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De Gruyter The Challenge of Sustainability: Corporate
Book SynopsisThe Challenge of Sustainability: Corporate Governance in a Complicated World reviews the evolution of five types of corporate governance and their different sustainability objectives. It discusses the challenges for boards in achieving sustainability from an environmental, economic, employment, and social perspective and introduces the concept of a political tragedy of the commons if boards do what is in the best interests of their profitability only, without considering their responsibilities and unintended consequences for their stakeholders. It explains how volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity complicate making sustainable decisions. This book explores ways of helping prevent such negative outcomes. John Zinkin asserts the director’s need to reconcile volatility with vision, uncertainty with understanding, complexity with courage and commitment, and ambiguity with adaptability. To prevent a potential political tragedy of the commons, the book suggests new decision-making processes; treating employees differently; and makes the case for reforming capitalism. It is aimed at managers, board members and all those who influence them, including shareholder activists, corporate legal personnel, politicians, activists and general readers interested in applying some of these suggestions in their roles as stakeholders, managers and directors. Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Expanding Corporate Governance’s Remit Changing definitions and expectations Five Corporate Governance contexts Family capitalism State capitalism Managerial capitalism Shareholder capitalism Stakeholder capitalism Part 2: Corporate Governance’s Sustainability Challenges Environmental Sustainability Moving to a circular economy Climate change Conservation Economic Sustainability Achieving inclusive growth Tackling inequality Harnessing diversity Employment Sustainability Globalization Automation Artificial Intelligence Unsuitable education Social Sustainability Being a responsible citizen Bridging cultures Taming social media Part 3: Preventing a Political Tragedy of the Commons Investing in People Improving Processes Focusing on Reputation Operating in a Post-Truth World Conclusions
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Transcript Verlag Futures Worth Preserving – Cultural Constructions
Book SynopsisCultures as well as individuals continually balance the demands of nostalgia and sustainability as they construct historical narratives of "futures worth preserving". The aim of this volume is to explore those narratives and the underlying assumptions which inform them. Drawing on a range of disciplines from the humanities and social sciences, the chapters investigate cultural assumptions about which aspects of the past deserve to be remembered and which aspects of the present should be sustained for the future. In the process, they reveal how contemporary definitions of sustainability are informed by a nostalgic yearning for the past, and how nostalgia is motivated by a reciprocal longing to sustain the past for the future.Trade Review"What remains to be explored, and for which this edited volume has laid an important foundation, is the desire called utopia (sensu Fredric Jameson), its entanglement with values, its cultural manifestations across the globe, and its influence on concepts of nostalgia and sustainability." Anna Tabouratzidis, Kult_online, 64 (2021)
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Transcript Verlag Urban Resilience in a Global Context – Actors,
Book SynopsisUrban Resilience is seen by many as a tool to mitigate harm in times of extreme social, political, financial, and environmental stress. Despite its widespread usage, however, resilience is used in different ways by policy makers, activists, academics, and practitioners. Some see it as a key to unlocking a more stable and secure urban future in times of extreme global insecurity; for others, it is a neoliberal technology that marginalizes the voices of already marginal peoples. This volume moves beyond praise and critique by focusing on the actors, narratives and temporalities that define urban resilience in a global context. By exploring the past, present, and future of urban resilience, this volume unlocks the potential of this concept to build more sustainable, inclusive, and secure cities in the 21st century.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Contesting Resilience; A Historical Perspective on Resilient Urbanism; North of the Arctic Circle; Growing Resilient Cities; Before 'Resilience'; Building Resilience through Commercial Relations; Enhancing Urban Resilience After the 1995 Kobe Earthquake; Transportation as a Resilience Enhancing Tool; Urban Resilience Has a History: And a Future; Author Bios.
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Ibidem Press Furthering Financial Literacy. Experimental
Book SynopsisAnna Custers'' study presents evidence from a randomised field experiment that was conducted in Bhopal, India. It delivers a two-fold contribution to the burgeoning field of financial literacy theory. Firstly, it investigates a specific link in the theoretical mechanism between financial literacy and household well-being. Where most financial literacy research focuses on the link between financial literacy training and demand for financial services, Custers deals with the question whether financial literacy training affects financial literacy levels. The results of her experiment show that a financial literacy training programme for urban microfinance clients positively affects average financial literacy levels. Secondly, Custers'' study investigates a relatively under-researched topic, in particular for developing countries: The effect of trainer gender on learning outcomes and learning perceptions. She asks whether a differential design of a financial literacy training programme, based on trainer gender, differently affects financial literacy levels and learning perceptions among microfinance clients. The results of the experiment suggest it does not matter whether male or female trainers are employed. The results of her study provide an essential contribution to identifying the best strategies for improving the financial literacy of the poor. Custers'' conclusion that specifically tailored instruction programmes, irrespective of trainer gender, can greatly improve financial literacy levels is highly relevant to both academia and professionals working in the field of financial literacy.
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Deep & Deep Publications Regional Disparities in Economic Development
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Deep & Deep Publications Women and Economic Development
Book SynopsisContributed articles; with reference to India.
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Deep & Deep Publications Role of NGOs in Developing Countries
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Deep & Deep Publications National and Sub-national Economic Development
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Deep & Deep Publications Rural Energy for Sustainable Development
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Deep & Deep Publications Economic Development of Haryana
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Random House, India Thirsty Nation: Priorities for India’s Water
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Regal Publications Globalization, Foreign Capital and Development
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Bookwell Publications Trade and Development Report: Financial
Book SynopsisEach edition of this series examines trends in the international economy with particular reference to developing countries, comparing current and past performance and assessing prospects for future development. This report focuses on important issues.
