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Central Asia and the Silk Road : Economic Rise and Decline over Several Millennia
Barisitz, Stephan - 2017
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the pre-modern economic history of Central Asia and the Silk Road, covering several millennia. By analyzing an abundance of sources and materials, it illustrates the repeated economic heydays of the Silk Road, during which it linked the Orient and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397974
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Accounting and Financial Systems Reform in Eastern Europe and Asia
McGee, Robert W. (contributor);  … - 2006
This book appeals to a wide segment of the academic and professional market. It will appeal to accounting and finance professors and students because the main theme of the book deals with accounting and financial system reform. It will appeal to economists in the subfields of transition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520406
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Policy Reforms and Agriculture Development in Central Asia
Babu, Suresh Chandra (contributor);  … - 2006
The Central Asian republics - Kazakhstan, the Krygyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan - are transitioning from centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems. This volume addresses the process and policy reforms these countries face and how the reforms may impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520430
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The Political Economy of Refugee Migration and Foreign Aid
Czaika, Mathias - 2009
This book explores the determinants of forced migration and its political implications from an economic perspective. It describes the distribution of burdens from forced migration across countries, and analyzes the strategic interaction of national refugee policies to control refugee flows.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012652525
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Applying the Kaizen in Africa : A New Avenue for Industrial Development
Ōtsuka, Keijirō (ed.); Jin, Kimiaki (ed.);  … - 2018
management practices, which originated in Japan and have become widely used by manufacturers in advanced and emerging economies …, Japan, and Chief Senior Researcher at the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan. Kimiaki Jin is Senior Assistant Director … of the Industrial Development and Public Policy Department at the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan. Tetsushi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396861
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Financing Sustainable Development in Africa
Efobi, Uchenna R. (ed.); Asongu, Simplice (ed.) - 2018
This edited volume provides a critical evaluation of financing options for sustainable development in Africa. While sustainability has long been the watchword for development programs, and while many African countries have taken initiatives to develop integrated frameworks that tackle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397629
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Aid, Trade and Development : 50 Years of Globalization
Michalopoulos, Constantine - 2017
“This is a very well written book, technically sound, and a great source of material for anyone who wants to understand the factors that have shaped much of international economics for the past half a century.” -K.Y. Amoako, President of the African Center for Economic Transformation, Ghana...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397736
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Foreign Capital Flows and Economic Development in Africa : The Impact of BRICS versus OECD
Tiruneh, Esubalew Alehegn (ed.); Wamboye, Evelyn (ed.) - 2017
This collection examines the extent to which foreign capital from conventional (OECD countries) and non-conventional (BRICS) sources has impacted economic development in Africa over the last two decades. It provides in-depth analyses of the nature, motives, and implications of this capital, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397859
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Western Financial Assistance to the Developing World : Perceptions of the Power Imbalance and its Impact on Fiscal Terms
Spencer, Chuku-Dinka R. - 2016
This unconventional book addresses the imbalance of power between countries that give and receive funds for international financial development, with particular attention to the outcomes and impacts of this imbalance on recipient countries. It provides an in-depth analysis of the perceptions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398147
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Cooperative Banking: Innovations and Developments
Boscia, Vittorio (ed.); Carretta, Alessandro (ed.);  … - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053756