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Poverty in Afghanistan : Causes, Consequences, and Coping Mechanisms

Hakim Haider, Mohammad; Kumar, Sumit - 2018

This book examines the patterns, characteristics, causes and coping mechanisms of the poor in Afghanistan applying … econometric and statistical techniques. The authors address and identify the extent of poverty in Afghanistan over the years, the … spatial patterns and regional imbalances of poverty in Afghanistan, the distinguishing characteristics of the poor in …

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Rebuilding Devastated Economies in the Middle East

Binder, Leonard (ed.) - 2007

This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these...

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Logistical Asia : The Labour of Making a World Region

Neilson, Brett (ed.); Rossiter, Ned (ed.); … - 2018

This book explores how the management science of logistics changes working lives and contributes to the making of world regions. With a focus on the port of Kolkata and changing patterns of Asian regionalism, the volume examines how logistics entwine with political power, historical forces,...

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China’s Belt and Road Initiatives : Economic Geography Reformation

Liu, Wei (ed.) - 2018

This book presents the series of lectures on the "Belt and Road Initiatives" from the Guang Ming Forum organized by Guang Ming Daily. Co-authored by Ge Jianxiong, Hu Angang, Lin Yifu, Qiao Liang and nine other respected scholars and experts, it provides a comprehensive analysis of the "Belt and...

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The Geography of Underdevelopment : Institutions and the Impact of Culture

Khawar, Mariam - 2017

This book examines why the differences in comparative economic development across the world have a geographical pattern. It argues that there is a missing component in the geography versus institutions debate, namely the role of culture and its impact either directly on development or indirectly...

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Atlas of Challenges and Opportunities in European Neighbourhoods

Beckouche, Pierre (ed.); Besnard, Pierre (ed.); … - 2016

This atlas provides a macro-regional overview of the areas that surround the European Union, from the Sahara to the Middle East, Western Balkans to European Russia, Turkey to the Arctic. Detailing key socio-economic data as well as developmental trends, the maps provide a comprehensive...

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The Economy as a Complex Spatial System : Macro, Meso and Micro Perspectives

Kopel, Michael (ed.); Bischi, Gian Italo (ed.); … - 2018

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. This collected volume represents the final outcome of the COST Action IS1104 "The EU in the new complex geography of economic systems: models, tools and policy evaluation". Visualizing the EU as a complex and multi-layered network, the book...

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The Geography of Networks and R&D Collaborations

Scherngell, Thomas - 2013

Editorial Introduction -- Part A: Analytic Advances and Methodology -- Part B: Structure and Spatial Characteristics of R&D Networks -- Part C: Impact of R& D Networks and Policy Implications -- Epilogue

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Complexity and Geographical Economics : Topics and Tools

Commendatore, Pasquale - 2015

The uneven geographical distribution of economic activities is a huge challenge worldwide and also for the European Union. In Krugman’s New Economic Geography economic systems have a simple spatial structure. This book shows that more sophisticated models should visualise the EU as an evolving...

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Global Challenges and the Emerging World Order

Sapelli, Giulio - 2015

Acknowledgements -- The terrible August 2013 -- The start of the Mediterranean crisis -- The world’s economic crisis -- The chickens have come home to roost -- The old and new convergence -- Responding to strategic divergence -- Fossil hydrocarbons and the fragmentation of growth -- The future...

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