Economics really is just common sense, but few understand the basics. This book explains the basics of economics in simple, easy-to-understand language. Topics include most of the themes presented in an Economics 101 course, as well as a number of end-of-chapter discussions on the policies...

What does Cuba's socialist economy look like today, after a half-century of fluctuating strategies? Are the reforms instituted by Raúl Castro improving living conditions and boosting production and efficiency? What challenges does the government face in crafting policies to address the...

Key Features:Clearly and succinctly explains all terminology in economics, economic development as well as peculiar features in the Arabic contextAdopts a multidisciplinary approach with full cognizance of globalisation's good, bad or ugly as opportunities and/or challenges in sustainable...

Key Features:Many others have argued that China's industrialization and economic growth at an accelerated rate over the past 25 years became possible by China's exports to mature industrialized countries. The author argues China did that by the import-export growth model. China's exports enabled...

Based on Dutch and English archival sources, this study analyses the political economy of Gujarat in the eighteenth century and situates the economic growth of the region in the broader context of the major issues and debates in the historiography of early modern South Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Key Features:The book looks at some key issues of China's development model whose outcome will come to determine the world's future in the next millenniumThe author has a unique and long-term perspective of China's developmentSince participating in pro-Communist activities in Hong Kong in high...

This textbook surveys the spectacular transformation that the French economy has undergone over the past century. It offers a general introduction to the long-term as well as more recent transformations of the French economy and surveys the major themes associated with French economic...

In the late 1980s, Japan's strong economic performance put it on a the verge of becoming a major player in regional and global affairs. But nearly a decade of economic stagnation, a mounting of bad debts, and a continuing stream of scandals have tarnished the country's distinctive economic...

A comprehensive collection of writings from economists of Vietnamese origin. Topics covered include macroeconomics, microeconomics, education, international trade, communication, income distribution and poverty measurement

This book presents the work of a wide range of leading economists of China, who put forward new research findings and new thinking on a wide range of issues connected with the problem of sustaining China's economic growth