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Bookwell Publications Stages of Developmental Thinking and Emerging
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Regal Publications Infrastructure Development and the Indian Economy
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De Gruyter Poland Emerging Trends in and Strategies for Industry
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Aarhus University Press Technology Policy Meets the Public
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University Press of Southern Denmark Economic Drivers of Migration & Climate Change in
Book SynopsisEnvironmental migration is a topic which has given rise to widespread debate and gloomy predictions about the state of the world in 2050, but where rigorous research and empirical evidence are unfortunately in short supply. In this paper, we review the existing research on and empirical evidence of how climate change and climate variability in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) affects two main drivers of migration identified by migration models in the economic literature, namely income level differentials between origin and destination areas and income variability in origin areas, and how they in turn affect migration. We find that there are serious gaps in both the economic and the environmental literature that render it impossible to make sound and robust predictions of how climate change and increased climate variability will affect the economic migration drivers, and of how these in turn may change existing migration patterns. There are some empirical indications that income differentials may increase due to lower income levels in the origin areas of LDCs, but virtually no evidence exists of the effects of climate change or increased climate variability on income variability. Furthermore, although a negative relationship between migration and rainfall has been established by many researchers, there is only very limited evidence as to what drives it. A clearer picture of the driving force behind the link between rainfall and migration would greatly benefit policymaking in this area.
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HarperCollins India The Struggle And The Promise: Restoring India's
Book SynopsisFor the 21st century to be India''s, we need to excel in many areas. The vision of a five trillion economy is at best a pipe dream if we look at the current situation. The Struggle and the Promise makes an interesting case for achieving this grand vision. We must start with moral leadership - drawing on our inherent strengths as a culture that is at its strongest when diverse, tolerant and inclusive. In this path-breaking book, Naushad Forbes analyses policy, industry, education, economy, technology, international trade and institutions. Backed by solid research and unprecedented data, it provides an actionable blueprint for every area to restore India''s potential
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HarperCollins India Highway to Swades: Rediscovering India's
Book SynopsisIn the twenty first century, what does it mean to be an Indian? In 2014, when Bhairavi Jani got into a car with three friends and drove 18,181 km across India,from the remote districts of Nagaland to the villages of Rann of Kutch and from the Kashmir Valley to the interiors of India's Deccan she was searching for the threads that weave the people of the world's largest democracy together. What she discovered from the many highways she took to swades form the beating heart of this book.
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KIT Publishers Landmarks from a Bygone Era: Life and work of
Book SynopsisIt goes without saying that one building after the other was built in the Dutch East Indies, the current Indonesia. Newspapers jubilated again a jewel for the city. The man behind it was Eduard Cuypers (1859-1927). With his firm he was one of the most celebrated architects in the Netherlands around 1900. He has fallen into oblivion due to changed views in architecture. Working from Amsterdam, his office designed numerous projects overseas in collaboration with Marius Hulswit (1862-1921) and Arthur Fermont (1882-1967), many of this buildings still exist in Indonesia. They are landmarks of a bygone era in Indonesian city. This is a fascinating story about these buildings and the people behind them. This is the English revised edition of the book Alweer een sieraad voor de stad
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KIT Publishers Facilitating Pro-Poor Business: Why Advice Goes
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Modern China in Transition and Development: A
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Understanding the Growth and Development of
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Innovations and Sustainability in Society 5.0
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Navigating Sustainability A Comparative Analysis of Micro vs. Macro Strategies in Least Developed Countries
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Human Capital Energy and Sustainable Development Global Empirical Modeling
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Marketing and Branding Paradigms in the Era of Sustainability
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited Exporting Paradise
Book SynopsisTourism and development are frequently mentioned together, yet the contribution of tourism to development in the Third World is controversial. This book provides an in depth study of Mexico's experience with the international tourism industry since the 1960s.Table of ContentsIntroduction: tourism, industrial change and development. Theoretical issues: explaining industrial transformation. The stimulus: import substitution and the global tourism boom. Initiating the tourism export push: the state role. Patterns of development: hotels. Patterns of development: airlines. Conclusion: tourism, export promotion and development. References. Author index. Subject index.
