"This comprehensive book explores various facets crucial to understanding and addressing sustainability challenges. The methodological approach employed in this research involves an intricate examination of the least developed countries' landscape, concentrating on the dichotomy between...

Increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix requires enormous investments in low-carbon energy infrastructure in developing countries. Energy aid, being an important funding channel, seems to play a pivotal role in augmenting the shift towards cleaner energy sources. This...

The paper analyses the link between electricity consumption and industrial and manufacturing output. The electricity sector plays a major role in the a development of a country, as there is a strong link between industrial power consumption and production. While this relationship, the so-called...

A personal note -- The meaning of development -- Meaning of sustainable development -- Culture and society -- Development of human societies -- Economy and society -- Economy and globalization -- Perspectives on development -- Cultural theory of development -- Obstacles to development --...

Viele Länder in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika stehen noch immer vor enormen Entwicklungsherausforderungen. Gleichzeitig ist die Bereitschaft der Geberländer begrenzt, angesichts ihrer eigenen wirtschaftlichen Probleme mehr öffentliche Mittel für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit bereitzustellen

"In order to reduce widespread poverty in developing countries, it is essential to create jobs by promoting industrial development. Yet, there is no clear-cut and effective strategy to develop industries. This study tackles the problems facing cluster-based industrial development and suggests...

Structural transformation of agriculture typically involves a gradual increase of mean farm sizes and a reallocation of labor from agriculture to other sectors. Such structural transformation is often fostered through innovations in agriculture and newly emerging opportunities in manufacturing...