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Aid in Transition : EU Development Cooperation with Russia and Eurasia
Grigoriadis, Theocharis N. - 2015
This book is the one of the first-if not the first one-to address aid effectiveness from a comparative economics … effectiveness are provided in the course of the book chapters. Those include the soft budget constraint, contractual completeness … effectiveness of development aid is contested. Here Theocharis Grigoriadis provides a careful new analysis of aid to Russia and …
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Saving for development : how Latin America and the Caribbean can save more and better
Cavallo, Eduardo A. (ed.); Serebrisky, Tomás (ed.) - Inter-American Development Bank - 2016
Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save to invest in health and education, live...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398045
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Synchronized Factories : Latin America and the Caribbean in the Era of Global Value Chains
Blyde, Juan S. - 2014
Chapter 1: Preliminaries: concepts, trends and frameworks -- Chapter 2: The participation of Latin America in international supply chains -- Chapter 3: Drivers of global value chain participation: cross-country analyses -- Chapter 4: What does it take to be part of an international value chain:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522593
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Room for Development : Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bouillon, César Patricio (ed.) - 2012
Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054313
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The Age of Productivity : Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up
Pagés, Carmen (ed.) - 2010
Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106159
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Competitiveness, Social Inclusion and Sustainability in a Diverse European Union : Perspectives from Old and New Member States
Huber, Peter (ed.); Nerudová, Danuše (ed.);  … - 2016
This book brings together the work of researchers in Eastern and Western Europe, who analyze competitiveness, social exclusion and sustainability from a range of perspectives. It examines the key challenges faced by the EU in its efforts to establish a socially inclusive and greener path to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397778
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Sustainable Growth in the EU : Challenges and Solutions
Paganetto, Luigi (ed.) - 2017
crisis and the effectiveness of the third economic adjustment programme. The book comprises a selection of contributions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398263
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Biokraftstoffe und Landkonkurrenz : Die sozial-ökologische Regulierung von Landnutzung in Brasilien und in der EU
Ludwiczek, Nikolaus - 2017
Biokraftstoffe als Teil der Klimastrategien bis 2050 -- Biokraftstoffe aktuell: Produktion, Handel und Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren -- Die Nachhaltigkeitsregeln für Biokraftstoffe in der EU -- Brasilien – ein Land auf Expansionskurs -- Schlüsselakteure der brasilianischen Landkonkurrenz --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019592
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Travel and Tourism in the Caribbean : Challenges and Opportunities for Small Island Developing States
Spencer, Andrew - 2019
This book explores the distinct nuisances and obstacles that are brought on by the tourism and travel industry within Caribbean small island developing countries (SIDS). The author explores best practices and measures that can be used to overcome or alleviate the hardship faced by the industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395998
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Towards Sustainable Development in Central America and the Caribbean
Danielson, Anders (ed.); Dijkstra, Anneke Geske (ed.) - 2001
Since the economic decline in the early 1980s, most countries in Central America and the Caribbean have returned to positive growth rates. The recovery often coincided with or followed extensive neoliberal reforms. The contributors to this book address the crucial question of whether these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054006