Since many countries in the world at present were European colonies in the not so distant past, the relationship between colonial institutions and development outcomes is a key topic of study across many disciplines.This edited volume, from a leading international group of scholars, discusses...

This book explores the history, structure and current operations of the World Bank, which despite being the largest development organisation and the largest development research body in the world with tremendous direct and indirect influence on developing economies, has rarely received the...

In the context of Makassar, on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the book explores the socioeconomic and cultural relationships that make life for small entrepreneurs in Makassar so distinctive. Using a new framework for the study of small enterprises - the 'small enterprise integrative...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Units of Measurement -- INTRODUCTION -- The Study -- Theory -- Methodology -- The People -- Political structure -- Social structure -- Belief system -- Economy -- The Place -- Climatic factors -- Edaphic factors...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Innovation Systems: From Classic Models to Those Linked to Economic Development -- 1.1. NISs: relevant approaches -- 1.1.1. NISs and conceptual flexibility -- 1.1.2. Common characteristics of NISs -- 1.2. NISs...

Volume 27 of the International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometricsseries collects a range of unique and diverse chapters, each investigating different spheres of development in emerging markets with a specific focus on significant engines of growth and advancement in the Asia-Pacific...

"Describes the evolution of the military's business empire and its decline after 1998. Examines what is necessary to bring the Indonesian military "on-budget": what policies are required, what Indonesia can learn from other nations, and what a realistic timetable looks like"--Provided by publisher

The culture of television in Indonesia began with its establishment in 1962 as a public broadcasting service. From that time, through the deregulation of television broadcasting in 1990 and the establishment of commercial channels, television can be understood, Philip Kitley argues, as a part of...