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Oxford University Press A World of Three Cultures
Book SynopsisIn this book, Miguel Basáñez presents a provocative look at the impact of culture on global development. Drawing on data from governments, NGOs, the World Values Survey and more addressing over one hundred countries, he argues that values, as the building blocks of culture, are directly related to the speed with which social, cultural and economic development occurs. Basáñez utilizes quantitative survey data to delineate three cultural hyperclusters across the globe: cultures of honor, which prioritize political authority; cultures of achievement, which emphasize economic advancement; and cultures of joy, which focus on social interactions. According to Basáñez, these cultures evolved chronologically, mirroring the development of agrarian, industrial and service societies.He argues that a country''s developmental path is profoundly influenced by its people''s values and culture, as crystallized through its formal and informal governing institutions. Culture is passed down over generatiTrade Review"Miguel Basáñez has married his personal confrontations with cultural diversity with objective evidence to craft an original scheme of categories for societies that will provoke experts and those interested in the importance of a society's values to reflect on their current understanding. Every reader concerned with the inequalities among the world's nations will profit from this synthesis of fact and speculation." -Jerome Kagan, Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Harvard University "By making exceptional use of Inglehart's World Values Survey, Basáñez has very skillfully reasoned the impact of values on development. The three cultures he outlines - honor, achievement and joy - represent Atlantic culture, East Asian culture and Latin American culture. The book shows persuasively that the three cultures bloom each in their own way, vindicating the claim that the world experiences multiple modernities. Its beauty also lies in how well Basáñez exemplifies the three cultures!" -Takashi Inoguchi, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo "In this very readable book Miguel Basa?ez presents a cross-cultural world view influenced by the data analysis and interpretation of the three founding fathers of the discipline: a European management researcher, an American sociologist, and an Israeli psychologist, but this he does from his own Latin-American point of view. Compared to us he is quite original in adding to his two main axes of Power and Achievement a third axis of Joy. It is a joy to read his work." -Geert Hofstede, author of Culture's Consequences "A World of Three Cultures is a book to be recommended in a time of cultural wars, because it helps the reader to give meaning to such conflicts through the use of statistical data and to give hope to global public opinion in a possible convergence scenario." -Matteo B. Marini, Professor of Development Economics, Università della CalabriaTable of ContentsFOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART I: VALUES AS KEYSTONE OF CULTURES: LITERATURE REVIEW Chapter 1: Historical Analyses Chapter 2: Empirical Analyses PART 2: VALUE AXES AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF CULTURES Chapter 3: Three-Dimensional Representation Chapter 4: Cultural Geography PART 3: CULTURES OF HONOR, ACHIEVEMENT, AND JOY Chapter 5: Empirical Profiles of the Three Cultures Chapter 6: The Three Cultures in the World Values Survey PART 4: CULTURAL CHANGE Chapter 7: Six Agents of Cultural Change Chapter 8: Processes of Change Chapter 9: Axiological Diagnosis PART 5: CONCEPTS AND MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT Chapter 10: The Objective and Subjective Development Indices PART 6: THE DRIVING FORCES OF DEVELOPMENT Chapter 11: The Structures of Nature and Human Action Chapter 12: The Power of Ideas CONCLUSION APPENDICES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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Oxford University Press Inc Asias Next Giant
Book SynopsisWhile much attention has been focused on Japan''s meteoric rise as an economic power, South Korea has been quietly emerging as the next industrial giant to penetrate the world market. South Korea is one of a series of countries (ranging from Taiwan, India, Brazil, and Turkey, to Mexico, and including Japan) to have succeeded through borrowing foreign technology rather than by generating new products or processes. Describing such countries as `late-industrializers,'' Amsden demonstrates why South Korea has become the most successful of this group.Trade Review`comprehensive study of Korean industrialization ... a detailed analysis that extends from the formation of macroeconomic policies down to the shop floor ... Amsden's book is a valuable contribution to the literature on Korean development ... provides an immeasurable service.' Business History ReviewAmsden's ambition in Asia's Next Giant is to articulate a general paradigm of growth for late industrializers all over the world. Notwithstanding the controversial, if not dubious nature of this technological paradigm, Amsden tackles it with speed and economy.- Alex H. Choi. - Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars Vol 30 No 3 1998
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Oxford University Press Inc The Rise of The Rest
Book SynopsisAfter World War II a select number of countries outside Japan and the West--those that Alice Amsden calls the rest--gained market share in modern industries and altered global competition. By 2000, a great divide had developed within the rest, the lines drawn according to prewar manufacturing experience and equality in income distribution. China, India, Korea and Taiwan had built their own national manufacturing enterprises that were investing heavily in R&D. Their developmental states had transformed themselves into champions of science and technology. By contrast, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico had experienced a wave of acquisitions and mergers that left even more of their leading enterprises controlled by multinational firms. The developmental states of Mexico and Turkey had become hand-tied by membership in NAFTA and the European Union. Which model of late industrialization will prevail, the independent or the integrationist, is a question that challenges the twenty-first century.Trade ReviewAmsden's arguments in support of govenrment intervention in nurturing manufacturing industry, both in Asia and Latin America , are succint and convincing. Advocates of the free market may disagree but they would be hard pressed to counter the mounting evidence and compelling arguments that Amsden has presented. At the very least, Amsden has shown that government intervention and the free market can co-exist as long as intervention is within the limits of free market economy. * Asian Journal of Social Sciences *
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Oxford University Press Development Microeconomics
