Including in-depth contributions by eminent economists and social scientists, 'Asian Transformations' examines the phenomenal changes transforming economies in this continent and shifting the balance of economic power in the world, while reflecting on the future prospects in Asia over the next...

Technology, economic development, and the division of labour by sex / Pamela M. D'Onofrio-Flores -- Women and technology in the industrialized countries / Maria Bergom-Larsson -- Women and technology in peripheral countries: an overview / Zenebeworke Tadesse -- The impact of science and...

The volume explores how the southern engines, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa are reshaping the world economy. It looks at their development experiences, and examines how these could provide useful lessons to the developing world