Development Economics Products

By Nadeem Malik

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has not only become an important concept for corporate organizations but also civil society, community, state and the multilateral and bilateral development agencies. It has acquired great significance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008,…

Paperback – 2018-01-12
Routledge
Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

By Bruce A. Elleman

China's recent economic reforms have opened its economy to the world. This policy, however, is not new: in the late nineteenth century, the United States put forward the Open Door Policy as a counter to European exclusive 'spheres of influence' in China. This book, based on extensive original…

Paperback – 2018-01-12
Routledge
Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

By Erin Hannah

In a deeply iniquitous world, where the gains from trade are distributed unevenly and where trade rules often militate against progressive social values, human health, and sustainable development, NGOs are widely touted as our best hope for redressing these conditions. As a critical voice of the…

Paperback – 2018-01-12
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Global Institutions

Edited by Debashis Chakraborty, Jaydeep Mukherjee

In an era of globalization, trade in goods and cross-border services and capital flows play a key role in determining the economic growth path of countries. Over the last two decades, countries have embarked on several alternate tracks to liberalize and deepen their linkage with the world economy.…

Paperback – 2018-01-03
Routledge

By Mohammad Jasim Uddin

Microcredit has been seen in recent decades as having great potential for aiding development in poor developing countries, with Bangladesh being one of the countries which has pioneered microcredit and implemented it most widely. This book, based on extensive original research, explores how…

Paperback – 2018-01-03
Routledge
ASAA Women in Asia Series

Edited by Sung Jin Kang, Yung Chul Park

Korea was the first non-G7 member and Asian country to host the recent G20 Summit, acting as a bridge between advanced and developing nations. At the G20 Seoul Summit, green growth as well as development and a global financial safety net were on the agenda. Against this backdrop, the aim of this…

Paperback – 2017-12-22
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Edited by Soocheol Lee, Hector Pollitt, Seung-Joon Park

East Asia is a key region in the global economy, including both the second and third largest global economies already and, led by China, continuing to expand at a rapid rate. This economic growth has led to unprecedented gains in prosperity in the region but it has also led to increasing…

Paperback – 2017-12-22
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By Supriti Bezbaruah

It may well be surprising to say that the world should look to India as a model of gender equality. India’s banking sector proves the exception, with several women reaching the highest positions in India’s top banks, including the country’s largest bank. Based on interviews and surveys of bank…

Paperback – 2017-12-22
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By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Kaushalesh Lal

This book examines long-term structural changes and the broad impact on economic development in regional comparative perspectives. The book analyzes data across Africa, Asia and Latin America. It looks at key variables of productivity growth, industrialization, poverty, urbanization, and employment…

Paperback – 2017-12-22
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Edited by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Abebe Shimeles, Angela Lusigi, Ahmed Moummi

Inclusive Growth in Africa analyzes the concept of inclusion within the challenges facing Africa’s rapidly growing economies, where rising affluence for some has been accompanied almost everywhere with rising inequality. Using a combination of political economy analyses, sector studies…

Paperback – 2017-12-21
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Routledge African Studies

Edited by Sonalde Desai, Lawrence Haddad, Deepta Chopra, Amit Thorat

Despite substantial economic growth, India has one of the highest undernutrition rates in the world; it is home to almost 40 per cent of the world’s stunted children. This volume assesses the status and causes of undernutrition in the country, and examines the effectiveness of policies designed to…

Paperback – 2017-12-08
Routledge India

Edited by Satish K. Jain, Anjan Mukherji

This volume deals with a range of contemporary issues in Indian and other world economies, with a focus on economic theory and policy and their longstanding implications. It analyses and predicts the mechanisms that can come into play to determine the function of institutions and the impact of…

Paperback – 2017-11-28
Routledge India