International Economics Books

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1. Incentives for Innovation in China

   By Jun Li, Xuedong Ding

   There is concern in China that the strategy which has delivered massive economic growth is unsustainable in the long run, that China’s economy is too dependent on low value added manufacturing and not enough based on high value technological innovation. This book assesses the policies implemented...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-60394-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. Diversity and Transformations of Asian Capitalisms: A De Facto Regional Integration

   Edited by Robert Boyer, Hiroyasu Uemura

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-60440-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. China-India Economics: A Tale of Two "C"

   By Palit Amitendu

   A review of the existing literature on the China-India comparative theme conveys the distinct impression that the literature largely projects China and India as intrinsically competitive entities. While much has been written on where and why China and India are contesting, particularly from a...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-59831-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. Gendered Insecurities, Health and Development in Africa

   Edited by Howard Stein, Amal Fadlalla

   In recent years a broader and richer idea of human security has become increasingly influential among academics and international development practitioners. The aim is to generate a human-centered construct that can incorporate various dimensions of the downside risks affecting the generalized...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-59784-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. The Global Political Economy of Trade Liberalisation: The Textile and Clothing Industry

   By Tony Heron

   This book will examine the social, political and economic impacts of trade liberalisation across a range of countries paying particular attention to the textiles and clothing sector, against the backdrop of recent debate among scholars, policy-makers and non-governmental organisations regarding the...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-45490-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. Anticipating The Wealth of Nations: The Selected Works of Anders Chydenius, 1729–1803

   By Anders Chydenius

   Edited by Maren Jonasson

   Anders Chydenius (1729 - 1803) was a contemporary of Adam Smith and a leading classical liberal in Nordic history. Chydenius wrote a remarkable essay containing a very clear exposition of the basic principles of economic liberalism and there can be very little doubt that it would have been a...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-55133-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. Port-Cities and their Hinterlands: Migration, Trade and Cultural Exchange from the early seventeenth-century to 1939

   Edited by Robert Lee

   Port cities played a critical role in urban development, whether in Europe, North America, or the developing world. Even in the pre-industrial period, trade was an important factor which affected the pattern of urban expansion and ports, after capital cities, often registered the greatest growth...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-58052-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. The Role of NGOs in African Socio-Economic Development

   By Trudy Owens, Ronelle Burger

   Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), popularly known as charities, are acknowledged to be pivotal to poverty alleviation, especially in African countries where government capacity and revenues are often limited. Despite their prominent role in poverty alleviation, little is known about how these...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-58359-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. Foreign Direct Investment in China: Spillover Effects on Domestic Enterprises

   By Ziliang Deng

   The Chinese economy has been the largest foreign direct invesment (FDI) host among the developing economies since 1993. This book provides an insightful exploration of whether FDI can promote the productivity of domestic enterprises. The book's innovative and original perspectives over...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-59142-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

10. Towards a Socioanalysis of Money, Finance and Capitalism: Beneath the Surface of the Financial Industry

    Edited by Susan Long, Burkard Sievers

    Why is it that the seemingly rational world of economic behaviour, with its calculated models and predictions, at times goes horribly wrong? The recent global financial crisis and its aftermath have made obvious how limited and broadly inadequate economic models and theories are in coping with, not...

    June 2011 | 978-0-415-60031-6 | Hardback (Routledge)