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Institutions and development
Shirley, Mary M. - 2008
A landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development. This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not,...
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The economic North-South divide : six decades of unequal development
Raffer, Kunibert - 2004 - Pbk. ed
The Economic North-South Divide explores the structural roots of the debt crisis and considers the impact of debt management on North-South economic relations, exposing certain double standards that tilt global markets further against the South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to...
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The Elgar companion to the World Bank
Vetterlein, Antje (ed.); Schmidtke, Tobias (ed.) - 2024
"The Elgar Companion to The World Bank provides a comprehensive review of the past 80 years for this powerful development institution. Bringing together different theoretical approaches to studying the Bank from an expert group of scholars as well as insights from development practitioners, it...
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Household finance
Haliassos, Michael - 2015
Since its emergence in the 1980s, the subject of Household Finance has rapidly grown into a critical area of economic … focus. Research, policy and practitioner interest has increased as household portfolios have become more complicated in … the editor, Household Finance brings together the most essential papers on the subject together in a comprehensive three …
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Money and households in a capitalist economy : a gendered post Keynesian-institutional analysis
Todorova, Zdravka - 2009
Keynesian, institutional, and gender analysis to examine household economics in capitalist society in order to flesh out the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850974
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International perspectives on household wealth
Wolff, Edward N. (contributor) - 2006
The contributors to this comprehensive book compile and analyse the latest data available on household wealth using, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851778
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The Elgar companion to the Asian development bank
Quibria, Muhammad G. (ed.); Akanda, Albab (ed.) - 2024
"Providing an authoritative yet accessible introduction to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this comprehensive Companion offers a detailed examination of the ADB's objectives, policies, development outcomes, strengths and weaknesses, areas for reform, and challenges going forward. M.G. Quibria...
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Transformations in global governance : implications for multinationals and other stakeholders
Vachani, Sushil (contributor) - 2006
The world of multinational enterprises is changing dramatically. Their complex and dynamic international context presents them with special challenges--threatening their survival on one hand, and presenting them with unprecedented opportunities on the other. In this volume, international experts...
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Poverty strategies in Asia : a growth plus approach
Khan, Haider Ali (contributor); Weiss, John (contributor) - 2006
It is widely recognized that while high and sustained economic growth is critical for poverty reduction, there are other policy interventions that may also be significant in a "growth plus" approach to poverty reduction. This volume brings together a series of case studies on the poverty impact...
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Regulating development : evidence from Africa and Latin America
Amann, Edmund (contributor) - 2006
Regulating Development examines the impact that regulation--good or bad--can have on the development of poorer societies. It opens with a succinct review of critical issues, including the implications of the spread of intellectual property rights legislation and the role of the World Trade...
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