Book SynopsisTraditional development economics has recently been revolutionized by the application of new economic tools and concepts. Development Microeconomics is the first in a series of books which will look at the entire spectrum of development economics issues, combining the strengths of conventional developmental thought with the insights of contemporary mainstream economics. The main new conceptual tool used is the application of the theory of imperfect information and the effects this has on the the behaviour of economic agents. This helps to explain why perfect competition models rarely have success when dealing with developing economies. The authors also stress the necessity of balance in dealing with many of the classic problems in development studiesthe importance of both the individual as economic agent and cultural norms as the framework of social behaviour; the dual relationship between equity and efficiency in economic policy-making; the importance of market rivalry and the potentiTrade ReviewThis is an excellent book. It is a comprehensive survey of the issues of the household economy in developing countries ... essential reading not only for graduate students, but also for anyone intending to do research in development economics ... It sure made me want to read more. * Pushkar Maitra, Economic Record, Vol.76, No.234, Sept 2000 *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Household Economics ; Population ; Fragmented Markets: Labour ; Migration ; Rural Land Market ; Fragmented Credit Markets ; Risk and Insurance in an Agricultural Economy ; Interlinkage of Transactions and Rural Development ; Human Capital and Income Distribution ; Poverty Alleviation: Efficiency and Equity Issues ; Technological Progress and Learning ; Environment and Development ; Trade and Development ; The Dual Economy ; Intersectoral Complementarities and Coordination Failures ; Instiutional Economics and the State in Economic Development
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Oxford University Press The Aid Lab Understanding Bangladeshs Unexpected Success Critical Frontiers of Theory Research and Policy in International Development Studies
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Oxford University Press The Rent Curse
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Oxford University Press, USA Linking the Formal and Informal Economy Concepts and Policies UnuWider Studies in Development Economics UnuWider and EGDI
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together a significant new collection of studies on formality and informality in developing countries. Containing contributions from some of the very best analysts in development studies, the volume is multidisciplinary in nature, with contributions from anthropologists, economists, sociologists, and political scientists.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition No matter how you divide up the developing world-'formal-informal', 'legal-extralegal' (my preference)- one thing is not debatable: most people are poor, on the outside of the system looking in, and getting angrier every day. The message of this book is it's time to stop talking and start designing reforms based on the informal practices and organizations that poor entrepreneurs already use. I second that motion. If you rebuild the system from the bottom-up, they will come, with their enterprise, creativity, and piles of potential capital. * Hernando de Soto, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy, Peru *The obvious is not necessarily the best. For many, a well-defined set of formal institutions is the obvious road to economic success. Academic analysts are attracted by the parsimony of formal institutions. Policy makers appreciate the apparent predictability of the effect on addressees. Constitutional lawyers prefer formal institutions since they lend themselves to ex post control. Yet as the book convincingly demonstrates, in many contexts, and in developing countries in particular, going for the obvious is bad policy. Imposing a small set of formal institutions forces all economic activity into a Procrustes' bed. Often, a clever mixture of formal and informal elements has two main advantages: harnessing new resources for corporate governance, and making the firm more responsive to its environment, be it demand, competition or regulatory expectations. * Christoph Engel, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn *Linking the Formal and Informal Economy is an excellent synthesis of past debates and contemporary policy analysis. It embraces economic development, governance and social justice issues and it provides innovative case studies from a wide variety of contexts. * Ray Bromley, State University of New York at Albany *Table of Contents1. Beyond Formality and Informality ; CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT ; 2. Bureaucratic Form and the Informal Economy ; 3. The Global Path: Soft Law and Non-sovereigns Formalizing the Potency of the Informal Sector ; 4. The Relevance of the Concepts of Formality and Informality: A Theoretical Appraisal ; 5. Rethinking the Informal Economy: Linkages with the Formal Economy and the Formal Regulatory Environment ; 6. Formal and Informal Enterprises: Concept, Definition, and Measurement Issues in India ; EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF POLICIES AND INTERLINKING ; 7. The Impact of Regulation on Growth and Informality: Cross-Country Evidence ; 8. Financial Liberalization in Vietnam: Impact on Loans from Informal, Formal, and Semi-formal Providers ; 9. Blocking Human Potential: How Formal Policies Block the Informal Economy in the Maputo Corridor ; 10. Microinsurance for the Informal Economy Workers in India ; 11. Turning to Forestry for a Way Out of Poverty: Is Formalizing Property Rights Enough? ; 12. Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can These be Induced by Government and other Formal Sector Agents? Some Evidence from Indonesian Posyandus ; 13. Social Capital, Survival Strategies, and their Potential for Post-Conflict Governance in Liberia ; 14. Enforcement and Compliance in Lima's Street Markets: The Origins and Consequences of Policy Incoherence Toward Informal Traders ; 15. Formalizing the Informal: Is There a Way to Safely Unlock Human Potential Through Land Entitlement? A Review of Changing Land Administration in Africa
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Oxford University Press Economic Transformations
