With contributions from leading scholars in international development, economics, political science, and sociology, this collection draws attention to migration's developmental impacts on sending and receiving societies. Through current case studies, contributors examine the interplay among...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Biographies of editors -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: the land of opportunities -- 2 Economic development vision of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- 3 Saudi...

1. Introduction - Not Managed at All: How the Idea for this Book Occurred and What it is About -- 2. The Medici and Renaissance Complexity: How the Challenges of Renaissance Banking Finally Defeated the First Multinational Bank -- 3. Rothschild, the Largest Bank in the World: How Multinational...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. 1808: The Napoleonic Wars and the Loss of the American Colonies -- Chapter 3. 1898: The “Fin de siècle” crisis -- Chapter 4. 1936: Frustrated hopes: the Great Depression, the Second Republic, and the Civil War -- Chapter 5. 1959: The Stabilization Plan...

This book features an in-depth comparative study of South American National Development Bank’s governance systems. It explores the relationship between bank governance and performance frameworks, both in terms of financial-economic indicators and development impact. It seeks to observe,...

pt. 1. The latest wave in globalization : long-term and comparative perspectives -- pt. 2. Capitalizing on (offshore) services in the shadow of giants : a look beyond India and the Philippines -- pt. 3. Labour and industrial organization in the latest wave of globalization : challenges,...

1. Introduction: structural analysis and the process of economic development / Jonas Ljungberg -- 2. How it all began : on structural periods / Olle Krantz and Carl-Axel Nilsson -- 3. Identifying and modelling cycles and long waves in economic time series / Fredrik N.G. Andersson -- 4....