This article summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Fourth Columbia International Investment Conference, which gathered leading economists, representatives of governments and intergovernmental organizations, legal practitioners, and development experts. The Conference addressed how...

"This book brings together a multidisciplinary exchange of knowledge on the application of electronic and mobile innovations towards the sustainable development of the economy and provides an opportunity to identify effective e-innovation and successful practices"--Provided by publisher.

This book brings together a multidisciplinary exchange of knowledge on the application of electronic and mobile innovations towards the sustainable development of the economy and provides an opportunity to identify effective e-innovation and successful practices.

There are two broad criteria by which one can judge humanity's success in feeding itself: (i) the proportion of people whose access to basic nutritional requirements is secure; and (ii) the extent to which global food production is sustainable. Even though the two are related, they have usually...