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Rural poverty, risk and development
Fafchamps, Marcel - 2003
This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work … in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk … affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In particular the book examines what we do and do not know about risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851057
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Integration and globalization : challenges for developed and developing countries
Marques, Helena (ed.); Soukiazis, Elias (ed.);  … - 2009
The main challenges the European Single Market is facing in the 21st century result from the enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe, the EMU, and the globalization of trade and investment that has aided the rise of competitive emerging markets. This state-of-the-art book provides fresh...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474052
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852069
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Globalization and poverty
Gunning, Jan Willem (contributor); Collier, Paul (contributor) - 2008
Globalization provokes both excitement and fear. This comprehensive collection, which brings together some of the most important published work on the subject, addresses a core issue of contention: the implications of globalization for poverty and inequality. While the debate is highly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852235
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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley J. (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects … of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international … trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with: accounting for risk in trade agreements; risk and the WTO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851983
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Trade costs and facilitation : open trade and economic development
2011
C. Fred Bergsten (1997), 'Open Regionalism', World Economy, 20 (5), 545-65 -- Gerard McLinden (2006), 'Needs, Priorities and Costs Associated with Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for Implementation of a WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: A Comparative Study Based on Six Developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852332
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Artificial intelligence in management : self-learning and autonomous systems as key drivers of value creation
Wodecki, Andrzej - 2020
Contents: Introduction: From Intelligent Machines To Self-Driven Organizations -- 1. Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Landscape -- 2. The Impact Of Autonomous Systems On Technologies, Processes And Industry Sectors -- 3. Autonomous Systems In Value Generation -- 4. Prospects For The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416730
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Merger and acquisition strategies : how to create value
Dringoli, Angelo - 2016
Part I how to make M&As perform successfully: rationales and models -- 1. Basic terminology, concepts and types of M&As -- 2. Data and empirical evidence on M&A performance -- 3. Making M&As create value: an analytical model for evaluating M&As -- 4. Identifying the opportunities for successful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419898
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Handbook of services and artificial intelligence
Scupola, Ada (ed.); Sundbo, Jon (ed.); Fuglsang, Lars (ed.);  … - 2024
"This Handbook examines the impacts of AI on the innovation of services, service processes and business models. It presents state-of-the-art conceptual and empirical evidence concerning uses and applications of AI in different service sectors and from varying perspectives. Experts from across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015072961
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Local enterprises in the global economy : issues of governance and upgrading
Schmitz, Hubert (contributor) - 2004
This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Latin America and Asia and provide new perspectives and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851407