This compact and authoritative book brings together the topical themes of networks and governance to advance understanding of the determinants of local economic development in the context of increasingly global relationships

The authors in this book regard the process of economic expansion as a non-homogeneous and multifaceted phenomenon which has deeply affected human welfare, and cultural, social and political change. The book is a bridge between the theorists (Rosenstein-Rodan, Lewis, Myrdal, and Hirschmann) who...

This paper analyzes the process of financial development over the last three to four decades from the perspective of the fundamental frictions (agency and collective) to which economic agents were exposed. A comprehensive statistical benchmarking analysis showed that financial development...

Orientation -- Why the internet is not the answer -- Conventional : north/western" wisdom on emerging markets -- Emerging markets to "emergent" societies -- An east-west Russian integral perspective -- Grounding : mutual aid to earth manifesto -- Emergence : communism to cosmism -- Navigation :...