Book SynopsisThis book examines the long term economic growth that has raised the West''s material living standards to levels undreamed of by counterparts in any previous time or place. The authors argue that this growth has been driven by technological revolutions that have periodically transformed the West''s economic, social and political landscape over the last 10,000 years and allowed the West to become, until recently, the world''s only dominant technological force.Unique in the diversity of the analytical techniques used, the book begins with a discussion of the causes and consequences of economic growth and technological change. The authors argue that long term economic growth is largely driven by pervasive technologies now known as General Purpose (GPTs). They establish an alternative to the standard growth models that use an aggregate production function and then introduce the concept of GPTs, complete with a study of how these technologies have transformed the West since the Neolithic AgTable of ContentsForeword: The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and this Book ; Preface: Why Another Book on Growth? ; Acknowledgements ; GROWTH, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGIES ; 1. Technology as Revolution ; 2. Two Views of Economic Processes ; 3. A Structuralist Evolutionary Decomposition ; 4. Technology and Technological Change ; 5. A Survey of GPTs in Western History: Part I 10,000 BC to 1450 AD ; 6. A Survey Of GPTs in Western History: Part II 1450 to 2010 ; THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINED GROWTH ; 7. The Emergence of Sustained Extensive Growth in the West ; 8. Why Not Elsewhere? ; 9. Population Dynamics: Extensive and Intensive Growth Related ; 10. The Emergence of Sustained Intensive Growth in the West ; MODELLING SUSTAINED GPT-DRIVEN GROWTH ; 11. GPTs and Related Concepts in the Literature ; 12. Scale Economies in Economic Growth ; 13. Appreciative Theories of GPTs ; 14. Formal Models Of GPT-Driven Sustained Growth: The Base Line Model ; 15. Formal Models of GPT-Driven Sustained Growth: Extensions and Applications ; POLICY ; 16. Technology Enhancement Policy: Theory and Evidence ; 17. Assessing Technology Enhancement Policies
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Oxford University Press Economic Transformations
Book SynopsisThis book examines the long term economic growth that has raised the West''s material living standards to levels undreamed of by counterparts in any previous time or place. The authors argue that this growth has been driven by technological revolutions that have periodically transformed the West''s economic, social and political landscape over the last 10,000 years and allowed the West to become, until recently, the world''s only dominant technological force. Unique in the diversity of the analytical techniques used, the book begins with a discussion of the causes and consequences of economic growth and technological change. The authors argue that long term economic growth is largely driven by pervasive technologies now known as General Purpose (GPTs). They establish an alternative to the standard growth models that use an aggregate production function and then introduce the concept of GPTs, complete with a study of how these technologies have transformed the West since the Neolithic ATable of ContentsForeword: The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and this Book ; Preface: Why Another Book on Growth? ; Acknowledgements ; GROWTH, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGIES ; 1. Technology as Revolution ; 2. Two Views of Economic Processes ; 3. A Structuralist Evolutionary Decomposition ; 4. Technology and Technological Change ; 5. * A Survey of GPTs in Western History: Part I 10,000 BC to 1450 AD ; 6. A Survey Of GPTs in Western History: Part II 1450 to 2010 ; THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINED GROWTH ; 7. The Emergence of Sustained Extensive Growth in the West ; 8. Why Not Elsewhere? ; 9. Population Dynamics: Extensive and Intensive Growth Related ; 10. The Emergence of Sustained Intensive Growth in the West ; MODELLING SUSTAINED GPT-DRIVEN GROWTH ; 11. * GPTs and Related Concepts in the Literature ; 12. Scale Economies in Economic Growth ; 13. : Appreciative Theories of GPTs ; 14. Formal Models Of GPT-Driven Sustained Growth: The Base Line Model ; 15. * Formal Models of GPT-Driven Sustained Growth: Extensions and Applications ; POLICY ; 16. Technology Enhancement Policy: Theory and Evidence ; 17. Assessing Technology Enhancement Policies
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Oxford University Press DOES FOREIGN AID REALLY WORK P
Book SynopsisForeign aid is now a $100bn business and is expanding more rapidly today than it has for a generation. But does it work? Indeed, is it needed at all? Other attempts to answer these important questions have been dominated by a focus on the impact of official aid provided by governments. But today possibly as much as 30 percent of aid is provided by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and over 10 percent is provided as emergency assistance. In this first-ever attempt to provide an overall assessment of aid, Roger Riddell presents a rigorous but highly readable account of aid, warts and all. Does Foreign Aid Really Work? sets out the evidence and exposes the instances where aid has failed and explains why. The book also examines the way that politics distorts aid, and disentangles the moral and ethical assumptions that lie behind the belief that aid does good. The book concludes by detailing the practical ways that aid needs to change if it is to be the effective force for good that itTrade Review'...[an] excellent and significant book...' * Alex De Waal, Times Literary Supplement *'...essential reading for anyone interested in the subject of aid and wishing to be informed about the issues involved.' * Nigel Grimwade, Times Higher Education Supplement *'Roger Riddell's text provides the single best introduction to the history and range of contemporary debates associated with foreign aid, including the rise of international NGOs as major actors and the centrality of domestic politics to shaping aid practice.' * John Gershman, Foreign Affairs *'Riddell provides a compelling and thorough account of the intricacies of foreign aid. The strength of this book is that it establishes the positive attributes of aid without avoiding the need to critically assess its failures. Through a combination of personal experience, conceptual insight and empirical substance, Riddell demonstrates that investigating whether foreign aid works could ensure its future, rather than undermining it.' * Sara E. Davis, International Affairs *'For anyone who wants to know more about development assistance, this is a 'must- read'. Roger Riddell provides us with a nuanced and honest outline of past and current aid-flows, their complexities, trends and possible impact. Does aid really work? His answer is a conditional, cautious - yes. And he presents some bold proposals to address some of the systemic weaknesses. It was strong international leadership that delivered the aid-reforms of the 90's. The question is whether the current leaders in development are ready for this debate?' * Hilde Frafjord Johnson, former Minister of International Development of Norway *'This book is a heroic achievement. Not only has Roger Riddell mapped out with great clarity the arcane world of international aid, in a way that will help the practitioner as much as the general reader, he has also produced visionary and challenging recommendations for reform of the system.' * Sir Michael Aaronson, former Director General of Save the Children UK *'In this impressive new study, Riddell has surpassed even his distinguished Foreign Aid Reconsidered. It includes a rare and much-needed analysis of emergency and voluntary assistance. Complete and authoritative, the book will have a long life as the definitive account of its important subject.' * Professor Robert Cassen, London School of Economics *Table of Contents1. 