-Reform China 2. The Development Imperative 3. Saying Farewell to Communal Capital 4. The Environmental Costs of Progress 5. Pollution, Perceptions, and Environmental Values 6. Civil Society and the Politics of Pollution Enforcement 7. Struggling for Sustainability 8. Conclusion: On Contradictions Appendix: List of Chinese Characters Works Cited
£24.00
Columbia University Press Earth at Risk
Book SynopsisEarth at Risk shows what a world organized along the principles of sustainability could look like, building on the experience of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. Though formidable obstacles remain, Claude Henry and Laurence Tubiana present the case for collective initiatives and change that build momentum for implementation and action.Trade ReviewThe authors are ideally situated to understand the ins and outs of the climate crisis, and in this book they deliver an insightful overview, one that will be useful to any student of our dilemma. -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature In Earth at Risk, Claude Henry and Laurence Tubiana do more than explain why action is urgently needed to conserve the world's natural capital. They also explain why some previous efforts failed, why others succeeded, and how, drawing from the lessons of both kinds of experience, the world can achieve sustainable development in the future. -- Scott Barrett, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Erosion of Biological Diversity2. The Ubiquitous Waste and Growing Scarcity of Water and Soil3. Energy: As Little as Possible4. Perspectives on Climate Change5. Enlisting the Scientific Method6. Sustainability at the Intersection of Science and Nature7. Scientific Uncertainty, Fabricated Uncertainty, and the Vulnerability of Regulation8. Producing and Disseminating Sustainability-Enhancing Innovations9. Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development10. Global Governance of Sustainable Development11. The Geopolitics of Environment12. The New Multipolarity of Sustainable DevelopmentConclusionNotesReferencesIndex
£27.00
Columbia University Press The Greening of Asia
Book SynopsisA hopeful look at the next business boom: partnerships between Asian corporations, the government, and civil society to create new technologies that will help save the most crowded places on Earth.Trade ReviewIn this well-researched and ultimately optimistic account, Mark L. Clifford makes the case that environmental policies 'can and must be fixed' and gives us examples of companies that have worked to find private-sector solutions. In doing so, he sheds much-needed light on the workings and future of the region's efforts on the environment and on the need for governments to set clear rules so that business can do its part to solve the region's environmental crisis. -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics Picking up a copy of Mark Clifford's new book... is a good way to start the New Year... [it] is a terrific reminder that innovation and a core commitment to sustainability can push change in transformative ways. That gives us all something to celebrate in 2015. -- Elizabeth C. Economy Asia Unbound With wisdom and insights sprinkled throughout, The Greening of Asia demonstrates that innovation and a core commitment to sustainability are beginning to build a greener prosperity in the world's fastest growing region... A well-researched, hopeful book. -- Doug Ogden Asian Review of Books it is refreshing to see a clear-headed argument... that markets and greenery can go together. Asian companies, he says, are ready to clean up. The Economist The Greening of Asia is an easy read and is filled with anecdotes that make the stories come alive. They range from the humorous and light-hearted to the sobering to the downright horrifying, and serve as a reminder that the region is complex, multi-faceted and needs solutions that are as diverse. -- Jean Chua EcoBusiness Clifford is an astute analyst of the financial dilemmas at Asian companies that are either in "green" businesses or have visionary owners, as at Esquel and CLP, who want to adopt environmentally sustainable policies -- Victor Mallet Financial Times Thought-provoking. -- Preeti Dawra Mint Asia Essential reading for policy makers and business leaders considering the effects of climate change on Asia and the rest of the world, including the world's political landscape... [The Greening of Asia] should be on the shelf of every library. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: Green Shoots Under Soot-Stained Skies Part I. Energy: Sun, Wind, and the End of Coal 1. The Sun Kings 2. Blowin' in the Wind Part II. Our Human World: Cities, Buildings, Wheels 3. Cities in a Garden 4. Buildings for a Greener Asia 5. Asia on the Move: Cars and Trains Part III. Nature: Forests, Farms, and Water 6. "Water Is More Important Than Oil" 7. The Tropical Challenge: Saving Asia's Lungs 8. "Adhere and Prosper": From Black Coal to Green Power Conclusion. From Black to Green: Asia's Challenge Appendix: Companies to Watch Bibliography Index
£22.50
Columbia University Press The Greening of Asia
Book SynopsisA hopeful look at the next business boom: partnerships between Asian corporations, the government, and civil society to create new technologies that will help save the most crowded places on Earth.Trade ReviewIn this well-researched and ultimately optimistic account, Mark L. Clifford makes the case that environmental policies 'can and must be fixed' and gives us examples of companies that have worked to find private-sector solutions. In doing so, he sheds much-needed light on the workings and future of the region's efforts on the environment and on the need for governments to set clear rules so that business can do its part to solve the region's environmental crisis. -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in EconomicsPicking up a copy of Mark Clifford's new book is a good way to start the New Year. [it] is a terrific reminder that innovation and a core commitment to sustainability can push change in transformative ways. That gives us