Is tourism an opportunity for lagging countries in the elusive quest for growth (Easterly, 2002)? Recent empirical evidence suggests that the answer is a cautious yes. Aggregate cross-country data show that tourism specialization is likely to be associated with higher per capita GDP growth rates...

1. The Source and Evolution of Growth -- 2. Modern Growth Theory Arguments -- 3. Growth Prototypes and Economic Policy -- 4. Economic Policy Formation and Decision Making -- 5. The Determinants of Economic Policy Formation -- 6. Targets, Instruments and Policy Implementation -- 7. Institutional...

Specializing in tourism is an option available to a number of less developed countries and regions. But is it a good option? To answer this question, we have compared the relative growth performance of 14 tourism countries within a sample of 143 countries, observed during the period 1980-95....

1. Policies for Immediate Action and Medium-Term Policies -- 2. Sustainability Policies -- 3. Policies for Sustainable Governance -- 4. Policies for Enhanced Inclusivity -- 5. Policies for Pro-Growth Social Behavior -- 6. Policies for Dynamic Economic Growth: Medium- and Long-Term Policies -- 7....

1. The Methodological Puzzle -- 2. Introduction to General and Integrated Development and Growth -- 3. Economic Action, Cultural Background and Institutions -- 4. Complex Economic Systems, Information and Forms of Capitalism -- 5. Politics and Governance -- 6. Uncertainty -- 7. Expectations --...

1. A Brief Economic History of Repeated Defaults -- 2. The Institutional Evolution and the Failed Modernizing Attempts -- 3. The Geostrategic Settings, National Resources, and the Systemic Risks -- 4. The Formation of Idiosyncratic Structure of Institutions and Culture -- 5. Sustainable...

1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and Policy -- 3. The Greek Economy as a Member of the Eurozone -- 4. The Political Economy of Integrated Growth and Development in the Greek Economy -- 5. The Greek Economy in the World -- 6. The Great Macro-Social Trends -- 7. The Great Macroeconomic Trends -- 8....