International Economics Books

New and Published Books

1. The World of Agricultural Economics

   An Introduction

   By Carin Martiin

   Series: Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics

   This textbook takes a truly international approach towards agricultural economics, uniting many different perspectives on the subject and providing insight into agriculture in general, and into how practical farming works in particular. The book is laced throughout with real world examples and...

   Published March 28th 2013 by Routledge
2. Industrialization of China and India

   Their Impacts on the World Economy

   Edited by Nobuharu Yokokawa, Jayati Ghosh, Bob Rowthorn

   This book provides new perspectives on recent Asian dynamism which go beyond the mainstream views, by attempting to situate the recent economic expansion within a broader analysis of capitalist accumulation and the various processes that it generates both within and across economies. The...

   Published March 27th 2013 by Routledge
3. Tax Systems and Tax Reforms in South and East Asia

   By Luigi Bernardi, Angela Fraschini, Parthasarathi Shome

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking

   This book examines the present status, recent tax reforms and planned tax policies in some South and East Asia countries since the 1990s. The evidence is presented in a user friendly manner, but at the same time uses technically sophisticated methods. The main countries studied are China, India,...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. The Politics of Aid Selectivity

   Good Governance Criteria in World Bank, U.S. and Dutch Development Assistance

   By Wil Hout

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   The first extended analysis of selectivity policies of important bilateral and multilateral aid donors, this book combines a policy-analytical with a quantitative-empirical approach. Bringing out the conflicts that may exist between foreign assistance agendas and the desire of governments in...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty

   Edited by Ashoka Mody, Catherine Pattillo

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   In this volume, world-renowned contributors, including Martin Ravallion, Michael Kremer and Robert Townsend, deal with the institutional characteristics of poverty resulting from the time pattern of aid, the nature of financial systems and the political economy of budgetary decisions. Going beyond...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Developing Countries and the Doha Development Agenda of the WTO

   Edited by Pitou van Dijck, Gerrit Faber

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   The Doha Development Agenda held the promise of substantial gains for developing countries. However, the realization of these gains is far from obvious: the interests of various groups of countries differ greatly and technical complexities have hampered further progress since the very start of the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China

   The Case of Large Firms in the Oil Industry

   By Jin Zhang

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. Global View on the World Economy

   A Global Analysis

   By Horst Siebert

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   As globalization continues apace, market segmentations are diminishing, distance is shrinking and the boundaries between nation states are becoming increasingly blurred. National economies are closely interlinked through manychannels and we rarely view things from a single country’s view, adopting...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
9. Infrastructure Development in the Pacific Region

   Edited by Akira Kohsaka

   Series: Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy

   In the past, undersupply of public infrastructure was blamed for low productivity growth in the United States in the 1970s, while greater private sector participation was emphasized for infrastructure development in the Asia-Pacific region before the Asian Economic Crisis in the 1990s. This...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. Foreign Direct Investment and the World Economy

    By Ashoka Mody

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    Asking the question of whether Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is 'integrating' the world economy, this comprehensive volume consists of an overview of current FDI research. While the term 'integrating' is often used, the real test should be whether FDI is instrumental in bringing per...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge