Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Migration and Capital Accumulation -- Introduction -- Argument, Method and Hypothesis -- Development-cum-Globalization -- Politics, Development and Migration -- Structure and Organization -- PART ONE:...

Property is today's most popular financial investment. The traditional Stock Market offers high returns but it proves to be a highly volatile market. 50% of all members of "The Times Rich List" made their fortunes through property investments, proving that property in good condition with the...

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Reforming Indonesia's Logistics Sector -- 3. FDI Liberalization in Malaysia's Logistics Services -- 4. Logistics Services Liberalization in the Philippines -- 5. Services Sector Liberalization in Singapore: Case of the Logistics Sector -- 6. Logistics...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DATA -- III. ECONOMETRIC PRELIMINARIES -- IV. "INTERNATIONAL R&D SPILLOVERS" REVISITED -- V. INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL R&D SPILLOVERS -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX A: ALTERNATIVE SPECIFICATION -- APPENDIX B: DATA SOURCES AND DEFINITIONS --...

Cover -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Summary -- Re-invigorating Private Sector Investment -- The Fijian economy is not achieving its potential -- Despite many positive reform initiatives, significant challenges remain -- Reducing Policy Uncertainty -- Improving...

This book is one of the first to analyze the developmentof private equity, to include venture capitaland business angel investing in emerging SoutheastAsian economies of Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam,Indonesia, and China. The author analyzes the investmentstrategies of both types of private...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Building Market Institutions in South Eastern Europe- An Overview -- Abbreviations -- 1. Institutional Aspects of the South Eastern European Economy: Introduction, Trends, and Scope of the Study -- Background -- Trends in the SEE8 Economies --...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Weights and Measures -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction: The Energy Efficiency Imperative -- 1.1 Background: The Value of Energy Efficiency -- 1.2 Environmental and Social Benefits -- 1.3...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Part I: Disasters and Development: Instruments and Mechanisms for Strengthened Resilience -- 1. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back-Development and Disasters -- 2....