1. General introduction -- 2. A critical review of the literature on credit rationing -- 3. The theory of credit …

European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised …. India -- 7. Islamic statecraft and the Middle East's delayed modernization …

patterns to US merger policy in the retail context, the rise of the Internet, and consumer-to-consumer sales. The chapters … developments in technology, retail formats, and data availability. The book goes on to study the changes in online retailing and … 'big data', and to examine competition in specific retail sectors including gasoline stations, automobile dealerships …

Retail Formats: Theory and Measurement', Journal of Retailing, 78 (4), January, 281-95 -- Cédric Durand (2007 … the burgeoning multidisciplinary literature on the globalization of retailing. In addition to focusing on the retail … corporations and their expansionary strategies, it explores the multi-faceted impacts of retail globalization on host economies and …

This book provides a uniform and coherent approach to the analysis of distribution systems in general and retail … systems in particular. It develops the fundamentals of retail demand and supply, and demonstrates how the provision of … distribution services is a principal determinant of economic outcomes in retail exchanges for both retailers and their customers …

1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan …'s development trajectory -- 4. The waking giant : China's development trajectory -- 5. Gradual growth : India's development … trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and Japan -- 7. urbanization and migration -- 8. Demographics, education …