all something to celebrate in 2015. -- Elizabeth C. Economy * Asia Unbound *With wisdom and insights sprinkled throughout, The Greening of Asia demonstrates that innovation and a core commitment to sustainability are beginning to build a greener prosperity in the world's fastest growing region.... A well-researched, hopeful book. -- Doug Ogden * Asian Review of Books *it is refreshing to see a clear-headed argument... that markets and greenery can go together. Asian companies, he says, are ready to clean up. * The Economist *The Greening of Asia is an easy read and is filled with anecdotes that make the stories come alive. They range from the humorous and light-hearted to the sobering to the downright horrifying, and serve as a reminder that the region is complex, multi-faceted and needs solutions that are as diverse. -- Jean Chua * EcoBusiness *Clifford is an astute analyst of the financial dilemmas at Asian companies that are either in "green" businesses or have visionary owners, as at Esquel and CLP, who want to adopt environmentally sustainable policies -- Victor Mallet * Financial Times *Thought-provoking. -- Preeti Dawra * Mint Asia *Essential reading for policy makers and business leaders considering the effects of climate change on Asia and the rest of the world, including the world's political landscape.... [The Greening of Asia] should be on the shelf of every library. * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Green Shoots Under Soot-Stained SkiesPart I. Energy: Sun, Wind, and the End of Coal1. The Sun Kings2. Blowin' in the WindPart II. Our Human World: Cities, Buildings, Wheels3. Cities in a Garden4. Buildings for a Greener Asia5. Asia on the Move: Cars and TrainsPart III. Nature: Forests, Farms, and Water6. "Water Is More Important Than Oil"7. The Tropical Challenge: Saving Asia's Lungs8. "Adhere and Prosper": From Black Coal to Green PowerConclusion. From Black to Green: Asia's ChallengeAppendix: Companies to WatchBibliographyIndex
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Columbia University Press Rural Poverty in the United States
Book SynopsisIn a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis that extends from the Civil War to the present, this book seeks to isolate the underlying causes of persistent rural poverty. It take a hard look at current and past programs to alleviate rural poverty and uses their failures to suggest alternatives that could improve the well-being of rural Americans.Trade ReviewThis book covers the historical development of rural poverty research and policy, brings together the core theoretical literature, and addresses significant substantive issues including food insecurity, race, migration, and housing. The breadth is remarkable. No other volume exists today that draws the literature together so comprehensively and engagingly. -- Linda Lobao, The Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Geography and Demography of Rural America1. Where Is Rural America and Who Lives There?, by Kenneth M. Johnson2. Poverty in Rural America Then and Now, by Bruce Weber and Kathleen MillerPart II. Key Concepts and Issues for Understanding Rural Poverty3. Measures of Poverty and Implications for Portraits of Rural Hardship, by Leif Jensen and Danielle Ely4. How to Explain Poverty?, by Ann R. Tickamyer and Emily J. WornellPart III. Vulnerable Populations in Rural Places5. Changing Gender Roles and Rural Poverty, by Kristin SmithCase Study: In re Bow, Nevada Supreme Court (1997), by Lisa R. Pruitt6. Racial Inequalities and Poverty in Rural America, by Mark H. HarveyCase Study: Engaging Black Geographies—How Racism Continues to Produce Poverty within the Black Belt South, by Rosalind P. Harris7. Immigration Trends and Immigrant Poverty in Rural America, by Shannon M. Monnat and Raeven Faye ChandlerCase Study: Immigration and New Rural Residents, by J. Celeste LayPart IV. Community and Societal Institutions8. Rural Poverty and Symbolic Capital: A Tale of Two Valleys, by Jennifer ShermanCase Study: Symbolic Capital and Sources of Division in “Golden Valley,” California, and “Paradise Valley,” Washington, by Jennifer Sherman9. The Old Versus the New Economies and Their Impacts, by Brian Thiede and Tim SlackCase Study: Buoyancy on the Bayou—Louisiana Shrimpers Face the Rising Tide of Globalization, by Jill Ann Harrison10. Food Insecurity and Housing Insecurity, by Alisha Coleman-Jensen and Barry SteffenCase Study: Food Insecurity and Hunger in the Rural West, by Sarah Whitley11. The Environment and Health, by Danielle Christine Rhubart and Elyzabeth W. EngleCase Study: The Environment and Health, by Michael Hendryx12. Education and Information, by Catharine Biddle and Ian MetteCase Study: Education, Economic Disadvantage, and Homeless Students in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Gas Region, by Kai A. Schafft13. Crime, Punishment, and Spatial Inequality, by John M. Eason, L. Ash Smith, Jason Greenberg, Richard D. Abel, and Corey SparksCase Study: Violence Against Women in America’s Heartland, by Walter S. DeKeseredy and Amanda Hall-SanchezPart V. Programs, Policy, and Politics14. The Safety Net in Rural America, by Jennifer Warlick15. The Opportunities and Limits of Economic Growth, by Gary Paul Green16. Politics and Policy: Barriers and Opportunities for Rural Peoples, by Ann R. Tickamyer, Jennifer Sherman, and Jennifer WarlickContributorsIndex
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Columbia University Press Law and the Wealth of Nations
