Russian multinationals are playing an increasingly important role in the world economy, particularly in some key sectors such as oil, gas and metallurgy. At the same time, Russian multinationals differ in many respects from multinationals from other countries in that they often receive special...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: A Framework for the Analysis of Macroeconomics and Electoral Politics -- Macroeconomic and Institutional Background -- The Demand for Economic Outcomes -- The Supply of Economic Outcomes -- I Macroeconomic and Institutional Background -- 1 Postwar American...

"This collection of essays provides a wealth of information and analysis about the Philippine economy and the role of agriculture and economic policy in it. The Philippine experience has been quite different from the highly successful Asian economies, with a long period of low growth until the...

New insights for investors and business people looking to create wealth in the turbulent post-crisis world In a no holds barred expose of the 2008 financial meltdown from the inside, Ziad K. Abdelnour argues that the political and financial elites have done nothing to fix the structural problems...

Edited by Professor Stephen Howes and Professor Lekshmi N. Pillai, Papua New Guinea: Government, Economy and Society is a must-read for students, policymakers and anyone interested in understanding this complex and fascinating country.

This book turns attention towards the role of environmental services in agricultural landscapes as they provide a living for many poor in developing countries. It is one of the first books to focus on the effects of payment for PES programs on the rural poor.

As digital transformation has accelerated, the e-commerce landscape has become increasingly dynamic. New players have emerged at the same time that established actors have taken on new roles; some barriers to e-commerce at the firm, individual and country levels have been overcome, while other...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One The American Road to Capitalism -- I. Plantation-slavery -- Genovese and the 'irrationality' of slavery -- Plantations and markets -- II. Agrarian petty-commodity production -- Demythologising the family-farm --...