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Uneven paths of development : innovation and learning in Asia and Africa
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji - 2009
sectors act as seeds of economic progress. Detailed firm-level studies were carried out in seven countries, three in Africa … (Nigeria, Mauritius and South Africa) and four in Asia (China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia) …Learning to innovate : information hardware sector in Asia and Africa -- The rapid rise of China -- Low value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851295
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The rise of China and structural changes in Korea and Asia
Hahn, Chin-hŭi (contributor); Itō, Takatoshi (contributor) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850715
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Social innovations, institutional change and economic performance : making sense of structural adjustment processes in industrial sectors, regions and societies
Hämäläinen, Timo J. (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420026
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Handbook of employment and society : working space
Herod, Andrew (contributor); Rainnie, Al (contributor);  … - 2010
This Handbook deepens and extends the engagement between research concerned with work and employment and labour geography. It links fundamental concepts concerning the politics of place that human geographers have developed in recent years with the world of work
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851009
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Globalisation and social development : European and Southeast Asian evidence
Cuyvers, Ludo (ed.) - 2001
The impact of globalisation on social development is a critical issue for both developed and developing countries. In Globalisation and Social Development, leading experts investigate this from the perspective of European, and more specifically, Southeast Asian economies including Thailand, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474096
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Geography, structural change and economic development : theory and empirics
Tamberi, Massimo (contributor); Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2009
The authors in this book regard the process of economic expansion as a non-homogeneous and multifaceted phenomenon which has deeply affected human welfare, and cultural, social and political change. The book is a bridge between the theorists (Rosenstein-Rodan, Lewis, Myrdal, and Hirschmann) who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851875
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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
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The economic impact of digital technologies : measuring inclusion and the diffusion in Europe
Guerrieri, Paolo (contributor); Bentivegna, Sara (contributor) - 2011
The Economic Impact of Digital Technologies offers a profoundly illuminating examination of ICT transformations in Europe and its critical role in greater social inequality. It presents scholars and policy makers with original and practical tools to benchmark and assess the ICT diffusion and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850637
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Entrepreneurship as social change
Steyaert, Chris (contributor); Hjorth, Daniel (contributor) - 2006
This book-- the third in the Movements in Entrepreneurship series-- examines entrepreneurship as a societal phenomenon. It provides an in-depth study of the social aspects of entrepreneurship, illustrating how entrepreneurship affects society. The need to move beyond economy to disclose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850918
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Complexity and co-evolution : continuity and change in socio-economic systems
Garnsey, Elizabeth (contributor); McGlade, James (contributor) - 2006
This book applies ideas and methods from the complexity perspective to key concerns in the social sciences, exploring co-evolutionary processes that have not yet been addressed in the technical or popular literature on complexity. Authorities in a variety of fields--including evolutionary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851000