Theodore H. Ahlers; Hiroshi Kato; Harinder S. Kohli; Callisto Madavo; Anil Sood
Pages
524 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
196 x 257 mm
Pub date
Feb 2014
Africa is at a critical inflection point. After decades of disappointing performance a combination of sound macro policies and a commodity price bonanza has led to a dramatic and long overdue surge in ... Read more
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Emphasizing the need for urgency, this work assesses the challenges and provides concrete policy recommendations that can be taken by Africa's leaders and citizens in the key areas to reset their econ ... Read more
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Unevenness and inequalities form a central fact of African economic experiences. This book challenges conventional wisdoms about economic performance and possible policies for economic development in ... Read more
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These days, it is easy to be cynical about democracy. Even though there are more democratic societies now (119 and counting) than ever before, skeptics can point to low turnouts in national elections, ... Read more
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Francesco Caselli; Mario Centeno; Jose Albuquerque Tavares
Pages
224 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
156 x 234 mm
Pub date
Jun 2016
After the Crisis reassesses the twin projects of structural reform and European integration in the wake of the Great Recession and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis. The introduction compares the pre ... Read more
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Ewald Engelen; Ismail Erturk; Sukhdev Johal; Mick Moran; Adriana Nilsson; Julie Froud; Adam Leaver; Karel Williams
Pages
296 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
152 x 236 mm
Pub date
Sep 2011
What is the relationship between the financial system and politics? In a democratic system, what kind of control should elected governments have over the financial markets? What policies should be imp ... Read more
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Magdi Amin; Ragui Assaad; Nazar Al-Baharna; Kemal Dervis; Raj M. Desai; Navtej S. Dhillon; Ahmed Galal; Hafez Ghanem; Carol Graham; Daniel Kaufmann
Pages
192 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
160 x 237 mm
Pub date
May 2012
The Arab Spring constitutes perhaps the most far-reaching political and economic transition since the end of communism in Europe. For too long, the economic aspirations of the people in the region, e ... Read more
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Soon after his inauguration in 1934, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia began appointing women into his administration. By the end of his three terms in office, he had installed almost a hundred ... Read more
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The South Korean economic development trajectory has been widely studied and is well understood. From an impoverished war-torn nation, the country has progressed on all fronts, including a ten-fold in ... Read more
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The crisis of global capitalism that has unfolded since 2008 is more than an economic crisis. It is structural and multidimensional. The sequence of events that have taken place in its aftermath show ... Read more
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