'A Good Thing?' ; PART I: THE COMPLEX WORLDS OF FOREIGN AID ; 2. The origins and early decades of aid-giving ; 3. Aid-giving from the 1970s to the present ; 4. The growing web of bilateral aid donors ; 5. The complexities of multilateral aid ; PART II: WHY IS AID GIVEN? ; 6. The political and commercial dimensions of aid ; 7. Public support for aid ; 8. Charity or duty? The moral case for aid ; 9. The moral case for governments and individuals to provide aid ; PART III: DOES AID REALLY WORK? ; 10. Assessing and measuring the impact of aid ; 11. The impact of official development aid projects ; 12. The impact of programme aid, technical assistance and aid for capacity development ; 13. The impact of aid at the country and cross-country level ; 14. Assesing the impact of aid conditionality ; 15. Does official development aid really work? A summing up ; 16. NGOs in development and the impact of discrete NGO development interventions ; 17. The wider impact of non-governmental and civil society organizations ; 18. The growth of emergencies and the humanitarian response ; 19. The impact of emergency and humanitarian aid ; PART IV: TOWARDS A DIFFERENT FUTURE FOR AID ; 20. Why aid isn't working ; 21. Making aid work better by implementing agreed reforms ; 22. Making aid work better by recasting aid relationships
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Oxford University Press, USA Intellectual Property Rights
Book SynopsisIn recent years, Intellectual Property Rights - both in the form of patents and copyrights - have expanded in their coverage, the breadth and depth of protection, and the tightness of their enforcement. Moreover, for the first time in history, the IPR regime has become increasingly uniform at international level by means of the TRIPS agreement, irrespectively of the degrees of development of the various countries.This volume, first, addresses from different angles the effects of IPR on the processes of innovation and innovation diffusion in general, and with respect to developing countries in particular. Contrary to a widespread view, there is very little evidence that the rates of innovation increase with the tightness of IPR even in developed countries. Conversely, in many circumstances, tight IPR represents an obstacle to imitation and innovation diffusion in developing countries.What can policies do then? This is the second major theme of the book which offers several detailed discTable of Contents1. Introduction ; PART I: IPR, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMIC HISTORY AND THEORY ; 2. Innovation, Technical Change and Patents in the Development Process: A Long Term View ; 3. Lessons from the Economics Literature on the Likely Consequences of International Harmonization of IPR Protection ; 4. Intellectual Property in the Twenty-First Century: Will the Developing Countries Lead or Follow? ; PART II: KNOWLEDGE APPROPRIATION AND DEVELOPMENT ; 5. Ethical Incentives for Innovation ; 6. Is Bayh-Dole Good for Developing Countries? Lessons from the US Experience ; PART III: EXPERIENCES FROM PUBLIC HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY ; 7. IPRs, Public Health, and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Issues in the Post-2005 TRIPS Agenda ; 8. Innovation, Appropriability, and Productivity Growth in Agriculture: A Broad Historical Viewpoint ; 9. The Distributive Impact of Intellectual Property Regimes: Report from the 'Natural Experiment' of the Green Revolution ; 10. Securing the Global Crop Commons in Support of Agricultural Innovation ; 11. Mode of Entry for Emerging Markets: An Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Perspective of the Open Source Development and Management of Biotechnology Knowledge Assets ; 12. Intellectual Property and Alternatives: Strategies for Green Innovations ; 13. Economic and Legal Considerations for the International Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies ; PART IV: CHALLENGES FOR GOVERNANCE AND POLICYMAKING ; 14. Multilateral Agreements and Policy Opportunities ; 15. Preferential Trade Agreements and Intellectual Property Rights ; 16. Industrial Policy and IPR: A Knowledge Governance Approach ; PART V. CONCLUSION ; Policy Options and Requirements for Institutional Reform
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Oxford University Press One Illness Away
Book SynopsisWhy does poverty persist? A critical, but so far ignored, part of the answer lies in the fact that poverty is regularly created. Large numbers of people are escaping poverty, but large numbers are concurrently falling into chronic poverty. This book presents the first large-scale examination of the reasons why people fall into poverty and how they escape it in diverse contexts. Drawing upon personal interviews with 35,000 households in different parts of India, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, and the United States, it takes you on an illustrative journey, filled with facts, analyses, and the life stories of people who fell into abject poverty and others who managed to escape their seemingly predetermined fates. Letting a farmhand''s son or daughter remain a farmhand, even though he or she is potentially the next Einstein, is a tragedy that poor people witness time after time. Remedying this situation is crucial for making poverty history. This book addresses how equal opportunity can be promoted Trade Review[The book] incorporates ideas from both political theory and economics, but is much more engaged and practical than abstract approaches to conceptions of poverty or fiddling with numbers and metrics. Krishna also gives a human face to his account by including some short examples of individual life stories. One Illness Away offers a revealing perspective on poverty. It should have relevance and appeal to a broad audience, not just workers in development, economists, and other specialists. * Danny Yee, Law and Economics Review *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Refilling the Pool of Poverty ; 2. Poverty Flows ; 3. The Rising-Falling Tide ; 4. Reasons for Descent: The Health Poverty Trap ; 5. Reasons for Escape: Diversification and Agriculture ; 6. Connecting Capability with Opportunity: Investing in Information ; 7. A Two-Pronged Strategy: Protection and Opportunity ; Appendix: Measuring Poverty: Testing Stages-of-Progress
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Oxford University Press, USA Korean State and Social Policy
