Grundlegung -- Terminologische und konzeptionelle Grundlagen -- Vertiefung des Modells nachhaltiger Austauschrelationen -- Multinationale Unternehmen an der BoP: Reflexionen im Lichte von Corporate Citizenship -- Empirische Relevanz der behandelten Konzepte an der BoP -- Konklusion und Ausblick.

This open access book modifies and revitalizes the concept of the ‘developmental state’ to understand the politics of emerging economy through nuanced analysis on the roles of human agency in the context of structural transformation. In other words, there is a revived interest in the...

This book discusses the latest developments in the China Pilot Free- Trade Zone strategy. It puts forward and explains the idea that building the Shanghai Pilot Free-Trade Zone (SFTZ) is a national test, as it is a major strategic decision to help China cope with the new situation resulting from...

Entrepreneurial ecosystems involve a complex synergy of factors, including social and structural changes that are frequently cumulative within territories, promoting the improvement of citizens’ quality of life and higher development levels. Further, dynamic territories are characterized by...

Timothy Besley brings together a set of essays on themes relevant to the study of economic development written by leading authors. It covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. In many cases, the authors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies

Tourism Management, Marketing, and Development recognizes the relevance of tourism and tourism activities as major economic drivers, with a specific focus on the role of destination management and marketing, performance and strategies, and sustainability

This unconventional book addresses the imbalance of power between countries that give and receive funds for international financial development, with particular attention to the outcomes and impacts of this imbalance on recipient countries. It provides an in-depth analysis of the perceptions...

This book contributes to the debate on the decoupling of emerging economies from the advanced economies with a new, empirical investigation approach. Taking counterfactual experiments performed using a time-varying panel VAR model, the author argues that over the last thirty years, emerging...

Foreword (by Sugata Marjit, Reserve Bank of India Professor of Industrial Economics and Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata, India) -- Chapter 1. Role of FDI in Developing Countries: Basic Concepts and Facts -- Chapter 2. General Equilibrium Models:...

Is 'development' passe? Is it merely a by-product or a 'trickle down' effect of economic growth, spurred by globalisation? Will poverty simply diminish with increased global markets? This state-of-the-art critical 'development' reader deals with these and other related questions. "Globalisation,...