Book SynopsisTamara Lothian shows a path to the reconstruction of the economy in the service of both growth and inclusion that would reignite economic growth by democratizing the market. Law and the Wealth of Nations offers a progressive approach to the supply side of the economy and proposes innovation in our fundamental economic arrangements.Trade ReviewThe question that motivates the book-How can finance serve production, innovation, and democracy, instead of acting as a constraint on them?-opens into a much larger discussion of the challenges of late capitalism. This is a significant contribution to the central debates of our time, laying out a fresh vision of finance and, more broadly, of an inclusive, democratic market economy -- Dani Rodrik, Harvard University Tamara Lothian makes a transformative contribution to the current debate on the role of finance-viewing it not in terms of 'more state' or 'more market' but of the need for innovations in the legal forms that structure markets, to bring together both economic progress and meaningful inclusion. -- Sanjay G. Reddy, The New School Reimagining our economic arrangements begins with reimagining our financial arrangements. No one has thought with more care, theoretic sophistication, or 'ground-level' knowledge of finance than Tamara Lothian. Her unsurpassed powers of abstraction and generalization, as guided and disciplined by her decades of thoughtful financial practice, uniquely qualify her to rethink finance in the interest of rethinking the economy. There is no one else like her in the field of finance. -- Robert C. Hockett, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsA Note Regarding the Circumstance in Which This Book Is Published Introduction 1. The Past and Future of American Finance Seen Through the Lens of Crisis 2. The Past and Future of Financial Reform: From Regulation to Reorganization 3. The Democratized Market Economy 4. The Democratized Market Economy in Latin America (and Elsewhere): An Exercise in Institutional Thinking Within Law and Political Economy 5. Economic Progress and Structural Vision Appendix. Crisis, Slump, Superstition, and Recovery: Thinking and Acting Beyond Vulgar Keynesianism (with Roberto Mangabeira Unger) Notes Index
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Columbia University Press Law and the Wealth of Nations
Book SynopsisTamara Lothian shows a path to the reconstruction of the economy in the service of both growth and inclusion that would reignite economic growth by democratizing the market. Law and the Wealth of Nations offers a progressive approach to the supply side of the economy and proposes innovation in our fundamental economic arrangements.Trade ReviewTamara Lothian’s fascinating, bold, and provocative analysis of finance and economic democracy will inspire a new generation of reformers and scholars. Lothian brilliantly combines the perspectives of a legal scholar, financial expert, experienced financier, social theorist, and progressive visionary to chart a new direction for the twenty-first century economy. -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia UniversityLaw and the Wealth of Nations presents a way of thinking, a method, for putting finance in the service of economic innovation, and economic innovation in the service of a renewed democracy. For progressives who sense that redistribution is a necessary but insufficient component of sustainable reform and who wonder how to connect small, feasible changes to the thoroughgoing transformation of politics and the economy that is the order of the day, there is no more timely and welcome book. -- Charles Sabel, Columbia UniversityThe question that motivates the book—how can finance serve production, innovation, and democracy, instead of acting as a constraint on them?—opens into a much larger discussion of the contemporary challenges faced by our economies and societies. This is a significant contribution to the central debates of our time, laying out a bold vision of finance and, more broadly, of an inclusive, democratic market economy. -- Dani Rodrik, Harvard UniversityReviving our productive and political arrangements begins with reimagining our legal and financial arrangements. No one has thought with more care, imagination, or ground-level knowledge about how to make finance more useful and less harmful than Tamara Lothian. And no one has done more to show how reforming finance can initiate a democratizing reconstruction of the market economy. This book brings Tamara Lothian's visionary yet disciplined writing, long admired by specialists, to the broader audience to which it ultimately speaks. -- Robert C. Hockett, Cornell UniversityIn this striking and innovative work, Tamara Lothian shows how a revised practice of legal and economic thought can provide us with the ideas we need to think beyond the narrow limits of contemporary politics and policy in dealing with financial crisis and economic stagnation. Her writing exemplifies what so much of contemporary discourse lacks: structural vision, informed by historical understanding, disciplined by technical knowledge, and open to the imagination of new ways to democratize the market and deepen democracy. She offers insight and inspires hope. -- Sanjay G. Reddy, The New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsA Note Regarding the Circumstance in Which This Book Is PublishedIntroduction1. The Past and Future of American Finance Seen Through the Lens of Crisis2. The Past and Future of Financial Reform: From Regulation to Reorganization3. The Democratized Market Economy4. The Democratized Market Economy in Latin America (and Elsewhere): An Exercise in Institutional Thinking Within Law and Political Economy5. Economic Progress and Structural VisionAppendix. Crisis, Slump, Superstition, and Recovery: Thinking and Acting Beyond Vulgar Keynesianism (with Roberto Mangabeira Unger)NotesIndex
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Columbia University Press The New Frontiers of Sovereign Investment
