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Routledge Studies in Development Economics


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The last decade has seen dramatic changes in the economic position of developing countries. A minority of middle-income countries, especially in Asia, have fared relatively well. This has led some economists and policy makers to argue that other developing countries need to adopt the same policies of export led growth. However the results of this have been disappointing and many of the world's poorest countries have seen their positions decline in both relative and absolute terms. This series presents accounts of the present position of, and future prospects for, the developing countries.

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Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries A Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Development in Turbulent Times

Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries: A Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Development in Turbulent Times

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Manuel Agosin
October 23, 2023

This book develops a theoretical framework unlike the conventional neoclassical paradigm for the analysis of growth and deploys analytical data to understand the main policy issues affecting developing countries, with particular attention to countries which, after having a spurt of growth, have ...

Economics, Religion and Happiness God, Mammon and the Search for Spiritual and Financial Wealth

Economics, Religion and Happiness: God, Mammon and the Search for Spiritual and Financial Wealth

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Vani Kant Borooah
October 09, 2023

Most books on happiness are concerned with answering, in their diverse ways, a basic question: how should I live? Such books assume, however, that the path to happiness lies entirely within one’s control. Happiness is simply a matter of doing certain things and refraining from doing certain other ...

SMEs and Economic Development in Africa

SMEs and Economic Development in Africa

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Gift Mugano, Nirmala Dorasamy
September 15, 2023

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a driving force of the global economy, contributing up to 50% of GDP in some instances. They also contribute to economic development through various channels such as employment creation, economic growth and poverty reduction, key elements of the ...

Capital Structure, Equity Ownership and Corporate Performance Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms

Capital Structure, Equity Ownership and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Krishna Dayal Pandey, Tarak Nath Sahu
August 16, 2023

This book provides empirical insights into the relationship between capital and ownership structure of Indian manufacturing companies and their financial performance. It discusses and analyzes the basic theories and concepts associated debt financing, levered and unlevered firms, the advantages and...

State, Market and Society in an Emerging Economy Development and the Political Economy of Bangladesh

State, Market and Society in an Emerging Economy: Development and the Political Economy of Bangladesh

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Quamrul Alam, Rizwan Khair, Asif Shahan
July 26, 2023

The economic and social development that Bangladesh has achieved in the last two decades has made Bangladesh a ‘Development Paradox". This book tries to explain this paradox through political economy lens. The book explains the linkages between the state, changing society and emerging private ...

Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa Evolution, Impact and Policy Implications

Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa: Evolution, Impact and Policy Implications

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Nicholas Mbaya Odhiambo, Erasmus Larbi Owusu, Simplice Anutechia Asongu
July 18, 2023

Although a number of selected African countries have made efforts to implement various financial sector reforms, many countries have not fully implemented the requisite reforms required for sustainable development. Instead, they have focused mainly on bank-based financial reforms, thereby ...

Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa

Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa

1st Edition

By Gift Mugano, Michael Brookes
May 31, 2023

This book provides a thorough and rigorous discussion on the impact of trade liberalisation on economic development with a special focus on the African continent. The author presents the rationale for trade liberalisation, trade liberalisation frameworks, the trade liberalisation economic ...

Financial Literacy and Ageing in Developing Economies An Indian Experience

Financial Literacy and Ageing in Developing Economies: An Indian Experience

1st Edition

By Kshipra Jain
May 09, 2023

This book weaves together current understanding around financial literacy and ageing, arguing for the relevance of financial literacy for old age security. Building upon on the experiences of ten developing Asian economies with a focus on India, the book enters new territory by developing ...

Post-Pandemic Green Recovery in ASEAN

Post-Pandemic Green Recovery in ASEAN

1st Edition

Edited By Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Naoyuki Yoshino, Nisit Panthamit, Phoumin Han
April 21, 2023

ASEAN’s real gross domestic product (GDP) had declined sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic downturn and the uncertainty about the future reduced the new investments in green projects drastically. Besides this, many governments rolled back environmental regulations and taxes and ...

The Political Economy of Underdevelopment and Poverty in Nepal

The Political Economy of Underdevelopment and Poverty in Nepal

1st Edition

By Sri Ram Poudyal
April 05, 2023

This book argues that mainstream economics cannot explain the underdevelopment and poverty of Nepal, neither can it be explained in terms of economics alone nor capital inadequacy even, as is conventionally believed. The author asserts that Nepal's underdevelopment needs to be located in the nature...

The Evolution of Economic Development in Africa African Trade, 1948–2017

The Evolution of Economic Development in Africa: African Trade, 1948–2017

1st Edition

By Francis K. Mbroh
January 09, 2023

Within the theoretical framework of the trade-growth and structural transformation-growth nexuses, the book examines the evolution of African (goods and service) trade in terms of value and share of global commerce relative to other regions during the period 1948–2017. It also identifies and ...

Development and Economic Growth in India Drivers for Indian States

Development and Economic Growth in India: Drivers for Indian States

1st Edition

By Biswa Swarup Misra
December 30, 2022

Notwithstanding the improved growth performance of India, development disparity across its states has widened in the first two decades of the 21st century. This book examines development drivers of Indian states and what the necessary course corrections could be to achieve balanced regional growth....

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