"This book takes a critical look at the often overlooked opportunities available for driving consumer demand and interest in developing countries. Emphasizing the power of the consumer market in emerging economies and their overall role in the global market system, this edited volume features...

"Examining how religion influences the dynamics of consumption in developing nations, this book illuminates the strategic placement of these nations on the global marketing stage both in terms of their current economic outlook and potential for growth. Expert contributors highlight the...

"This book focuses on consumption activities of consumers in developing nations. Consumer behavior is notably the bedrock of marketing discipline. It also focuses on the fact that developing countries play pivotal roles in the global marketing system serving as homes to many multinational...

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Consumer behaviour in developing nations : a conceptual overview / Ayantunji Gbadamosi, University of East London, UK -- Customer perceived value of frequent flyer programmes : an empirical study of airline passengers in China / Zhibin Lin ,Northumbria...

In this study, we use a cross-sectionally correlated and timewise autoregressive model and panel data for the period 1966-2000 to investigate human development as a measure of host country absorptive capacity in 30 developed and developing countries. The results suggest that technology diffusion...

The phenomenal spread of privatization initiatives in sub‐Saharan Africa since the 1980s created the impression that public infrastructure divestiture is a shortcut to economic growth and development. This has proven not to be the case due to the lack of enabling institutional prerequisites....

Heavy debt burdens and corruption have not only had a debilitating effect on development but also undermined efforts at economic recovery and market‐enhancing initiatives in many African countries. Africa is the world’s most aid‐dependent and indebted region of the world. Much of the...