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Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes among Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans
La Crisis Boricua
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
At the landmark centennial anniversary of the 1917 Jones-Shafroth Act, which granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship, the island confronts an unfolding humanitarian crisis initially triggered by an acute economic crisis surging since 2006. Analyzing large datasets such as the American Community Survey...
The Legacy of Ireland's Economic Expansion
Geographies of the Celtic Tiger
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Ireland underwent a dramatic economic and social transformation from the 1990s onwards, earning it the title the "Celtic Tiger". Rapid economic growth was accompanied by substantial in-migration. However in the later 2000s Ireland is also experiencing a severe economic recession.
This...
Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia
Managing Spatial Transformation for Prosperity and Livability
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
The number of people in South Asia's cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011--more than the entire population of Japan. This was linked to an improvement in productivity and a reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty. But the region's cities have struggled to cope with the pressure of population...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
First published in 1989. The Pacific Islands are amongst the poorest countries of the developing world. The special problems of their small size, immense distance from major centres and, for many, very poor agricultural possibilities make development extremely difficult. However, recent new advances...
by Peter Drucker
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
In this volume Drucker has collected twelve essays on technology and management and their relationship to, and interaction with, human society. In these essays the reader is able to grasp and savour some of the essential ideas and philosophy that have been expanded into Drucker's various books.
In...
Constructing China's Capitalism
Shanghai and the Nexus of Urban-Rural Industries
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
By investigating the nexus of relationships between urban and rural factories in the Shanghai region of China, this book shines light on an overlooked part of China's massive industrial growth since the 1980s.
More Urban Less Poor
An Introduction to Urban Development and Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
A world more urban... The world is undergoing massive urbanization, and is projected to increase from three to over four billion city dwellers, mostly in the developing world, within 15 years. This historic shift is producing dramatic effects on human well-being and the environment. ...but less poor...
by World Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
The Little Data Book on Africa 2012/2013 is a pocket edition of Africa Development Indicators 2012/2013. It contains some 115 key indicators on economics, human development, governance, and partnership and is intended as a quick reference for users of the Africa Development Indicators 2010 book and African...
Sustainable Management Development in Africa
Building Capabilities to Serve African Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Sustainable Management Development in Africa examines how African management and business scholarship can serve African and multinational management and organizations operating in Africa. In a broader sense, this book, within an African context, explores how human capital and intellectual capabilities...
The Chinese Birdcage
How China's Rise Almost Toppled the West
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
This book vividly describes how China’s rise in the early 2000s led to rising profits and declining labor income everywhere, ultimately resulting in the global financial crisis. Under Deng Xiaoping’s policy of ‘reform and opening up’ in the 1980s, China quickly became the world’s factory...
Room for Development
Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2012
Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.
A Theory of the Producer-Consumer Household
The New Keynesian Perspective on Self-Employment
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
The quick recovery of Asian economies from recent recessions in comparison to the struggling American and European economies can be attributed in part to the positive aggregate-demand externalities of their self-employment sectors. This book presents a behavioural analysis of this effect, with a detailed focus on producer households.
Cities in a Globalizing World
Global Report on Human Settlements
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
'The world has entered the urban millennium. Nearly half the world's people are now city dwellers, and the rapid increase in urban population is expected to continue, mainly in developing countries. This historic transition is being further propelled by the powerful forces of globalization. The central...
Globalization and the BRICs
Why the BRICs Will Not Rule the World For Long
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
As the Eurozone faces an uncertain future and Obama struggles to demonstrate that America still has a superpower status, this book challenges the widespread perception that Brazil, Russia, India and China are becoming global economic and political powers, instead forecasting a decline rooted in excessive inequality and insufficient innovation.