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Japan Study as a Public Good in Asia
Huang, Lin; Song, Jin-wen; Nam, Kijeong; Ng, Benjamin … - 2019
This book describes and clarifies how certain problems can be resolved in Japan and Asia. For the future, the focus should be on Japan, which can provide "common knowledge" as a public good. The book collects the results of researchers in Japan, China, South Korea, and Indonesia on declining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011987992
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The Time-Travelling Economist : Why Education, Electricity and Fertility Are Key to Escaping Poverty
Robertson, Charlie - 2022
in central and eastern Europe's history and Asia’s too, and how a similar focus could help many in south Asia and Africa … key issues that countries in Africa and South Asia need to address in order to escape poverty. Challenging traditional … manufacturing, and the consequence of the relationship between fertility and savings. These suggestions are placed within a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013258635
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Rights and Security in India, Myanmar, and Thailand
Yamahata, Chosein (ed.); Sudo, Sueo (ed.);  … - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.
1. Crossing Borders in South and Southeast Asia: Assessing Existing Problems through a New Lens -- 2. Addressing Urban Poverty through Empowerment and Inclusion in India -- 3. Development Efforts toward Ecological Sustainability in Calcutta: Transformation of a Metropolis -- 4. De facto State...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012399257
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Asian century… on a knife-edge : a 360 degree analysis of Asia's recent economic development
West, John - 2018
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book delves into the widely held belief that the 21st century will be the "Asian Century" by examining the Asia's rapid economic development in the post-war era and the challenges it faces in forging ahead of world leaders in the West. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011823208
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Agribusiness for economic growth in Africa : practical models for tackling poverty
Akuriba, Margaret Atosina; Akudugu, Mamudu Abunga; … - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.
growth critical for socioeconomic transformation of Africa. It is a must read for academics, practitioners, policymakers … Africa using agribusiness as the launchpad. The book emphasizes the urgent need for robust and inward-looking enabling policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012655049
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Women’s Contribution to Higher Education and Social Transformation : Implications for Policy and Praxis from Kenya
Wakiaga, Lucy A. (ed.) - 2022
(Tuc)-Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Cuea), Kenya -- Chapter 2. Female Scholars’ Access to Research Grants in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013202330
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Globalization and the Rise of Mass Education
Mitch, David (ed.); Cappelli, Gabriele (ed.) - 2019 - 1st ed. 2019
: Religion, colonialism and missions in Africa; Felix Meier zu Selhausen -- Chapter 3: The long legacy of missions in Latin … accumulation based on a global, long-run perspective, focusing on a variety of countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa …, institutional and economic change shapes national and regional educational trends. Although recent research in economic history has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398941
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Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals : Lessons and Recommendations
Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa (ed.) - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.
Part I. Overview of Development Goals -- Chapter 1: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): What are they? How were they devised? Were they appropriate for developing countries? -- Part II. What Influenced MDGs? -- Chapter 2: Ethnic diversity and MDGs -- Chapter 3: Social capital and MDGs --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012399393
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Public Value and Social Development
Wang, Bing - 2022
Chapter 1. Development: Individual, Organizational and Social -- Chapter 2. Public Value: Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic, Private vs. Public -- Chapter 3. Individual Development: Richer, Healthier, or Happier -- Chapter 4. Organization Development: Love, Profit, and Responsibility -- Chapter 5. Social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013167266
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Business Practice in Socialist Hungary, Volume 1 : Creating the Theft Economy, 1945–1957
Scranton, Philip - 2022
Preface -- Chapter 1 – Introduction: Hungary: Geography, History and Society to 1945 -- Chapter 2– The Theft Economy: Occupation and Forced Industrialization -- Chapter 3 – Agriculture from Stalinism to the Revolt -- Chapter 4 – An Unfinished Project: Constructing Socialist Construction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814790