Book SynopsisThe New Frontiers of Sovereign Investment combines the insights and experience of academic economists and practitioners from several funds to survey a diverse financial landscape and the challenging questions facing a broad range of SWFs today. This book provides a sorely needed practical look at how these funds work—and how they should work.Trade ReviewIt is hard to imagine a better lineup of contributors than those assembled in this volume. It may be the strongest single collection of sovereign wealth fund scholarship to date. This is an excellent book. -- Paul Rose, Ohio State University The New Frontiers of Sovereign Investment is the best and most comprehensive collection of information and analysis of sovereign investment, in its many forms, and consideration of its present and potential role in development. Anyone concerned with practice or policy should start here. -- Joseph C. Bell, of counsel, Hogan Lovells, and co-chair, Advisory Council, Natural Resources Governance InstituteTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword, by Arunma Oteh, Vice President and Treasurer, The World Bank Part I. The Evolution of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Mandates and Governance 1. Introduction, by Malan Rietveld and Perrine Toledano, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment 2. "Best-Practice" Sovereign Wealth Funds for Sound Fiscal Management, by Corinne Delechat, Mauricio Villafuerte, and Shu-Chun S. Yang, International Monetary Fund 3. Sovereign Wealth Funds as Long-Term Investors: Taking Advantage of Unique Endowments, by Adrian Orr, Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund 4. The Governance Implications of the Increasing Levels of Direct Investment of Sovereign Wealth Funds, by Robert Ohrenstein and James White, KPMG 5. Playthings and Parallel Budgets: The Economic and Governance Performance of Sovereign Wealth Funds, by Andrew Bauer, Natural Resources Governance Institute Part II. The Rise of Sovereign Development Funds: Debates and Policy Implementation 6. A Simple Typology of Sovereign Development Funds, by Adam D. Dixon and Ashby H. B. Monk, University of Bristol and Stanford University 7. Domestic Investment Practices of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Empirical Evidence to Inform Policy Debates, by Ekaterina Gratcheva and Nikoloz Anasashvili, The World Bank Treasury 8. Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments in the Home Economy, by Alan Gelb, Silvana Tordo, and Havard Halland, The World Bank 9. Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Context of Macro-Fiscal Frameworks for Resource-Rich Developing Countries, by Corinne Delechat, Mauricio Villafuerte, and Shu-Chun S. Yang, International Monetary Fund 10. The Role of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority in a New Era of Fiscal Responsibility, by Uche Orji and Stella Ojekwe-Onyejeli, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority Part III. Toward the New Frontiers of Sovereign Investment 11. Responsible Investment at AIMCo, by Alison Schneider, Alberta Investment Management Corporation 12. Sovereign Wealth Funds and Long-Term Investments in Infrastructure: Why the Glaring Absence?, by Sanjay Peters, Columbia University 13. North America's Sovereign Wealth Funds: Origins, Models, and Lessons, by Malan Rietveld, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment 14. Sovereign Venture Funds: An Emerging Frontier in Sovereign Wealth Fund Management, by Javier Santiso, IE Business School 15. Conclusion, by Malan Rietveld and Perrine Toledano, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Contributors Index
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Columbia University Press A Theory of Imperialism
Book SynopsisA concise theory of historical and contemporary imperialism based on the prices of agricultural products and their movement from the underdeveloped to the developed world.Trade ReviewA highly original, powerfully presented, and extremely thought-provoking new theory of imperialism that will force anyone concerned with the question of imperialism to rethink their own presuppositions. -- Robert Pollin, codirector and professor of economics, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Utsa and Prabhat Patnaik provide us with an important and incisive contribution to the theory of imperialism. Through a rigorous analysis of the policies pursued in India, they demonstrate how the contemporary pattern of imperialism is a continuation of its previous colonial pattern, in which peasant agriculture is systematically undermined, thus generating a gigantic and growing reserve of surplus labour. The ideas outlined in A Theory of Imperialism are central to understanding the construction of the unequal global system in the past and in the present. -- Samir Amin, author of The Implosion of Capitalism This is the best book-length treatment on the economic aspects of imperialism to have been published in the past several decades. It is theoretically powerful and empirically scrupulous, and its historical range covers the entire span of imperialism from the colonial period down to the present day -- Irfan Habib, author of The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 Compelling, convincing, and a corrective that is urgent. JadaliyyaTable of ContentsForeword, by Akeel Bilgrami Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Threat of Increasing Supply Price 3. Coping with the Threat 4. The Reserve Army of Labour in the Periphery 5. Capitalism, Poverty, and Inequality 6. Further Elaborations and Clarifications 7. Metropolitan Demand on Tropical Landmass: The Empirical Picture 8. The International Monetary System: Some Issues in Political Economy 9. Some Concluding Remarks A Commentary on A Theory of Imperialism, by David Harvey A Response to David Harvey's Comments Notes References Index
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Columbia University Press Efficiency Finance and Varieties of Industrial
