Part I Macroeconomic Policy, Growth and Poverty -- 1. Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh: An Overview -- 2. Inflation and Household Welfare: Evidence from Bangladesh -- 3. Labor Market Dynamics, Inflation and Wage Adjustments in Bangladesh -- 4. Impact of...

1 Introduction: Overview -- 2 Japan's Industrial Structure: Forced to Change (1973–1982) -- 3 The global responsibilities of an economic superpower (1981–1992) -- 4 Long-Term Depression and Economic Structural Reform (1991–2000) -- 5 Conclusion: The Emergence of a Twenty-First-Century...

Chapter 1. A Centralized Management System, 1949-1952 -- Chapter 2. From Centralized Control to Central Planning, 1953-1966 -- Chapter 3. A Growing Number of Trading Partners, 1966-1976 -- Chapter 4. Loosening Control and Diversifying Trade Models, 1976-1978 -- Chapter 5. Initial Steps in...

The book provides insights into the development of special economic zones, which are an important factor in the political and economic reforms in China. It discusses a number of topics, including the history and the modernization of special economic zones in China, the contributions of special...

This book explores how better governance can help Africa to achieve structural transformation (understood to be the reallocation of factors of production across and within sectors to better support inclusive development), which history has shown to be key to sustained, inclusive growth. The book...

1. Background and Theoretical Framework -- 2. The RAMs’ Accession and Post-Membership Activities ‒ An Overview -- 3. Georgia -- 4. People’s Republic of China -- 5. Viet Nam -- 6. Ecuador -- 7. Conclusion

Part 1. Overview -- Chapter 1.China’s opening-up policies: achievements and prospects -- Part 2. Import substitution & trade protection -- Chapter 2. The economics of price scissors: an empirical investigation for China -- Chapter 3.Measuring the impact of trade protection on industrial...

Chapter 1: The Emerging Nigerian Economy -- Chapter 2: Manufacturing Sector in the Nigerian Economy -- Chapter 3: Industrial Development Policies and Strategies -- Chapter 4: The Nigerian Steel Industry: Retrospect and Prospect -- Chapter 5: Resources and Opportunities for Competitive Industrial...

Regional Economic Integration in Africa: An Introduction -- Part I: The Economic Regions in Africa -- The State of the Unions -- The Logical Sequence of Regional Economic Integration -- The Reality of African Trade Integration - Challenges of Implementation -- Regional Integration in Trade...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Free trade or trade wins: retrospective worldview -- Chapter 3: Free trade or trade wars: controversies, political interests and narratives -- Chapter 4: Globalization and international trade in the eyes of the polish society -- Chapter 5: Academic expert...