Whilst only in the second decade of the 21st century, we have seen significant and fundamental change in the way we work, where we work, how we work and the conditions of work. The continued advancements of (smart) technology and artificial intelligence, globalisation and deregulation can...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Rural-urban linkages for sustainable development: An introduction -- Part A: Transitions, transformation and rural-urban linkages -- 2....

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Author Biographies -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definition of Sustainability -- 1.1.1 Performance Evaluation of the Economic Pillar -- 1.1.2 Performance Evaluation of the...

Globalization has transformed how nations, firms and workers compete in the international economy over the past half century. This book by Gary Gereffi, one of the founders of the Global Value Chains (GVC) framework, traces the emergence of arguably the most influential approach used to analyze...

In his previous Schumpeter Prize-winning work, Lee analysed the 'middle-income trap', in which a developing country grows strongly only to plateau at a certain point. Yet certain developing countries, most significantly China, have managed to escape this trap. Building on the conception of the...

The book uses the two key findings of the extant literature-the need to empower urban local governments and to employ a variety of local revenue sources-to advance the field of local government finance by studying an important fee-based revenue source - development charges. It begins by...