-- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION The Water Paradox -- Why Should We Be Surprised? -- Freshwater Ecosystems-A Vital Resource under … Threat -- Social and Economic Implications -- The Water Paradox -- 1 WATER AS AN ECONOMIC GOOD -- Physical and Economic … Attributes of Water -- The Physical Resource -- The Economic Resource -- Water Can Be Both a Private and a Public Good -- Use It …

capitalism since 1980 and the growing globalization and financialization of the world economy. The collection includes analyses … of the U.S. economy as well as that of several parts of the developing world"--Provided by publisher … Arab world : the economies of Egypt, Jordan, and Kuwait in the regional system / Karen Pfeifer …

We study a simple neoclassical model of investment in a developing country, modified to allow for long-term projects … and short-term debt. Early signals indicating low productivity of investment may lead creditors to call loans in early. In …, and thus no need to liquidate capital, investment, the capital-labor ratio, wages and ex post worker utility are all …

This article analyzes the historical patterns of foreign investment in Latin America and the recent Mexican financial … crisis in order to examine the appropriate form of foreign investment in developing countries. It argues that these nations … should increase foreign investment flows into their economies by focusing on encouraging relational investments. Relational …