Book SynopsisThere are two great mysteries in the political economy of South Korea. How could a destroyed country in next to no time become a sophisticated and affluent economy? And how could a ruthlessly authoritarian regime metamorphose with relative ease into a stable democratic polity? South Korea was long ruled with harsh authoritarianism, but, strangely, the authoritarian rulers made energetic use of social policy. The Korean State and Social Policy observes South Korean public policy from 1945 to 2000 through the prism of social policy to examine how the rulers operated and worked. After the military coup in 1961, the new leaders used social policy to buy themselves legitimacy. That enabled them to rule in two very different ways simultaneously. In their determination to hold on to power they were without mercy, but in the use of power in governance, their strategy was to co-opt and mobilize with a sophistication that is wholly exceptional among authoritarian rulers. It is governance and noTable of Contents1. Introduction: The Birth of the State ; 2. The State Meets Modernity ; 3. The State Meets Business ; 4. The State Meets Voluntarism ; 5. The State Meets Democracy ; 6. Conclusion: The Anatomy of the State
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Textbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling Programming and Simulations
Book SynopsisThe book provides a comprehensive A-to-Z guide for computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, which can analyze various economic issues empirically. CGE Models been widely used for investigating the impacts of economic integration, eco-taxes on environmental problems, regulatory reforms, taxation reforms and transportation system planning.Table of ContentsOverview The Simple CGE Model Computation Social Accounting Matrix Calibration and Computational Strategy for General Equilibrium Standard CGE Model Macro Closure Simulating General Equilibria Interpretation of Simulation Results Model Extension Concluding Remarks
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Palgrave Macmillan The Accumulation of Capital Palgrave Classics in Economics
Book SynopsisForeword Introduction PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Classes of Income 2. The Classes of Wealth 3. The Meaning of Money 4. Capital and Income 5. Consumption and Investment 6. The Meaning of Equilibrium PART II: ACCUMULATION IN THE LONG RUN 7. ASimple Model 8. Section I - Accumulation with One Technique 9. Accumulation with Constant Technique 10. Technical Progress 11. Section II - The Technical Frontier 12. The Spectrum of Techniques 13. The Evaluation of Capital 14. The Technical Frontier in a Golden Age 15. Productivity and the Real Capital Ratio 16. Accumulation without Inventions 17. A Surplus of Labour 18. Section III - Accumulation and Technical Progress 19. Accumulation with Neutral Technical Progress 20. Accumulation with Biased Progress 21. Synopsis of the Theory of Accumulation in the Long Run PART III: THE SHORT PERIOD 22. Prices and Profits 23. Wages and Prices 24. Fluctuations in the Rate of Investment 25. Cycles and Trends PART IV: FINANCE 26. Money and Finance 27. The RatesTrade Review'Classics are classics for a reason. Classics show us that when we flatter ourselves into thinking we have clear title to the ideas we advance, they are really just borrowed from a more eloquent past. Robinson's The Accumulation of Capital shows how difficult it is in economics today to say something that is both new and profound. Her blend of theory and realism is what we all strive for in parsing modern economic problems. Her criticisms of the orthodoxy were enormously productive in that economic methodologies have blossomed to account for inadequacies she pointed out in the equilibrium approach. To Robinson and The Accumulation of Capital we are all deeply indebted, whether we realize it or not.' Bill Gibson, John Converse Professor of Economics, University of Vermont, USA 'Joan Robinson's most difficult and ambitious book still constitutes a formidable challenge to contemporary theory. Her search for the fundamental but simple principles which underlie the process of growth in a classical Marxian-Kaleckian-Keynesian setting contrasts sharply with the logic and the language of current growth models. Her extraordinary command of logic allowed her to dispense with mathematics, with no loss of clarity and insights. The new Introduction by two leading Robinson scholars provides the thread leading through the labyrinth of case studies and changes in assumptions. It will certainly attract fresh readers to her book, and also lure back those already acquainted with it.' Maria Cristina Marcuzzo, Professor of Economics, Sapienza, University of Rome, ItalyTable of ContentsForeword Introduction PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Classes of Income 2. The Classes of Wealth 3. The Meaning of Money 4. Capital and Income 5. Consumption and Investment 6. The Meaning of Equilibrium PART II: ACCUMULATION IN THE LONG RUN 7. ASimple Model 8. Section I - Accumulation with One Technique 9. Accumulation with Constant Technique 10. Technical Progress 11. Section II - The Technical Frontier 12. The Spectrum of Techniques 13. The Evaluation of Capital 14. The Technical Frontier in a Golden Age 15. Productivity and the Real Capital Ratio 16. Accumulation without Inventions 17. A Surplus of Labour 18. Section III - Accumulation and Technical Progress 19. Accumulation with Neutral Technical Progress 20. Accumulation with Biased Progress 21. Synopsis of the Theory of Accumulation in the Long Run PART III: THE SHORT PERIOD 22. Prices and Profits 23. Wages and Prices 24. Fluctuations in the Rate of Investment 25. Cycles and Trends PART IV: FINANCE 26. Money and Finance 27. The Rates of Interest PART V: THE RENTIER 28. Consumption of Profits 29. Consumption and Accumulation in the Long Run 30. Rentiers and the Trade Cycle 31. Rentiers and Finance PART VI: LAND 32. Land and Labour 33. Factor Ratios and Techniques. A Digression 34. Land and Accumulation 35. Land, Labour and Accumulation 36. Increasing and Diminishing Returns PART VII: RELATIVE PRICES 37. Supply and Demand PART VIII: International Trade 38. External Investment 39. International Investment NOTES ON VARIOUS TOPICS 40. Postscript 41. The Value of Invested Capital
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Palgrave MacMillan UK ClusterBased Industrial Development A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa
Book SynopsisThis book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Scope and Significance of the Study PART I: THE ROLE OF TRADERS IN CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT Overseas Vietnamese Traders in a Garment Cluster in Vietnam Petty Traders in a Garment Cluster in Kenya PART II: THE ROLE OF MANAGERIAL HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE UPGRADING PROCESS The Product Ladder in the Steel-Bar Industry in Vietnam The Move to the Formal Sector in the Metalwork Industry in Kenya PART III: THE CHINA SHOCK AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT The Coping Strategy of the Electrical Fittings Industry in Pakistan The V-Shaped Growth in the Leather Shoe Industry in Ethiopia PART IV: THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES International Knowledge Transfer in a Garment Cluster in Bangladesh Misfired Promotion of the Export-Oriented Garment Industry in Ethiopia Conclusion: Towards the Design of Effective Industrial Development Policies
