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This book offers a pluralistic vision of the way economists have dealt with the question of power in society over the last two centuries. Economists’ ideas about power are examined from political, theoretical and policy-making points of view, with additional discussion of the active...
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Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Are Current Policies on Track to Eliminate Poverty? -- Chapter 3. How Mainstream Economics Works -- Chapter 4. Basic Principles to Understand Macroeconomics -- Chapter 5. Markets Alone Make No Development -- Chapter 6. Developing Countries in Global...
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analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities of North-South globalization. The author shows how endowments with …
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zones to be productive in Africa. The role of foreign direct investments, job creation, industrialization, and regulation is …
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1. Colonial World of Postcolonial Historians and the Neoliberal Reinvention of Tribal Identity in India -- 2. Myth of …
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Introduction (Paul Dobrescu) -- Part I. Envisaging Development in the Contemporary Society: Theory and Public Debates -- Why Do Some Countries Develop and Others Not? (Ian Goldin) -- Measuring the Hard-to-Measure in Development: Dimensions, Measurement Challenges, and Responses (Anne L....
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The book examines the methodological challenges in analyzing the effectiveness of development policies. It presents a selection of tools and methodologies that can help tackle the complexities of which policies work best and why, and how they can be implemented effectively given the political...
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1. Introduction -- 2. Weaknesses in Economics and Economic Education -- 3. Basics of Political Economy -- 4. Modeling the Image of Man -- 5. The Functioning of Market and Competition -- 6. Theory of Economic Systems -- 7. Market Failure -- 8. Political Failure -- 9. Competition Policy -- 10....
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insightful assessment of globalization in today's and tomorrow's world is a must read." Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, President of … -- Chapter 8. The irreversibility of globalization -- Chapter 9. Ending, or how to row uphill. … of irreversible globalization. Based on comprehensive research and a wealth of experience from his own political …
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