Routledge Studies in Development Economics
About the Book Series
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.
Competitiveness Strategy in Developing Countries: A Manual for Policy Analysis
1st Edition
By Ganeshan Wignaraja
January 17, 2003
Globalization and structural adjustment offer many opportunities for export orientated industrialization in developing economies. As a group, competitiveness in the developing countries has improved, but, while East Asian economies have had rapid export growth and technological upgrades, South ...
Programme Aid and Development: Beyond Conditionality
1st Edition
By Geske Dijkstra, Howard White
December 27, 2002
This important contribution to the literature on development economics analyses the effectiveness of programme aid - i.e. aid that is not given in the form of projects. Using real world examples from countries such as Nicaragua, Tanzania, and Vietnam this book deals with one of the core issues in ...
Labour Relations in Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Alex Fernández Jilberto, Marieke Riethof
October 18, 2002
This timely and well-written collection explores the impact of economic reforms in developing and transitional economies across the world. In a first of its kind, this book examines such issues as:* in-depth, cross-regional analysis of the pressures for global integration* labour costs and their ...
Globalization, Marginalization and Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Mansoob Murshed
October 11, 2002
This excellent new book contains contributions from a number of leading experts and is the result of the UNU/WIDER project on globalization and low-income countries. The discussion focuses in on how to harness globalization for the benefit of present day marginalized countries and enhance their ...
Endogenous Development: Networking, Innovation, Institutions and Cities
1st Edition
By Antonio Vazquez-Barquero
July 26, 2002
The beginning of the twenty first century has been characterized by the expansion of economics, politics and institutional relations. Using international case studies, this book illustrates the local answer to the challenge of increasing competition.The book introduces the idea of endogenous ...
Population, Economic Growth and Agriculture in Less Developed Countries
1st Edition
By Nadia Cuffaro
March 15, 2002
In 1950 the world population was 2.5 billion; fifty years later there are over 6 billion people. The demographic of this explosion has essentially occurred in the developing areas of the world. The key to understanding many contemporary development problems that have arisen from this rapid growth ...
From Crisis to Growth in Africa
1st Edition
Edited
By Mats Lundahl
October 12, 2001
This book is concerned with the problem of achieving sustained economic growth in thirteen African countries. These are divided into three groups: the war stricken economics (Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopia and Eritrea), the reform strugglers (Kenya, Cape Verde, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and ...
Economies in Transition: A Guide to China, Cuba, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam at the turn of the 21st Century
1st Edition
By Ian Jeffries
July 09, 2001
First Published in 2004. This remarkable book continues the work begun by Ian Jeffries in Socialist Economies and the Transition to the Market: A Guide (1993) and A Guide to the Economies in Transition (1996). Focusing on China, Cuba, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam, Jeffries provides an ...
Mexico Beyond NAFTA
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Puchet Anyul, Lionello Punzo
June 29, 2001
With European Monetary Union well underway, Europe is starting to look at nearby countries and culturally closer continents to define its strategies for the future. In this book, chapters by leading Mexican economists are matched with reactions from European colleagues. They offer a novel viewpoint...
State-Owned Enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa: Privatization, Performance and Reform
1st Edition
Edited
By Merih Celasun
January 24, 2001
In the rapid world-wide spread of privatization, progress in the Middle East and North Africa region has been markedly slow. This volume argues that a high level of overstaffing in public enterprises and the inability of economies to create jobs fast enough is mainly responsible for this. An ...
Recovery from Armed Conflict in Developing Countries: An Economic and Political Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Geoff Harris
July 19, 1999
This comprehensive work examines ways in which developing countries may achieve economic, political and social reconstruction in the wake of armed conflict. International researchers discuss such issues as women and children in the recovery process, refugees and the role of aid, the reintegration ...
Small Enterprises and Economic Development: The Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises
1st Edition
By Carl E. Liedholm, Donald C. Mead
May 12, 1999
Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) have been recognized as a major contemporary source of employment and income in a growing number of developing countries. Yet, relatively little is known about the characteristics and patterns of change in these enterprises. This volume examines the dynamics of ...