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The Libyan Economy : Economic Diversification and International Repositioning
Otman, Waniss A (contributor); Karlberg, Erling (contributor) - 2007
in Libya. The authors answer many questions about Libya's distinctive society and economic system and explain the … taking place in Libya as the country engages in a new stage of its economic development, after the lifting of the US … sanctions in late 2004. I believe that this work will become necessary reading for foreign investors in Libya, region …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520687
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The Indian Economy Sixty Years After Independence
Jha, Raghbendra (ed.) - 2008
Provides a detailed analysis of the achievements and disappointments of the modern Indian economy, and an exploration of the issues which are shaping India's economic future. Offers a comprehensive overview of the state of India's economy in the twenty-first century and is essential for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106171
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Che Guevara : The Economics of Revolution
Yaffe, Helen - 2009
Che Guevara remains an iconic figure, four decades after his death. Yet his most significant contribution - his work as a member of the Cuban government - is rarely discussed. This book explores his impact on Cuba's economy, through fascinating new archival material and interviews.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106177
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Corruption, Development and Institutional Design
Kornai, János (ed.); Mátyás, László (ed.);  … - 2009
With the aim of providing a comprehensive analysis of institutions, and of the global economy more generally, this volume explores systems of institutions and the effect of corruption, developments in behavioural economics, the impact of immigration, and the links between democratic progress and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106193
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Poverty, hunger and democracy in Africa : potential and limitations of democracy in cementing multiethnic societies
Bigman, David - 2011
The book evaluates alternative policy options for the African countries to overcome the food crisis and the changing structure of world trade to sustain their impressive growth of the early 2000s.These policies must go beyond economic reforms and seek a solution to the entrenched political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106207
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Unpaid Work and the Economy : Gender, Time Use and Poverty in Developing Countries
Antonopoulos, Rania (ed.); Hirway, Indira (ed.) - 2010
This book presents research findings from across the global South that substantively improves our understanding of time-use, poverty and gender equalities, to shed light on why unpaid work is indispensable to economic analysis and effective policy making.
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Commodities, Governance and Economic Development under Globalization
Nissanke, Machiko (ed.); Mavrotas, George (ed.) - 2010
Alfred Maizels' work on commodity trade and prices documented trends in a major area of international economic relations. This book elaborates the ideas in the tradition of Maizels' contributons, and discusses and extends these theories in relation to current problems.
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Economic Development Through Regional Trade : A Role for the New East African Community?
Kimbugwe, Kato; Perdikis, Nicholas; Yeung, May T.; … - 2012
Post-colonial Africa is littered with regional trade agreements that amounted to little more than a photo opportunity for the leaders that signed them. This book explores conventional explanations for past failures and posits a new theory rooted in the symbiotic relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106249
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Fiscal Decentralization and Development : Experiences of Three Developing Countries in Southeast Asia
Uchimura, Hiroko (ed.) - 2012
An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local, national and international levels.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106251
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Institutional Dynamics and the Evolution of the Indian Economy
Patibandla, Murali (ed.); Kumar, Rajesh (ed.) - 2009
This edited volume highlights the interplay between the evolving institutions and the growing economic dynamism of the Indian economy. The book provides a state of the art interdisciplinary review of the Indian political economy and cultural psychology and it draws upon the contribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106281