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Transformative Entrepreneurs How Walt Disney Steve Jobs Muhammad Yunus and Other Innovators Succeeded
Book SynopsisMeticulously researched with fresh insights into the entrepreneurial process, Jeffrey Harris brings the in-depth perceptions from his nearly thirty years of venture capital experience to provide a thorough understanding of the transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners and losers.Trade Review"If you have any interest at all about how great companies are envisioned, launched, and developed, this book is an extraordinary chronicle of how some determined individuals have produced superb results and created millions of jobs for the American economy. The story of each of the incredible entrepreneurs portrayed in the book is as dramatic as the history of America" - William H. Draper, III, author of The Startup Game "Ideas are cheap, execution is dear. Jeff Harris' book deals with the execution side of innovation and shows us that innovation is found in all kinds of settings - from public TV children's shows to the iPhone in your pocket. Drawing from his 28-year career of funding innovation, Jeff's book is not theory but real practice. It is an appreciation of those who innovate - and it arrives just in time for an economy crying out to understand innovation and its job-creating effects." - Felda Hardymon, General Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners, MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School, & Recipient of the NVCA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 "What's common to the Cirque du Soleil and Playboy, CNN and Starbucks, Federal Express and the Grameen bank? An idea, yes, but then fulfillment in elaboration and execution. Jeff Harris' book is valuable because its case-by-case studies illustrate how some acorns grow into oaks. Daily discourse is filled with enough hot air about innovation to float a balloon for every man, woman, and child. Transformative Entrepreneurs is different. It is grounded and it is lucid and entirely comprehensible, honed as it is by a teacher who excites enthusiasm in his courses at Columbia Business School." - Sir Harold Evans, author of They Made America, From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine, Two Centuries of Innovators "Jeffrey Harris provides us a magisterial tour of the entrepreneur's difficult journey. Drawing from decades of investing and observation, he illuminates the many dimensions in which a successful venture must operate. What makes this book especially helpful is the way in which it examines the experiences of well-known people and companies. Jeffrey portrays a sharp distinction between an entrepreneur and innovator, the latter has an interesting idea, but the former implements that idea through leadership, marshaling scarce resources, persuasive selling and efficient operations. He has put his finger on the key differences between the winners and losers in the entrepreneurial world." - Paul Ricci Chairman and CEO of Nuance Communications "Transformative Entrepreneurs puts in perspective just how rare a successful entrepreneur is and how high the hurdles are to attaining the status of a 'transformative entrepreneur'. At the same time, the book shows that entrepreneurs know no geographic, ethnic , age, or sexual boundaries, so stake a claim and be a part of the entrepreneurial world!" - Mark Heesen, President, National Venture Capital AssociationTable of ContentsIntroduction Changing The Landscape True Grit New Horses For Old Courses Holistic Models Venturesome Capital Failure Is An Option Bad Boys The Big Whiff The Epitome of Innovation Noble Endeavors Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave Government Matters
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest Concepts Policies and Politics Palgrave Studies in Development
Book SynopsisSocial protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analyzing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and the poorest.Table of ContentsForeword by Frances Stewart PART I. INTRODUCTION Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: An Introduction; A.Barrientos& D.Hulme PART TWO: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS FOR SOCIAL PROTECTIONS: RISKS, NEEDS AND RIGHTS Risks, Needs and Rights: Compatible or Contradictory Bases for Social Protection?; L.Munro Insurance for the Poor?; S.Dercon, T. Bold& C. Calvo Transformative Social Protection: The Currency of Social Justice; S.Deveureux& R.Sabates-Wheeler Poverty Traps and Natural Disasters in Ethiopia and Honduras; M.Carter, P. Little, T. Mogues& W. Negatu PART THREE: WHAT POLICIES WORK FOR THE POOREST? Indonesia's Social Protection during and after the Crisis; S.Sumarto, A. Suryahadi& S. Bazzi HIV/AIDS, Social Protection and Chronic Poverty; R.Slater The Social Protection Function of Short-term Public Works Programmes in the Context of Chronic Poverty; A.McCord The Emergence and Popularity of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America; T.Britto Assisting the Poorest in Bangladesh: Learning from BRAC's 'Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme'; D.Hulme& K.Moore Protecting the Poorest with Cash Transfers in Low Income Countries; B.Schubert PART FOUR: THE POLITICS AND FINANCING OF SOCIAL PROTECTION Process Deficits in the Provision of Social Protection in Rural Maharashtra; S.Pellissery Conceptualising the Politics of Social Protection in Africa; S.Hickey Political Incumbency and Drought Relief in Africa; N. Munemo Can Low Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Afford Basic Social Protection? First Results of a Modelling Exercise; C.Berendt Financing Social Protection; A.Barrientos PART FIVE: CONCLUSION Embedding Social Protection in the Developing World; A.Barrientos& D.Hulme
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MIT Press Escape from Empire The Developing Worlds Journey through Heaven and Hell The MIT Press
Book SynopsisA provocative view of economic growth in the Third World argues that the countries that have achieved steady economic growth—including future economic superpowers India and China—have done so because they have resisted the American ideology of free markets.The American government has been both miracle worker and villain in the developing world. From the end of World War II until the 1980s poor countries, including many in Africa and the Middle East, enjoyed a modicum of economic growth. New industries mushroomed and skilled jobs multiplied, thanks in part to flexible American policies that showed an awareness of the diversity of Third World countries and an appreciation for their long-standing knowledge about how their own economies worked. Then during the Reagan era, American policy changed. The definition of laissez-faire shifted from Do it your way, to an imperial Do it our way. Growth in the developing world slowed, income inequalities skyrocketed, and financi
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