Historically, rural areas have been the place where most of the population lived and made its living. As a result of various economic, demographic, social and cultural changes, the second half of the 20th century was characterized by structural change in many western rural regions. Within this...

The current global recession warrants emerging economies to figure out ways to decouple from the US economy. The need of the hour for emerging economies is to figure out self-sustaining growth engines, driven by domestic demand. Tourism has proved to be a growth engine for many Asian economies,...

The economy of the Palestinian territories, hampered by years of conflict, occupation, and insecurity remains dependent on foreign aid with the public sector remaining the largest employer. However, it is critical that serious efforts are made to look at medium term measures that can reverse...