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"Drawing from four case studies (Mexico, Indonesia, Chile and South Korea), the book investigates the political conditions and policies most likely to bring... 
Economic Policy | Public Policy | Economic development | Government policy | Political aspects | International Relations | Korea (South) | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Development | Economic Conditions | General | Mexico | Social Policy | Chile | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS | Indonesia

Security concerns increasingly influence foreign aid: how Western countries give aid, to whom and why. With contributions from experts in the field, this book... 
Security, International | Economic assistance

Developing countries Periodicals | Periodicals | International cooperation | International organization | Economic development

Linking environmental sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice, and making science and technology work for the poor, have become central... 
Environmental aspects | Poverty | Social justice | Sustainable development | Economic development | Interdisciplinary studies | Risk | Governance - Politics & International Relations | Sustainable Development | Politics & International Relations | Science & Technology | Sustainability | Environmental justice

This book, which brings together scholars from the developed and developing world, explores one of the most salient features of contemporary international... 
Developing countries Foreign relations | Economic assistance | Globalization | Political Science and International Relations | International Relations | Area Studies | Political Economy | Development Economics | Emerging Markets/Globalization | Poverty, Aid and Development | International relations

Communication in economic development | Communication in social action | Mass media | History | Social aspects | Communication in rural development

This enlightening book offers a comprehensive historical analysis of the main development challenges of the last half century and the international community's... 
History | Economic development | Globalization | Economics | Development Aid | Development Economics | International Economics | Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics | Social Policy | Economic Growth

"A contradiction coils through the political economy: that today's financial and economic crisis began in the historical heartland of advanced information and... 
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computer Industry | COMPUTERS / Information Technology | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History | 2008 - 2009 | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009) | Economic policy | Technological innovations | Economic development | Information technology

"Adaptation policies and measures are essential components of any global attempt to cope with the pending impacts of climate change. Drawing on concepts in... 
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992 May 9) | Climatic changes | Political aspects | Government policy | Environment | International Political Economy | Climate policy; climate change; climate change adaptation; adaptation; adaptive capacity; resilience; natural disaster; vulnerability; political economy; politics; political ecology. | Public Policy/Environmental Policy | Development/Economic Development | Environmental Economics | Climate Change and Environmental Science | Sustainable Development and the Environment | Political economy | International relations | Political Science and International Relations | International Relations | Political Economy | Climate Change | Development Economics | Sustainable Development | Environmental Politics | Miljövetenskap | Social Sciences | Climate changes - political aspects | Växthuseffekten - politiska aspekter | Climate changes - government policy | Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap | Political Science | Globalisation Studies | Samhällsvetenskap | Statsvetenskap | Globaliseringsstudier | Naturvetenskap | Växthuseffekten - ekonomiska aspekter | Climate changes - economic aspects | Natural Sciences | Earth and Related Environmental Sciences | Environmental Sciences

"The rise of emerging or new powers has recently become one of the most researched areas in International Relations. While most studies focus on relations... 
Economic Policy | Developing countries Politics and government | Public Policy | Developing countries Foreign relations | Globalization | Developing countries | BRIC countries | BRIC countries Economic conditions | Economic development | Economic history | International Relations | BRIC countries Foreign relations | Diplomatic relations | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Development | General | Economic Conditions | Developing countries Economic conditions | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS | Politics and government | International relations | Science | Science, general

In this work, the authors offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an... 
Sustainable development | Globalization | Technological innovations | Developed countries

This empirically and theoretically grounded book provides insights into the ascendance of powers such as Turkey, South Korea and Indonesia and their... 
Africa Economic conditions | Investments | Africa Foreign economic relations | Globalization | Political Science and International Relations | Political Economy | African Politics | Development Economics | Regional Development | Economic development

Langan reclaims neo-colonialism as an analytical force for making sense of the failure of 'development' strategies in many African states in an era of free... 
Africa Economic conditions | Economic development | Political Science and International Relations | Development Aid | African Politics | Development Theory | Social Structure, Social Inequality | Globalization | Comparative Politics

A wheel turns because of its encounter with the surface of the road; spinning in the air it goes nowhere. Rubbing two sticks together produces heat and light;... 
Ethnology | International economic relations | Globalization | International relations | Intercultural communication | Anthropology | Political Science | SOCIAL SCIENCE | POLITICAL SCIENCE

In the 1990s, development policy advocated by international financial institutions was influenced by the so-called Washington Consensus thinking. This... 
Economic development | Economic policy | economic development and growth | Competition | Science and technology policies | Organizational capabilities | Infant industries | Trade policies | Intellectual property rights | Patterns of specialization | Industrial policies | Knowledge accumulation | Rent-seeking opportunities

"The Companion to Development Studies contains over 109 chapters written by leading international experts within the field to provide a concise and... 
Development economics | Economic development | Globalization | Developing countries Social conditions

This book debunks the foundations of contemporary government-led development policy. The author questions the predictability of success when using mainstream... 
Economic development | Economic assistance | Social change | Political Science and International Relations | International Relations Theory | Development Theory | Regional Development | Sustainable Development | Development and Social Change | Development Policy | Right to scepticism | Sceptical change agent | Welfare | Development | Mainstream development | Predictable development | History of development

Malawi is among the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has witnessed significant improvements in relation to meeting the Millennium Development Goal... 
Malawi | Malawi Economic conditions | Since 1994 | Democracy | Economic development | Economic history | Malawi Politics and government | Politics and government | Democratization | Politics & government | Development Studies | Africa - Regional Anthropology | Public Policy | African Politics | African Studies | African Development | Politics & Development | African & Third World Politics | Political Communication | Development Geography | Sub-Saharan Africa | Africa - Regional Development | Development - Soc Sci | Development Policy | Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties