The global political economy is currently in the midst of a refugee crisis, one that is complex and that remains poorly researched and under-theorized within both economics and political science. There is little understanding of the many diverse situations that led to it, and refugees are all...

Developing Countries Have Different Transportation Issues and Requirements Than Developed Countries An efficient transportation system is critical for a country's development. Yet cities in developing countries are typically characterized by high-density urban areas and poor public transport, as...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- 1 What Matters to Investors in Developing Countries: Findings from the Global Investment Competitiveness Survey -- 2 Effects of FDI on High-Growth Firms in Developing Countries --...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- User Guide to Tables -- User Guide to IDS Online Tables -- How to Access IDS Online Country Tables -- Indicators -- How to Use the DataBank -- PART I: Overview -- Introduction -- Trends in Low- and...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Key Findings -- Why Should We Measure Wealth? -- What Is New in This Version of The Changing Wealth of Nations? -- Global and Regional Trends from 1995 to 2014 -- Natural Capital and Development --...

This collection examines the ways in which social movements in the Global South are rejecting the prevailing narratives of globalization and providing new ways of imagining social change. In the process, it opens up a radical new direction for development studies.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Data deluge -- Who benefits? -- Data-driven business models -- Data belongs to all of us -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1 Data: The Fuel of the Future -- Data, data,...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Overview -- Overview -- The expansion of GVCs could stall unless policy predictability is restored -- GVCs boost incomes, create better jobs, and reduce poverty -- The gains from GVCs...

Front Cover -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Overview -- Executive Summary -- Aggregate Financial Flows to Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- External Debt Stocks in 2018 -- External Debt Flows in 2018 -- Borrowing Activities of IDA-Only Countries -- Debt...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bangladesh -- 3. Sri Lanka -- 4. Pakistan -- 5. India -- Index -- Box -- Figures -- Tables.