"The Next Africa" will change the way people think about the continent. The old narrative of an Africa disconnected from the global economy, depicted by conflict or corruption, and heavily dependent on outside donors is fading. A wave of transformation driven by business, modernization, and a...

"The book is a key reading which provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the contemporary Asian economy. The book focuses on the structural changes that are rapidly transforming the regional economic landscape in the 21st century. It highlights the concomitant challenges that have...

In spite of problems since reunification Germany remains the most important economy in Western Europe, and is the lynchpin of European security. The East German states must be successfully integrated into the German economy if the country is to remain stable and play its full role within an...

Machine generated contents note: Foreword IntroductionGrowth and Structural Features of Transition: Theoretical Framework and General OverviewGovernance, Institutions and Growth: Empirical Lessons from the Post-Communist TransitionHuman capital and social capital as interacting factors of...