1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Development, Sustainable Development and Agriculture -- 3. Sustainability of Agricultural Systems -- 4. Challenges of Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries -- 5. Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in High-Income Countries -- 6. Pathways to...

Part I -- 1 Introduction -- Aim and Contribution -- Case Study Approach -- References -- 2 The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development -- Agriculture for Development -- Agricultural Development -- References -- 3 The Role of the State in Agricultural Development -- Agricultural Policies --...

Energy policies play a pivotal part in helping countries achieve their sustainable development goals. Further, energy is one of the critical raw materials in companies’ production processes. Therefore, ensuring a steady energy supply is essential to increasing production; otherwise, countries...

1. A Poor Young Nation -- 2. From Independence to Turmoil -- 3. Political, Economic and Social Developments 2007-2018 -- 4. Population Growth and Job Creation: The Search for a Modern Sector -- 5. The Agricultural Sector -- 6. Oil and the Resource Curse -- 7. Conclusions and a Look to the Future.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter-2. Sustainable Growth, Financial Stability and the Failure/Un-Constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act (USA) (and Similar Statutes in Other Countries) -- Chapter-3. Economic Psychology, Geopolitical Risk and the Un-Constitutionality of Credit Rating Agencies,...

1 Introduction -- 2 The Data: Productivity and Capital Differences across Countries and over Time -- 3 Two Complementary Frameworks to Study Convergence Clubs -- 4 Convergence Clubs in Labor Productivity -- 5 Convergence Clubs in Physical and Human Capital -- 6 Convergence Clubs in Total Factor...

This open access book analyses the development problems of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) from the eyes of a Korean diplomat with knowledge of the economic growth Korea has experienced in recent decades. The author argues that Africa's development challenges are not due to a lack of resources but a...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. The Drive for Development -- Chapter 2. Enter local control -- Chapter 3. The force unleashed -- Part II. The Growth Mechanism -- Chapter 4. Hardware and software -- Chapter 5. Mechanization, automation and the labor market -- Chapter 6. Scale of operations --...