Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrative Materials -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. China's Road to Sustainable Development: An Overview -- 2. Public Environmental Consciousness in China: Early Empirical Evidence -- 3....

Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Economy and Politics in a Colonial Society -- 2. The Political Context of Economic Reforms and Modernization -- 3. The Economy, 1945-1960 -- 4. "Separate Economies": Regionalism and Development...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Glossary -- Historical Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Passages from the Medieval -- Politics and Social Organisation in Anglo-French Ireland -- Politics and Social Organisation in Late Gaelic Ireland -- Reformation and State Formation in the...

Cover -- Contents -- Series Preface -- 1. Discordant Developments: An Introduction -- 2. Histories of Connection: Colonialism, Migration and Multinationals -- 3. Material Connections: Resources and Livelihoods in Duniyapur -- 4. Our Own Poor: Social Connections, 'Helping' and Claims to...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I Why the West? -- 1 Genesis -- 2 The Birth of the Modern World -- 3 Malthus' Law -- 4 Unbound Prometheus -- 5 Perpetual Growth -- II Prosperity and Depression -- 6 The Economic Consequences of the War -- 7 The Great Crisis and Its Lessons -- 8 The Golden Age...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Citation of Selected Government Reports -- Introduction -- I. The Foundations of Social and Economic Development -- 1. The Delta Rice Frontier under Konbaung and Early British Rule -- II. The...

Cover -- Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Preface -- Part I: Preliminaries and Principles -- 1. The World Bank, Neo-Liberalism and Development Research (Elisa Van Waeyenberge, Ben Fine and Kate Bayliss) -- 2. A Knowledge Bank? (Elisa Van Waeyenberge and Ben Fine) -- Part II: Research in...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Miracles, Myths, and Explanations in Economic History -- 1. Space and Politics -- 2. Population, Resources, and Economic Growth -- 3. Formal and Informal Mechanisms for Market Development -- 4. Warfare, Location of Manufacturing, and Economic Growth...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Data Notes -- Main Messages -- Overview: Changing the Climate for Development -- The case for action -- A climate-smart world is within reach if we act now, act together, and act differently -- Making it happen: New pressures,...

Intro -- Contents -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY -- OPENING ADDRESS -- The Future of Development: The Next 10 Years -- KEYNOTE ADDRESSES -- Global Distribution and Redistribution: A Preliminary Review -- Markets, Capital Markets, and Globalization -- Behavioral Economics --...