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Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries : building domestic capabilities in a global setting
Lundvall, Bengt-Åke (contributor) - 2009
This Handbook is the first attempt to adapt the IS approach to developing countries from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young researchers to review the literature and push...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850649
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852013
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Strategic challenges for the base of the pyramid
Vermeulen, Patrick A. M. - 2014
'What I like most about Strategic Challenges for the Base of the Pyramid is the authors' clear understanding of what we have already learned about the BoP domain and their subsequent focus on creating new knowledge. The chapters in this book provide important insights into several important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851963
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Global exchange and poverty : trade, investment and migration
Squire, Lyn (contributor); Lucas, Robert E. B. (contributor) - 2010
(OECD) affect development and poverty in developing and transition economies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851848
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Multinational enterprises in Asian development
Athukorala, Prema-chandra - 2007
Multinational enterprises and developing countries : background and preview -- Foreign direct investment in developing Asia : trends, patterns and prospects -- Multinational enterprises and manufacturing for export : emerging patterns and opportunities for latecomers -- Product fragmentation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420020
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Knowledge, organizational evolution, and market creation : the globalization of Indian firms from steel to software
Surie, Gita Sud de - 2008
Knowledge, Organizational Evolution, and Market Creation documents the emergence of the Indian multinational by looking at data from firms in the 'old' economy, such as those in manufacturing, steel-making, automotive components and heavy machinery and the 'new economy' such as software and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851939
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Poverty strategies in Asia : a growth plus approach
Khan, Haider (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 of alternative interventions in a broad range of Asian economies. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851056
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512168
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850810
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851078