Paperbacks Direct: Economics and Development

Edited by Gerrit Faber, Jan Orbie

The Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries have drastically restructured Europe’s trade architecture towards the third world. This volume examines the consequences of EPAs for development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).…

Paperback – 2014-05-30
Routledge
Routledge Studies in the European Economy

Edited by Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Eleanor Fisher, Jesper Bosse Jønsson, Rosemarie Mwaipopo

After more than three decades of economic malaise, many African countries are experiencing an upsurge in their economic fortunes linked to the booming international market for minerals. Spurred by the shrinking viability of peasant agriculture, rural dwellers have been engaged in a massive search…

Paperback – 2014-04-28
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Development and Society

Edited by Okechukwu Ukaga, Ukoha O. Ukiwo, Ibaba Samuel Ibaba

The Niger Delta Region has in the past two decades experienced protracted violent conflicts. At the roots of these violent conflicts are the genuine quests of the people for sustainable development that is based on social justice, equity, fairness and environmental protection. Although richly…

Paperback – 2014-04-09
Routledge
Routledge African Studies

By Asoka Bandarage

The book provides a detailed historically-based analysis of the origin, evolution and potential resolution of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka over the struggle to establish a separate state in its Northern and Eastern provinces. This conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist…

Paperback – 2014-03-28
Routledge
Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

Edited by S. Philip Hsu, Yu-Shan Wu, Suisheng Zhao

This book examines the development model that has driven China's economic success and looks at how it differs from the Washington Consensus. China’s Development Model (CDM) is examined with a view to answering a central question: given China’s peculiar matrix of a socialist party-state juxtaposed…

Paperback – 2014-03-14
Routledge
Routledge Contemporary China Series

By Kali Murray

There has been much written on the impact of international treaties like the Trade Related Aspects on Intellectual Property (TRIPS), which laments the failure of patent systems to respond to the interests of a diverse set of non-profit, public interest, and non-corporate entities. This book…

Paperback – 2014-02-27
Routledge
Routledge Research in Intellectual Property

By Jeffrey K Hass

Utilising cutting-edge theory and unique data, this book examines the role of power, culture, and practice in Russia’s story of post-socialist economic change, and provides a framework for addressing general economic change. No other book places power and culture as centrally as this, and in doing…

Paperback – 2014-02-18
Routledge

Edited by Ha-Joon Chang

This book critically re-examines the currently dominant paradigm of agricultural development policy from historical and comparative perspectives. Examining the experiences of 11 developed countries in their earlier stages of development and the experiences of 10 developing and transition economies…

Paperback – 2014-01-10
Routledge
Routledge ISS Studies in Rural Livelihoods

By Wunmi Bewaji

The book examines the regulation of insider dealing in the developed jurisdictions, using three of the G7 countries as guides with the aim of knowing how they have regulated insider trading and what lessons can be learnt from their failures and achievements. It looks at regulatory regimes in…

Paperback – 2014-01-10
Routledge

Edited by Junji Nakagawa

Reconciling regionalism and multilateralism is a challenge common to all branches of global economic governance. While the Bretton Woods/GATT (WTO) institutions, decades-old multilateral framework for global economic governance, are facing serious challenges to their effectiveness, regional…

Paperback – 2013-11-11
Routledge

Edited by Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Xiaobo Zhang

China’s spectacular growth and poverty reduction has been accompanied by growing inequality which threatens the social compact and thus the political basis for economic growth. Chinese policy makers have realized the importance of the problem and have launched a series of investigations and policy…

Paperback – 2013-11-11
Routledge
Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

Edited by Ravi Kanbur, Jan Svejnar

As developing and transition economies enter the next phase of reforms, labor market issues increasingly come to the fore. With the increased competition from globalization, the discussion is shifting to the need for greater labor market flexibility and the creation of "good" jobs. Moreover, the…

Paperback – 2013-11-11
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Development Economics