Introduction -- Part I. Country Implementation of SDGs: Measuring the Distance to 2030 Targets -- 1. The impact of Global COVID-19 Crisis on SDGs achievement in ASEAN-countries -- 2. Measuring the Distance to 2030 Targets in China and East Asia Imperatives -- 3. Measuring the distance to 2030...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I: Macro-Meso Level of Analysis -- Chapter 2. An Overview of Industrial Catch-up Strategies -- Chapter 3. Driving Inclusive Growth in Post Industrial Catch-up Era of Korean Economy -- Chapter 4. Achieving Virtuous Cycle Development in Post Industrial Catch-up Era...

Is democracy still the best political regime for countries to adapt to economic and technological pressures and increase their level of prosperity? While the West seems to have stagnated in an environment of political mistrust, increasing inequality and low growth, the rise of the East has shown...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Kamakura Period (1185AD-1333AD) -- 3. The Muromachi Period (1333AD-1568AD) & Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568AD-1600AD) -- 4. The Tokugawa Period (1600AD-1868AD) -- 5. The Meiji Period (1868AD-1912AD) -- 6. The Taisho Period (1912AD-1926AD) -- 7. The Showa Period...

1. Introduction -- 2.Methodology and stylised facts -- 3. Labour input and labour income -- 4. Capital stock and capacity utilisation -- 5. Growth and development accounting -- 6. The neoclassical growth model -- 7. Markets and distortions -- 8. Growth and the financial environment -- 9. Credit...

Deutschlands Erfolgsrezept - Soziale Marktwirtschaft -- Chinas Weg von alter zu neuer Stärke - ein Abriss einer einzigartigen Transformation -- Deutschland versus China – verbindet die beiden Nationen mehr als sie trennt? -- Deutschland und China – Kulturen und wirtschaftlicher Erfolg --...

Language Requirement for Naturalization, Linguistic Networks, and International Migration: The Role of Common Unofficial Language -- Smart digitalization in Nordic cities and municipalities through Internet of Things -- Are attitudes to financial risk reflected in precautional measures during...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Imperial Ties and Free Trade -- Chapter 3. Protests and Power Turbines – Korea, 1980 -- Chapter 4. Whisky, Drugs and Bonds – Korea, 1987 – 1997 -- Chapter 5. Gratuitously Disagreeable – Taiwan, 1980 – 1990 -- Chapter 6. Planes, Trains and Visas –...

Chapter 1.Introduction -- Chapter 2.An Overview of Central Banking in the World -- Chapter 3.Some Stylized Facts about Central Banks -- Chapter 4.Ratings Methodology for central banks worldwide -- Chapter 5.Second and Third Division Rated Central Banks -- Chapter 6.Results and Discussions --...

PART 1: The port structure: Managerial and operational issues -- Chapter 1: Port governance models and their historical development -- Chapter 2: Institutions, port planning and finance -- PART 2: National port systems vis à vis global shipping -- Chapter 3: Port Finance and Regulation in Kenya...