Regional Development Books

New and Published Books

1. Community, Environment and Local Governance in Indonesia

   Locating the commonweal

   Edited by Carol Warren, John F. McCarthy

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   This book explores the forces reconfiguring local resource governance in Indonesia since 1998, drawing together original field research undertaken in a decade of dramatic political change. Case studies from across Indonesia’s diverse cultural and ecological landscapes focus on the most significant...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Right to Development in International Law

   The Case of Pakistan

   By Khurshid Iqbal

   Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

   The Right to Development in International Law rigorously explores the right to development (RTD) from the perspectives of international law as well as the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights and the Islamic concept of social justice in Pakistan. The volume draws on a wide range of...

   Published May 7th 2012 by Routledge
3. Europe and the Mediterranean Economy

   Edited by Joan Costa-Font

   Series: Routledge Studies in the European Economy

   With the creation of the Mediterranean partnership and the recent move towards the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008, a new emphasis is placed on the Mediterranean in the study of European Integration. This book brings together a collection of experts to address this important...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. China's Development Challenges

   Economic Vulnerability and Public Sector Reform

   By Richard Schiere

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   This book argues that a major potential source of social tension in transition and developing countries is not poverty as such, but vulnerability: that is, the risk of becoming poor. It demonstrates how in China many of the recent reforms to the public sector, such as decentralisation from central...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. Malaysia's Development Challenges

   Graduating from the Middle

   Edited by Hal Hill, Tham Siew Yean, Ragayah Haji Mat Zin

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   This book examines the various economic, political and developmental policy challenges that Malaysia faces in her shift from a middle income to high-income economy. This issue is of great interest to academics, policy makers and development practitioners in the developing world, particularly in...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Agricultural Development in China and Africa

   A Comparative Analysis

   By Li Xiaoyun, Qi Gubo, Tang Lixia, Zhao Lixia, Jin Leshan, Guo Zhanfeng, Wu Jin

   Many African countries are increasingly interested in learning from China's experiences in achieving effective agricultural development. The Chinese government and academic community are also keen to share experiences and lessons with Africa. China made agriculture one of its development assistance...

   Published April 26th 2012 by Routledge
7. Rethinking Global Urbanism

   Comparative Insights from Secondary Cities

   Edited by Xiangming Chen, Ahmed Kanna

   Series: Routledge Advances in Geography

   Arguing that the focus in global urban studies on cities such as New York, London, Tokyo in the global North, Mexico City and Shanghai in the developing world, and other major nodes of the world economy, has skewed the concept of the global city toward economics, this volume gathers a diverse...

   Published April 24th 2012 by Routledge
8. Innovation Governance in an Open Economy

   Shaping Regional Nodes in a Globalized World

   Edited by Annika Rickne, Staffan Laestadius, Henry Etzkowitz

   Series: Regions and Cities

   In an increasingly globalised world, paradoxically regional innovation clusters have moved to the forefront of attention as a strategy for economic and social development. Transcending international success cases, like Silicon Valley and Route 128, as sources of lessons, successful high tech...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by Routledge
9. Economic Geography and the Unequal Development of Regions

   By Jean-Claude Prager, Jacques-François Thisse

   Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

   Behind the mystery of economic growth stands another mystery: why do some places fare better than others? Casual evidence shows that sizable differences exist at very different spatial scales (countries, regions and cities). This book aims to discuss the main economic reasons for the existence of...

   Published April 18th 2012 by Routledge
10. Paving the Road to Sustainable Transport

    Governance and innovation in low-carbon vehicles

    Edited by Måns Nilsson, Karl Hillman, Annika Rickne, Thomas Magnusson

    Series: Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics

    This book is about how societies around the world can accelerate innovation in sustainable transport. It examines the relationship between policy change and the development of technological innovations in low carbon vehicle technologies, including biofuels, hybrid-electric vehicles, electric...

    Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge