1. The Narrative -- 2. The Quantum of Growth -- 3. Drivers of Growth in Sub Saharan Africa -- 4. Sectoral Growth in Sub Saharan Africa -- 5. Deindustrialisation in Sub Saharan Africa Explains Key Vulnerabilities in Growth and Productivity -- 6. The Labour Market in Sub Saharan Africa -- 7....

Development largely depends on how given places participate in global economic processes.The contributions to this book address various features of the integration of sub-Saharan Africa into the world economy via value chains, so as to explain corresponding challenges and opportunities. The book...

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...

This book asks fundamental questions about the extent to which India is participating in the global shift towards knowledge-based forms of competitiveness. It charts Indian performance and progress using a unique framework benchmarked against fourteen other countries. In the course of the...

Chapter 1: Introduction; Gabriele Capelli, David Mitch -- Part I: Global religious activity and schooling.-Chapter 2: Religion, colonialism and missions in Africa; Felix Meier zu Selhausen -- Chapter 3: The long legacy of missions in Latin America; Felipe Valencia -- Part II: Colonial legacies,...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. MENA and World Oil Markets -- Chapter 3. Resource Curse and Institutions -- Chapter 4. Democracy in MENA -- Chapter 5. MENA and Alternative Sources of Energy -- Chapter 6. Reducing the Demand for Oil -- Chapter 7. The Population Threat -- Chapter 8. Why the...

1. On Familism -- 2. Vision and Calculation -- 3. When Public Goods Become Private Goods -- 4. On the Homogeny, Separation, and Substitution of Rent and Tax -- 5. The Economic Nature of the Permanent Tenancy -- 6. Transactions and Cities -- 7. How Should Institutions Change? -- 8. Contracts...

This book is selection of author’s articles about China’s reform and development. The earliest article of the anthology was written in 1986 and the latest in 2017. The author studies the changes in property rights and system based on the practical experience of China’s reform. In the first...

Institutions are man-made entities and their workings, as well as the changes they may undergo, is fundamentally imbued in language and communication. In analysing the role of socio-cultural values, this book argues that communication and language is inseparable from both the economy and a...