International Economics category: 4483 books
Ethical Leadership
Global Challenges and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Presents analysis, examples, and ideas about the future in a lively yet academically robust format. The book presents the ethical leadership dilemmas of day-to-day international business life in all their complexity, providing a range of angles, options and ideas to feed a questioning mind.
Against the Troika
Crisis and Austerity in the Eurozone
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
A radical anti-capitalist alternative to Eurozone austerity
On the 25th January 2015 the Greek people voted in an election of historic importance—not just for Greece but potentially all of Europe. The radical party Syriza was elected and austerity and the neoliberal agenda is being challenged....
Knowledge Spillovers in Regional Innovation Systems
A Case Study of CEE Regions
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018
This book provides an assessment of the evolution and dynamics of regional innovation systems (RISs) and the economic and social impact of resulting knowledge spillovers, presenting comparative case studies on the regions of several Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (Czech Republic, Poland,...
by Jorge Iván Canales Kriljenko
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
This paper examines whether a mix of tighter fiscal policy, looser monetary policy, and greater reserve build-up would increase growth and depreciate the rand in real terms. The experience of South Africa over the last twenty years is looked at using a number of econometric techniques that control for the external environment.
Africa's Lions
Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's future.
Africa’s Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana,...
Inside Out India and China
Local Politics Go Global
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
One third of humanity is governed by two capitals, New Delhi and Beijing. Increasingly, these two countries are being led not from the top down, but rather from the Inside Out.
In 2014, India overwhelmingly elected Narendra Modi minister, a man who rose to national prominence as chief minister...
Emerging Giants
China and India in the World Economy
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
China and India are the two most populous countries in the world and now also two of the fastest growing. By sheer virtue of the fact that China and India are home to 2.4 billion people - two-fifths of the world's population - the rapid growth of their economies has far-reaching implications not just...
by Jagannath Adhikari
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 1999
This study has implications for policy making to augment food security of village households, particularly the vulnerable households. The findings suggest that health and skill of poor people should be enhanced to make them capable to secure the food. Similarly, villages should be selectively integrated...
The IMF and Global Financial Crises
Phoenix Rising?
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The IMF's response to the global crisis of 2008–9 marked a significant change from its past policies. The Fund provided relatively large amounts of credit quickly with limited conditions and accepted the use of capital controls. This book traces the evolution of the IMF's actions to promote international...
Superpower?
The Amazing Race Between China's Hare and India's Tortoise
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010
Is India ready for superpower status or too far behind China to ever catch up?
In his career as one of India's leading journalists and entrepreneurs, Raghav Bahl has often faced this question, and many others, from bewildered visitors:
* Why are Indian regulations so weak and confusing?
* Why...
Boosting Fiscal Space
The Roles of GDP-Linked Debt and Longer Maturities
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Can debt management policy provide a way to increase fiscal space for a given path of primary fiscal balances? This note explores the role of two such policies: issuance of state-contingent debt; and issuance of longer maturity debt. New analytical models determine the debt limit and the default risk...
Cracking the China Conundrum
Why Conventional Economic Wisdom Is Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
China's rise is altering global power relations, reshaping economic debates, and commanding tremendous public attention. Despite extensive media and academic scrutiny, the conventional wisdom about China's economy is often wrong. Cracking the China Conundrum provides a holistic and contrarian view...
by ADBI
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
This is the final report of the Asian Development Bank Institute study Connecting Central Asia with Economic Centers. The study focuses on the five Central Asian economies: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The aim of the study is to examine the pattern...
by Mu Yang, Michael Siam Heng Heng
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
The book analyzes the nature of Chinese economy which enables it to go through the financial tsunami pretty unscathed. It discusses the stimulus package designed by the Chinese government to keep the economy on course, as well as its results — both positive and negative aspects in the middle and...