This book examines the impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on local economies, and presents selected case studies of MNEs operating in low income countries. By balancing external social and environmental costs against its corresponding benefits, the book demonstrates that MNEs can have a...

1. The Microfinance Alphabet- Marek Hudon, Marc Labie and Ariane Szafarz -- 2. Addressing climate change with Microfinance Plus: experiences in cattle and coffee regions of Nicaragua- Johan Bastiaensen, Milagros Romero and Frédéric Huybrechs -- 3. Remittances: loan funds for a rural economy?...

1. Colonial World of Postcolonial Historians and the Neoliberal Reinvention of Tribal Identity in India -- 2. Myth of Modernization and Development in Orissa -- 3. Interrogating Social Capital and Denials of Development in the Planning for Tribal Development in India -- 4. Capitalism and...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Are Current Policies on Track to Eliminate Poverty? -- Chapter 3. How Mainstream Economics Works -- Chapter 4. Basic Principles to Understand Macroeconomics -- Chapter 5. Markets Alone Make No Development -- Chapter 6. Developing Countries in Global...

1. Introduction: Education and Human Capital, Current Debates, and Policy Imperatives -- 2. Unpacking the Rhetorical Equity for Development: Is Equity Available in an Unequal Society? -- 3. Educational Expansion in Africa (1965–2010): Implications for Economic Inequality between Countries --...

Chapter 1. Introduction and overview of the model -- Chapter 2. Child labor and the macroeconomy -- Chapter 3. Microeconomics of child labor: Child labor, optimum savings and human capital accumulation -- Chapter 4. Is there a Culture of Child Labor? The Decision-making process of working, with...

This book helps readers understand how universities position themselves in the innovation landscape and the implications for national policies. It provides a scholarly discussion and best practice–based insights to help answer questions like: To what extent do funding and governance policies...

"The emphasis on proper institutional settings as a requirement for innovation and the systematic comparative study of (the lack of) these settings in the Arab region leads to a challenging analysis and also provides clear policy recommendations." - Joan Muysken, Professor Emeritus, Maastricht...

‘It is of great value to complement the limitations of contemporary mainstream economic growth discourse by exploiting the complex relations between technology, development, and inequality, while concurrently providing a better academic orientation in the era of the upcoming Industrial...

1. ERP technology adoption – an introduction -- 2. Enterprise resource planning – an innovative technology -- 3. Adoption of innovative technology -- 4. ERP technology adoption – the factors -- 5. Research framework for technology adoption -- 6. Quantitative study on ERP adoption -- 7....