Book SynopsisThis volume revisits the role of industrial policy, discussing the most effective use of industrial policies in learning economies, development finance, and promoting investment in regional and global contexts. Also included are in-depth case studies of Japan and India’s experience with industrial policy in the banking and private sector.Trade ReviewLearning and ideas are public assets; capital markets have deep problems in managing longer-term risk. That is enough to tell us that market structures and government policies around finance and technology are likely to be critical to growth in all economies whether more advanced or less advanced. That means that industrial policy matters. The challenge is how to do it well and in a way that fosters rather than hinders entrepreneurship and creativity. That is why this book is so important. It is full of insight and empirical investigation and covers a very broad range of countries and economies. It is an immensely valuable contribution. -- Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics and Political Science and President, British Academy An excellent addition to the literature on learning, industrial, and technology policies. The links between capabilities, learning and productivity are complex and unlikely to spontaneously emerge. Effective policies have to take into account differences in political contexts, capability levels and structures of national economies, as well as global institutions and opportunities. This book adds to our understanding of the complexity of these challenges as well as the necessity of addressing them. -- Mushtaq Khan, SOAS, University of London The works collected in the volume offer theoretical as well as comparative applied insights... Highly recommended. ChoiceTable of Contents1. Learning, Industrial, and Technology Polices: An Overview, by Akbar Noman and Joseph E. Stiglitz Part 1: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations 2. Industrial Policies in Learning Economies, by Mario Cimoli and Giovanni Dosi 3. Dynamic Efficiency: Structural Dynamics and Economic Growth in Developing Countries, by Jose Antonio Ocampo Part 2: Development Finance 4. Uncertainty, Investment, and Financing: The Strategic Role of National Development Banks, by Joao Carlos Ferraz 5. The Roles of Development Banks: How They Can Promote Investment in Europe and Globally, by Stephany Griffith-Jones and Giovanni Cozzi 6. Inside the Black Box of Japan's Institution for Industrial Policy: An Institutional Analysis of the Development Bank, Private Sector, and Labor, by Go Shimada 7. Development Banks and Industrial Finance: The Indian Experience and Its Lessons, by Deepak Nayyar Part 3: Practice and Proposals 8. Industrial Policy Revisited: A New Structural Economics Perspective, by Justin Yifu Lin 9. Varieties of Industrial Policy: Models, Packages, and Transformation Cycles, by Antonio Andreoni 10. Industrial Strategies: Toward a Learning Society for Quality Growth, by Akio Hosono 11. Could Technology Make Natural Resources a Platform for Industrialization? Identifying a New Opportunity for Latin America (and Other Resource-Rich Countries), by Carlota Perez 12. Manufacturing Development: The Role of Comparative Advantage, Productivity Growth, and Country-Specific Conditions, by Nobuya Haraguchi 13. Does Manufacturing Colocate with Intermediate Services? Analyzing the World Input-Output Database, by Ming Leong Kuan Acknowledgments Contributors Index
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Columbia University Press Endangered Economies
Book SynopsisOne of the founders of environmental economics clearly and passionately demonstrates that the only way to achieve long-term economic growth is to protect our environment. After painting a stark picture of our current state, Geoffrey Heal outlines simple solutions that have already proven effective in conserving nature and boosting economic growth.Trade ReviewIn this passionate and readable book, Heal sets out the measures needed to reconcile economic progress with preservation of the planet. They are surprisingly simple and attainable. Heal demonstrates that there is not a trade-off between growth and environmental protection, but that they can and must go hand-and-hand, that growth is not attainable over the long run without protecting the environment. -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics A hostile environment can derail economic development, and a distorted economy-where producers and consumers inflict deep environmental damage at little cost-can cause a profoundly hostile environment. But good policy can foster strong and sustainable economic progress and protect and restore our fragile ecosystems. That is the clear, compelling argument Geoff Heal has done so much to create, and which he sets out so persuasively and accessibly in this very important book. -- Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics Endangered Economies is a remarkable overview of how we should protect the planet to protect our prosperity. We could not have a better guide through this complex set of issues. Geoffrey Heal is a brilliant economist, a world-leading pioneer of sustainable development, and a remarkably experienced and perceptive policy analyst. Readers will gain deep insights from Heal's wise discussion of the world's most vital environmental challenges: climate change, biodiversity, fisheries, clean air and water, and the proper measurement and management of the economy. This is indispensable reading. -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, author of The Age of Sustainble Development Told as a story of discovery and the evolution of his own thinking, Geoffrey Heal's book makes difficult conceptual arguments transparent. He uses examples to illustrate the key issues in environmental economics. In so doing, he demonstrates why an understanding of the consequences of all production and consumption processes for environmental resources must be an essential part of any description of economic activities. -- V. Kerry Smith, Arizona State University, University Fellow, Resources for the Future He crafts an excellent overview of the economic case for protecting the environment. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPreface 1. Environment and Economy-No Conflict 2. Market Mistakes and How Unpaid-for External Effects Are Killing Us 3. Climate Change: "The Greatest External Effect in Human History" 4. How to Deal with External Effects 5. Solving the Climate Problem 6. Everyone's Property Is No One's Property 7. Natural Capital: Taken for Granted but Not Counted 8. Valuing Natural Capital 9. Measuring What Matters 10. The Next Steps Notes Index
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Columbia University Press Sovereign Wealth Funds in Resource Economies
