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 :...

The book follows a first edition published in 1989, which focused on the severe economic crisis Ghana faced during the late 1970s and the early 1980s. In this second edition, the authors extend the review up to the mid-2010s, covering the entire period since independence, with a special focus on...

This book presents an eclectic mix of interesting new areas in the domain of economics, management and sustainability. Written by leading experts, it provides valuable food for thought, with essays introducing new lines of research and empirical research papers offering sound research...