Explaining Growth attempts to compile the most comprehensive assessment of growth in developing and transition countries. The first phase has sought to review and discover broad similarities and comparable experiences in six regions spanning the developing world. In each region, studies were...

This book investigates at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels the impact of mobile phones on poverty and inequality in developing countries. To gauge the effects of mobile phones on these aspects, the author refers to the standard concept of technology adoption and also analyses the actual...

This book presents the results of a collective and original empirical investigation of the institutional systems underlying the capitalisms that are coming to the fore in developing nations. While varieties of industrialized countries’ capitalisms are extensively scrutinized, those of...

This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from...

Der Autor zeigt Strukturveränderungen internationaler Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten (F&E) innerhalb der globalen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnischen Industrie (IKT) auf und untersucht die Schwerpunktverlagerung technologischer Kompetenzen in die BRIC-Staaten. Er analysiert...

Microfinance in India: Lessons from the Andhra Crisis -- Armageddon or Adolescence? Making Sense of Microfinance's Recent Travails -- Core Values of Microfinance Under Scrutiny: Back to Basics? -- Microcredit Interest Rates and Their Determinants: 2004 - 2011 -- Financial Services That Clients...

During the past twenty or so years, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows have increased at rates approaching the astounding, especially so during the 1990s. While much of the increase was due to unprecedented cross-border mergers and acquisitions among high-income countries, the amount of FDI...

The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial communities. It is also a precondition for national and local policies that aim to better the economic base and quality of life for...