Book SynopsisSovereign Wealth Funds in Resource Economies explains the fiscal rules and institutional structures that can make SWFs thrive, providing a practical and theoretical guide to their optimal use in resource-revenue management. Khalid Alsweilem and Malan Rietveld's institutional perspective examines both investment and disbursement strategies.Trade ReviewIn linking the theoretical and practical issues regarding sovereign wealth funds, the authors provide insight and knowledge few others can match. This is a readable and ambitious book-a manifesto for how to think about sovereign wealth funds in the twenty-first century. -- Gordon L. Clark, University of OxfordTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Tables and Figures Introduction Part I. An Institutional Perspective on Resource Economies and the Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds 1. The Most Disadvantageous Lottery in the World: Historic Controversies Around Natural Resources and Economic Prosperity 2. Getting to Denmark: Institutional and Political Problems of Resource-Dependent Economies 3. Guardians of the Future Against the Claims of the Present: Sovereign Wealth Funds as an Institutional Response to the Resource Curse 4. To Be Boring: Institutional Lessons from the Modern Monetary Consensus for Sovereign Wealth Funds Part II. Rule-Based Fiscal Policies for Sovereign Wealth Funds 5. It's (Still) Mostly Fiscal: Simple Fiscal Rules for Accumulating Windfall Resource Revenues in a Sovereign Wealth Fund 6. Integrated Fiscal Rules for Sovereign Wealth Funds: Spending, Saving, and Stabilizing Resource Revenues 7. Governing the Fiscal Rule: The Design and Institutional Infrastructure of Fiscal Rules for Resource Revenues Part III. The Governance of Operationally Independent Sovereign Investment Institutions 8. Public Footprints in Private Markets: Institutional Arrangements in Delegated Sovereign Investment Management 9. Shadows and Siren Calls: Rules and Contracts in Delegated Sovereign Wealth Fund Management 10. Summary Notes References Index
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Columbia University Press The Fracking Debate
Book SynopsisDaniel Raimi gives a balanced and accessible view of oil and gas development, clearly and thoroughly explaining the key issues surrounding the shale revolution. The Fracking Debate provides the evidence and context that have so frequently been missing from discussion of the future of oil and gas production.Trade ReviewIn this fair and unbiased book, filled with firsthand accounts and written in a gritty style appropriate for the topic at hand, Raimi explores the technology, the regulation, and the socioeconomic outcomes of shale energy development. Holistic in its range and robust in its depth, The Fracking Debate provides a nuanced but accessible understanding of the shale revolution. -- Thomas B. Murphy, Pennsylvania State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. What Is Fracking?3. Does Fracking Contaminate Water?4. Will Fracking Make Me Sick?5. Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes?6. Is There Any Regulation on Fracking?7. Is Fracking Good or Bad for Climate Change?8. Will Fracking Make the United States Energy Independent?9. Is Fracking Good for the Economy?10. Will Fracking Spread Around the World?11. Do People Living Near Fracking Love It or Hate It?12. What’s Next?NotesIndex
£64.01
Columbia University Press The Fracking Debate
Book SynopsisDaniel Raimi gives a balanced and accessible view of oil and gas development, clearly and thoroughly explaining the key issues surrounding the shale revolution. The Fracking Debate provides the evidence and context that have so frequently been missing from discussion of the future of oil and gas production.Trade ReviewIn this fair and unbiased book, filled with firsthand accounts and written in a gritty style appropriate for the topic at hand, Raimi explores the technology, the regulation, and the socioeconomic outcomes of shale energy development. Holistic in its range and robust in its depth, The Fracking Debate provides a nuanced but accessible understanding of the shale revolution. -- Thomas B. Murphy, director, Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and ResearchThe Fracking Debate cuts through the thicket of questions and viewpoints surrounding the shale revolution with balanced evidence and insight delivered through engaging stories. It’s a refreshing ride—refreshing because you get the clear sense you are learning with the author as he seeks the truth about the shale boom. -- Richard Newell, president and CEO, Resources for the FutureRaimi’s book offers the most balanced, honest, and comprehensive account of fracking available, telling the story from all sides. Readers will appreciate the personal accounts from Raimi’s travels to far-flung oil fields coupled with in-depth yet accessible analysis of the science, regulations, and politics of the U.S. oil and gas boom. -- Hannah Wiseman, Florida State University College of LawDepending on who’s saying it, ‘fracking’ signifies either a blessing or curse. In truth, it’s both. Raimi methodically explores the risks and rewards of a technical revolution that has made the United States the largest producer of oil and gas in the world once again. A thoughtful and accessible look at a highly contentious and generally misunderstood subject. -- Mark S. Brownstein, Environmental Defense FundThe Fracking Debate is the most user-friendly resource on the key policy questions around hydraulic fracturing I have come across. Raimi tackles all of the hot-button topics surrounding fracking—including whether fracking contaminates water or contributes to climate change—concisely and in plain language easily accessible to lay persons. The Fracking Debate belongs on the bookshelf of every local elected official and state legislator who is grappling with hydraulic fracturing. -- Matthew Lepore, director, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation CommissionA deft, fair analysis that clarifies the issues for both the general public and concerned policy makers. