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Governance and economic development : a comparative institutional approach

Ahrens, Joachim - 2002

The main theme of this study is the political economy of policy reform in less developed countries and post-socialist countries. Given the complexity of economic development and transition, Joachim Ahrens views failures in policy reform, poor public sector management, rent-seeking, corruption,...

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Contagion in financial markets

Sell, Friedrich L. - 2001

This book aims to integrate the notions of contagion in epidemiology and contagion in financial market crises to discover why emerging markets are so susceptible to financial crises. The author first provides a brief introduction of the contagious spill-over of recent financial market crises and...

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The global south after the crisis : growth, inequality and development in the aftermath of the great recession

Cömert, Hasan (contributor); McKenzie, Rex A. (contributor) - 2016

the developing world and an exploration of its effects on those countries, particularly on each one's economic management … economies into the world economy. This well-integrated compilation of both original case studies and thematic essays will be of … socio-economic developments in the wider world. Aid workers, policy makers, and social science researchers will also find …

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Competition policies and consumer welfare : corporate strategies and consumer prices in developing countries

Achy, Lahcen (contributor); Joekes, Susan P. (contributor) - 2016

1. Introduction -- Section I the distribution of foodstuffs -- 2. Costa rica -- 3. Armenia -- 4. Mali -- 5. Zambia -- Section II the distribution of pharmaceuticals -- 6. Jamaica -- 7. Vietnam -- Section III the distribution of services: international money transfers and tv programmes -- 8....

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Contextualizing entrepreneurship in emerging economies and developing countries

Ramírez-Pasillas, Marcela (contributor); … - 2017

Contents: 1. Contextualizing entrepreneurship in-between emerging economies and developing countries / Marcela Ramírez-Pasillas, Ethel Brundin and Magdalena Markowska -- Part I: Contextualizing the top-down driving forces for entrepreneurial practices -- 2. The political economy of indigenous...

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Handbook of innovation & appropriate technologies for international development

Régnier, Philippe (ed.); Frey, Daniel (ed.); … - 2022

"This timely Handbook provides a conceptual discussion and a wide empirical presentation of new disruptive forms of innovation producing appropriate technologies, addressing the needs of low-income populations, and providing alternative solutions for sustainable development. The Handbook of...

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Capital flight and capital controls in developing countries

Epstein, Gerald A. (ed.) - 2005

Capital flight - the unrecorded export of capital from developing countries - often represents a significant cost for developing countries. It also poses a puzzle for standard economic theory, which would predict that poorer countries be importers of capital due to its scarcity. This situation...

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Competitiveness, technology and skills

Lall, Sanjaya - 2001

This book draws together recent contributions by Sanjaya Lall--leading authority on international investment, technology and industrial policy--on competitiveness and its major determinants. It draws upon his wide experience of competitiveness analysis in Asian and African countries and his...

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Globalization and economic development : essays in honour of J. George Waardenburg

Naastepad, Carola W. M. (contributor); … - 2001

faster growth and reduced poverty, which could be achieved through closer integration in the world economy …

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Global human resource management : managing people in developing and transitional countries

McCourt, Willy - 2003

This book presents Human Resource Management (HRM) as a tool for improving the performance of organizations in developing and transitional countries. It does this through the presentation of an integrated model of human resource management, informed by the practical realities of applying such a...

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