This third book in the series focuses on how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to achieving and sustaining growth and performance in their economies, as well as the ways in which governments can assist and enhance that contribution. This is of particular concern given the...

The prospects and value of economic integration and regionalism in Asia are increasingly evident in what could turn out to be ‘the Asian Century’. It is within this context that this important book explores the critical economic issues, security concerns and political themes pertinent to...

Against the backdrop of the financial crisis that unfolded in 2008, this book deals with policy challenges going forward, focusing in particular on the ongoing catching-up process in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European countries

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Vol I: 1. Jeremy Greenwood and Boyan Jovanovic (1990), 'Financial Development, Growth, and the Distribution of Income', Journal of Political Economy, 98 (5), October, 1076-107 -- 2. Valerie R. Bencivenga and Bruce D. Smith (1991), 'Financial...

Ireland is the most successful EU economy in attracting export-platform foreign direct investment (FDI), and the increased FDI inflows of the 1990s are widely agreed to have been one of the most important factors in generating the remarkable boom that the country experienced over that decade....

pt. I. Extending theoretical and conceptual thinking about emerging markets -- pt. II. Operational practices in emerging markets and their implications -- pt. III. Looking forward : eclectic perspectives on emerging markets.

Introduction : the attributes of the crisis / David Bailey, Dan Coffey, Philip R. Tomlinson -- The workings of the Japanese economy / Donald W. Katzner -- The cause of Japan's recession and the lessons for the world / Richard A. Werner -- Transnational monopoly capitalism, the J-mode firm and...

1. Introduction, themes and structure of the book -- 2. Foundations for growth -- 3. The growth experience -- 4. Structural change -- 5. Monetary, financial and fiscal aspects -- 6. Development indicators and welfare -- 7. Trade, trade policy and growth -- 8. International finance and growth --...