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *At a time when everything from an otherwise unremarkable scientific report to a seemingly innocuous news item can be subject to intense scrutiny and mistrust, The Fracking Debate, a balanced guide to the contentious discussion on fracking, is a welcome resource. * Science *[Raimi] brings a distinctively objective approach to the text, taking care to accurately represent all positions on the issue. . . . Will serve quite well in the classroom; for advanced courses in exploration geology or petroleum engineering, the text will be a valuable supplement to technical texts, providing excellent material for discussion. * Choice *A well-rounded refresher and a fine primer for anybody new to the debate, or for those simply seeking more information. * Natural Gas Intelligence Shale Daily *Read it. Rarely do books about essentially technical energy matters marshal arcane data and peer-reviewed research so digestibly. * Petroleum Economist *A worthy addition to the literature. * Civil Engineering *If you can’t make oilfield visits a part of your next vacation, reading Raimi’s book, The Fracking Debate: The Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution, is the next best thing. Part of the Center on Global Energy Policy Series, The Fracking Debate can be regarded as the definitive book about fracking and the impact of the shale revolution—a revolution that has allowed U.S. natural gas production to reach all-time highs and reinvigorated domestic oil production. -- Jason Zasky * Failure Magazine *Thumbs up for a masterful book on a highly polarizing topics that resonates around our industry. . . . This is an excellent bookand a highly recommended read. * Leading Edge *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. What Is Fracking?3. Does Fracking Contaminate Water?4. Will Fracking Make Me Sick?5. Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes?6. Is There Any Regulation on Fracking?7. Is Fracking Good or Bad for Climate Change?8. Will Fracking Make the United States Energy Independent?9. Is Fracking Good for the Economy?10. Will Fracking Spread Around the World?11. Do People Living Near Fracking Love It or Hate It?12. What’s Next?NotesIndex
£16.99
Columbia University Press In Chinas Wake How the Commodity Boom
Book SynopsisNicholas Jepson shows how Chinese demand not only transformed commodity markets but also provided resource-rich states with the financial leeway to set their own policy agendas. He combines analysis of China-led structural change with fine-grained detail on how the boom played out across fifteen different resource-rich countries.Trade ReviewIn China's Wake is a bold and thorough piece of research in the tradition of ‘big picture’ global political economy. Steered by a theoretical framework, it weaves together China’s soaring demand for commodities; the boom in global markets for metals, fuels, and agricultural products; and development trajectories in resource-rich economies. The result is a fascinating contribution to development studies. -- Robert H. Wade, London School of Economics and Political ScienceThe commodity boom driven by China’s demand has come and gone. Yet Nicholas Jepson shows that this boom transformed the developmental landscape of natural resource exporters forever. In China’s Wake is the most comprehensive account to date of the different responses to the boom across the global South and their consequences. It is an incisive introduction to the post-neoliberal, post-China world of development. -- Ho-fung Hung, author of The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule the WorldThis is an excellent book about China’s rise and its major ramifications for developing countries. Focusing on the role of commodities exports, Jepson employs a thoughtful, carefully honed analytical approach. He further adds quantitative analyses and fieldwork interviews. This book makes an important contribution to development studies. -- Jan Nederveen Pieterse, author of Multipolar Globalization: Emerging Economies and DevelopmentAmong the excellent books that explore the consequences of China’s externalization for the global South, In China’s Wake is perhaps the best. Theoretically robust and empirically rich, it engages with the implications of China-driven shifts in global market conditions for the development trajectories of fifteen countries across four world-regions. This is a path-breaking and stunningly original contribution that substantially advances our understanding of China’s relation to global transformation. -- Jeffrey Henderson, professor emeritus of international development, University of BristolWhile much of today’s China scholarship focuses on the negative impact of China’s growing technological and economic power on other countries, this important book looks at the other side of the argument: how China’s break with neoliberal orthodoxy benefited resource-rich countries, particularly during the boom period of commodity exports. This balanced account is a must-read for anyone interested in China’s global role with developing countries. -- Richard P. Appelbaum, coauthor of Innovation in China: Challenging the Global Science and Technology SystemHighly recommended * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. World Markets in China’s Wake2. Natural Resources and Development Under Shifting Global Regimes3. The Rise of China as a Necessary Condition for Post-Neoliberal Breaks4. A Typology of Political-Economic Trajectories Under Commodity Boom Conditions5. Neodevelopmentalist Type: Argentina and Brazil6. Extractivist-Redistributive Type: Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela7. Extractivist-Oligarchic Type: Angola and Kazakhstan8. Donor-Dependent Orthodoxy Type: Zambia, Laos, and Mongolia9. Homegrown Orthodoxy Type: Jamaica, Peru, South Africa, Colombia, and Indonesia10. China and Global TransformationAppendix: Research Design—Qualitative Comparative Analysis and InterviewsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Columbia University Press Agriculture and Industry in Brazil
