This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This volume analyzes the economic, social, and political challenges that emerging states confront today. Notwithstanding the growing importance of the ‘emerging states’ in global affairs and governance, many problems requiring immediate...

Economic growth, economic development and human development -- Broad features of economic and sectoral growth in emerging states -- Governing education in emerging states -- Governing health care in emerging states -- Managing population and employment in emerging states -- Managing empowerment...