This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This volume analyzes the economic, social, and political challenges that emerging states confront today. Notwithstanding the growing importance of the ‘emerging states’ in global affairs and governance, many problems requiring immediate...

Chapter 1. India Gets through the Waves of the Pandemic: Public Policies and Self-Care Interventions on Health at the Crossroads -- Chapter 2. Sustainable Green Resilience and Globalization or De-Globalization in a Post-COVID World -- Chapter 3. Income Insecurity, GDP and the Future of Human...

1.“Made in China” No Longer Means Cheap -- 2.Pragmatic China -- 3.Multifaceted China -- 4.The Unwritten Contract -- 5.Why Chinese Students Go Abroad -- 6.One Billion Customers -- 7.The Chinese Online Tsunami -- 8.Made in China 2.0 and Beyond -- 9.Better Unhappy Rich than Poor -- 10.Qian´an:...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Ideological Trick of Climate Change and Sustainability -- 3. Words Count: the Role of Language in Overcoming Climate Inertia -- 4. Measuring Complex Socio-Economic Phenomena. Conceptual and Methodological Issues -- 5. Glaciers: Vanishing Elements of our Mountains and...

1. Introduction -- Part 1: Income inequality and GDP Growth and inflation regime -- 2. Income inequality and GDP growth nexus in South Africa: Does the 4.5 percent consumer price inflation threshold and other channels play a role? -- 3. Does the inflation rate below 4.5 percent matter for the...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Vietnam's Economic Policy -- Chapter 3. State-Owned Enterprises in Vietnam: Challenges Facing the Privatization Process -- Chapter 4. Participating in Global Value Chains: The Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam -- Chapter 5. Marketing in Vietnam...

1: Macro-economic and Financial Policies for Sustainability and Resilience -- 2: Can Economic Growth Last Forever? -- 3: Forms of Ownership for Sustainability and Resilience: the Need for Biodiversity and Corporate Diversity -- 4: Equality, Resilience and Sustainability: Rebalancing Commercial...

Spirituality and Sustainability -- Senior Entrepreneurship -- Gender Differences in Leadership -- Organic vs. Conventional Food Buying Decision -- Superficial Forms of Culture in the Preferences of Youth -- Higher Education in Romania -- Evaluation of a Business Administration Bachelor Program...

Part I Sustainability in Infrastructure Development -- Chapter 1. Resilient Off-Grid Solar PV Power Supply for Rural Communities -- Chapter 2. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Kenya -- Chapter 3. Engineering Skills Development Through Mega Construction Projects (MCPs) -- Chapter 4. A Conceptual...

Part I Transforming Infrastructure Development -- 1. Corporate Governance in South Africa: A Comparative Aspect -- 2. Hi-Tech Development of Modern Africa: Opportunities and Barriers -- 3. Information Society, Telecommunication Infrastructure, and Digital Entrepreneurship in Modern Africa -- 4....