Book SynopsisAgriculture and Industry in Brazil is a study of the economics of Brazilian agriculture and industry, with a special focus on the importance of innovation to productivity growth. It examines technological change in Brazil, highlighting the role of public policy in building institutions and creating an innovation-oriented environment.Trade ReviewFishlow and Vieira Filho highlight the relationship between science, technology, and productivity based on learning and institutional processes. Embrapa, Petrobras, and Embraer are three cases of institutional innovation in Brazil. This book fills an important gap in the international literature on economics and innovation. -- Eliseu Roberto de Andrade Alves, founder and former president of EmbrapaThis book’s treatment of the importance of innovation in the Brazilian agricultural sector and the role that Embrapa played in that innovation is extremely interesting, important, and original. -- Steven M. Helfand, University of California, RiversideWhile its economic progress has been erratic and uneven, Brazil has achieved world-class status in several fields of agriculture, in deep sea petroleum extraction, and in relatively small airline aircraft. In each of these areas to a good extent the success has been the fruit of government-established institutions designed to do R&D and other activities needed to advance technology. This book describes these developments in detail and depth. It is a fascinating story. -- Richard Nelson, professor emeritus, Columbia UniversityThis volume provides a fresh and invaluable perspective on the country's development process. The book sheds new light on the historical role of agriculture in Brazilian development and, most importantly, on its recent resurgence as one of the most dynamic sectors in the country. It argues convincingly that recent agricultural expansion was technologically intensive and therefore different from commodity booms of the past. The book goes on to examine the role of the state in other areas of Brazil’s long-term development. This volume is bound to become a key reference in future studies on technological change driving expansion of the Brazilian economy. -- Rodrigo R. Soares, Columbia UniversityThis book will best serve specialists who focus on Brazilian development, economic historians, and economists...Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword, by José A. ScheinkmanAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Development Strategies in Brazil: A Contemporary View3. The Role of Agricultural Innovation: From the Traditional Approach Toward a Theory of Technical and Institutional Change4. Brazilian Agriculture: A Historical Perspective5. Embrapa: A Case of Induced Institutional Innovation6. The Competitiveness of Agribusiness in International Trade7. Agricultural Expansion and Low-Carbon Emissions8. The Structural Heterogeneity of Family Farming in Brazil9. Is the Oil Ours?10. The Technological Evolution of Embraer11. Brazilian Agriculture and Beyond: Final ConsiderationsAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DNotesIndex
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Columbia University Press Climate Change Science
Book SynopsisThis book is a primer on the essential science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate prediction. It is accessible for readers with little to no background in science, with an emphasis on the needs of those studying sustainable development.Trade ReviewIt is rare to find a book that succinctly explains the scientific basis for one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced. For anyone looking to learn the foundations of climate science, Mutter's primer is an excellent jump start. He covers an expansive number of topics gracefully, providing readers with the key scientific concepts at the heart of each issue. -- Solomon Hsiang, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California, BerkeleyJohn C. Mutter earned an outstanding reputation as a marine geophysicist at Columbia’s Lamont Observatory, and then turned his interest to the effects of natural and manmade disasters on humankind. His recent focus extends to the major problems looming from future climate change. His primer is a succinct review of the physics behind climate change, along with summaries of glacial-interglacial climate cycles, ENSO events, and what the future will hold. -- William F. Ruddiman, professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of VirginiaMutter guides the reader to an understanding of Earth’s climate, starting with the big picture of how the system works, to the nuances of climate variability and predictions of the future using computer models, and ultimately to future uncertainty and the substantial risks that human-induced climate change will impose on society. This is a clearly written, readable account supported by understandable diagrams of elegant simplicity. -- Edmond A. Mathez, curator and professor emeritus, American Museum of Natural History, and coauthor of Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy FutureClimate Change Science provides the reader with a perfect primer to best understand Earth’s complex climate system. The reader is carefully guided through the various processes influencing our climate system and how humans are significantly disturbing this system. Strongly recommended to anyone seeking a clear picture of Earth’s climate system. -- Jeffrey T. Kiehl, climate scientist and author of Facing Climate Change: An Integrated Path to the FutureTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Strategy and Outline of the Primer1. Why Does Earth Have the Climate It Does?2. Precipitation, Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, and the Origin of Climate Zones3. Climate Dynamics: Natural Variations4. Climate in the Future5. Earth’s Responses to Climate Change6. Climate and Sustainable Development: Summary and Closing RemarksGlossaryNotesFurther ReadingIndex
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