In this in-depth and detailed study, George Korres analyzes the macroeconomic and the microeconomic factors influencing the economics of innovation and the economic relations between technology, innovation, knowledge and productivity.

Key Features:Presents to the readers an updated, well-informed, insightful, yet plainly written, jargon-free overview of major issues in contemporary ChinaAddresses significant and timely issues that interest a wide range of readersProvides "Economists" or "Foreign Affairs" analyses of...

Key Features:Considers some of the most salient issues in contemporary China from a truly interdisciplinary perspectiveThe contributors, all experts in their respective disciplines, include veterans as well as up-and-coming scholars.

Latin America's economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and...

The international flow of long-term private capital has increased dramatically in the 1990s. In fact, many policymakers now consider private foreign capital to be an essential resource for the acceleration of economic growth. This volume focuses attention on the microeconomic determinants and...

"New World Economies is a valuable addition to the body of literature about economic development in eighteenth-century North America, and a much-needed comparative study of the British and French colonies. Egnal presents a cogent explanation for why the staple export thesis has not adequately...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Enter the Dragon -- 2. China to the Rescue? China and the Latin American Commodities Boom -- 3. Lost in Translation? China and the Competitiveness of Latin American Manufacturing -- 4. Taking Away the...

*What were the causes of the financial and economic crises of 2008-2009?. *What intellectual and policy mistakes prevented academics and policymakers from anticipating the crisis?. *What is the future of financial regulation-both domestic and international?. *What role did global macroeconomic...

The book reviews Nigeria's growth performance and its impact on the labor market and proposes a growth strategy aimed at further accelerating growth and enhancing the growth elasticity of employment. The growth strategy rests on three pillars: Targeted interventions to address binding...

The future prosperity of most people of the Middle-East and North Africa-and the social cohesion of their countries-rests in great part on the ability of governments to enable the private sector to respond to this job creation challenge. This is what this report is about. It is about enabling...