"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...

Klappentext: Chinas Initiative "Neue Seidenstraßen" knüpft an die einstige weltpolitische Bedeutung des "Reichs der Mitte" an und entwirft gleichzeitig einen Bauplan zukünftiger Größe. Durch den Ausbau von Verkehrsinfrastruktur, Energieversorgung und Wirtschaftskorridoren zwischen Asien,...

The main purpose of this book is to explain Mexico's substandard economic activity by applying the foundational factors approach primarily to Mexico and, for purposes of comparison, secondarily to the United States. The argument is that, unlike the United States, Mexico has been shaped by an...