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China and India already rank among the world's largest economies, and each is moving rapidly toward the center stage of the global economy. In this process,... 
India Economic conditions | China Economic policy | China Economic conditions | India Economic policy | International Economics | Management science

Emerging Europe was particularly hard hit by the global financial crisis, but a concerted effort by local policymakers and the international community staved... 
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | International Monetary Fund | Financial crises | Parex | Global Financial Crisis | Credit Boom | Boom-bust | Domestic-demand Boom | External Imbalances | Vulnerabilities | Emerging Europe | Absorption Boom | Overheating

The purpose of this note is to provide policy insights to decision makers, academics, and researchers on the trends in investment in Southeast Europe (SEE). A... 
Investments | COMPETITIVENESS | FOREIGN BANKS | SMALL FARMS | LEGAL FRAMEWORK | CAPITAL STOCK | HOUSEHOLD BORROWING | BANK CONSOLIDATION | REMITTANCES | PRIVATE SAVINGS | CORRUPTION | NATIONAL SAVING | FOREIGN FIRMS | OPPORTUNITY COSTS | GDP | PUBLIC SAVINGS | CAPITAL INVESTMENT | BUSINESS ACTIVITIES | PRIVATIZATION | FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY | BUSINESS CLIMATE | TRANSITION ECONOMIES | TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT | PROSPERITY | UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS | ECONOMIC GROWTH | FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT | MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY | TRADE FINANCE | ACCESS TO SERVICES | FINANCIAL MARKETS | AGRICULTURE | ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS | PUBLIC POLICY | AFFORDABILITY OF ACCESS | FINANCIAL AFFAIRS | ACCESS TO FINANCE | NEW ENTREPRENEURS | TRADING | CREDIT CRUNCH | CONTRIBUTION | INVESTMENT RATES | INVESTMENT PROJECTS | FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS | FINANCIAL SECTOR | FINANCING OF INVESTMENT | STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION | LIQUIDITY | INVESTING | REGULATORY FRAMEWORK | PRIVATE INVESTMENT RATES | PRIVATE INVESTMENT | FOREIGN LOANS | POLITICAL STABILITY | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | INVESTMENT PATTERNS | PORTFOLIO FLOWS | PUBLIC SPENDING | CAPITAL MARKET | STOCK EXCHANGES | AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY | INCOME | TRANSITION COUNTRIES | BANKS | ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION | HEAVY INVESTMENTS | MARKET DEEPENING | VALUABLE | CAPITAL BASE | INVESTMENT ACTIVITY | PRODUCTION COSTS | RAPID GROWTH | INVESTMENT SPENDING | HOST ECONOMIES | SALE | PROFITABILITY | SHARE OF INVESTMENT | TURNOVER | CAPACITY UTILIZATION | CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS | EMPLOYEE | RETURNS | INVESTMENT FLOWS | POSITIVE EFFECTS | TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY | CAPITAL FLOWS | INVESTMENT NEEDS | DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION | CAPITAL ACCUMULATION | PUBLIC FINANCE | TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH | CORPORATE BOND | PRODUCTION FUNCTION | FIXED ASSETS | RULE OF LAW | FINANCIAL SERVICES | UNION | NATIONAL SAVINGS | SOCIAL SERVICES | STATEMENT | WORTH | FINANCIAL DEPTH | UNDERDEVELOPED FINANCIAL SECTOR | INTERNATIONAL BANK | INVESTMENT BY SECTOR | LIVING STANDARDS | REAL ESTATE | CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | DEBT | MARKET DEVELOPMENTS | SUPPLY CHAINS | DOMESTIC CAPITAL | FIXED CAPITAL | GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION | PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT | INVENTORY | PUBLIC ASSETS | INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | PRIVATE CAPITAL | DOMESTIC BANKS | CREDIT GROWTH | INITIAL CAPITAL | ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE | AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT | GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE | RATE OF RETURN | TRADING COSTS | SAVINGS RATES | PRIVATE INVESTMENTS | PUBLIC INVESTMENT | AFFORDABILITY | FOREIGN COMPANIES | TELECOMMUNICATIONS | ECONOMIC RESEARCH | MARKET CAPITALIZATION | PUBLIC INVESTMENTS | BUSINESS ACTIVITY | FISCAL CONSTRAINTS | STOCK MARKET | LIQUIDITY CRISIS | FUTURE GROWTH | ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE | STATISTICAL DATA | INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE | EDUCATION PROGRAMS | INVESTMENT GROWTH | VALUE ADDED | FOREIGN INVESTORS | LABOR FORCE | ENABLING ENVIRONMENT | HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT | INSURANCE | PHYSICAL CAPITAL | ACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCE | CENTRAL BANKS | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES | ADVISORY SERVICE | HUMAN CAPITAL | FOREIGN OWNERSHIP | SPECULATION | EXPENDITURES | ECONOMIC ACTIVITY | NATURAL RESOURCES | FINANCIAL SECTORS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | LOCAL BANKS | CAPITAL EXPENDITURES | PORTFOLIO | UNEMPLOYMENT | LEVY | MONETARY FUND | PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES | FOREIGN INVESTMENT | FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT | TOTAL OUTPUT | BANKING SECTOR | FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION | VENTURE CAPITAL | CAPITAL MARKETS | LACK OF ACCESS | REMITTANCE | KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY | PRODUCTIVITY | SAVINGS | CORPORATE BOND ISSUES | STOCK MARKETS | DOMESTIC INVESTMENT | CAPITAL OUTLAYS | GOVERNMENT POLICIES | GROWTH POTENTIAL

'Street capital' introduces the worlds of young black men dealing cannabis at a drug scene called The River in Oslo, Norway. The lives of these men are... 
Sociology, Social Studies | Cannabis | Sociology | Oslo | Drug dealers | Norway | Drug traffic | Crime | Social aspects | Youth, Black

Women-owned business enterprises | Businesswomen | Minority business enterprises

At a time when governments and policy-makers put so much emphasis on 'the knowledge economy' and the economic value of education, human capital theory has... 
Human capital | Qualifikation | Informationsgesellschaft | Berufsbegleitende Ausbildung | Bildungspolitik | Investition | Humankapital | Bildungsinvestition

The second title in the Palgrave Studies in Global Human Capital Management series, this book explores how human capital contributes to innovation within the... 
Human capital | Management science | Innovation/Technology Management | Emerging Markets/Globalization | Business and Management | Technological innovations | International business enterprises | Globalization

Industrial management | Machinery in the workplace | History | Division of labor

Industrial productivity | Regional economic disparities | Social capital (Sociology) | Economic aspects | Social networks | Social aspects | Economic development

Tourism | Cities and towns | Capitals (Cities)

About one-third of countries covered by the IMF's African Department are members of the CFA franc zone. With most other countries moving away from fixed... 

Intangible forms of capital are being recognized in both research and practice as essential resources for fueling company growth. Forms of intangible capital... 
Intellectual capital | Teams in the workplace | Knowledge management

Natural resources | Infrastructure (Economics) | Land tenure | Sustainable agriculture | Conflict management | Environmental aspects | Management | Grazing | Sustainable development | Soil conservation

Engineering solutions and financial decisions are intimately tied together. The best engineers combine the technical and financial cases in determining new... 
Capital investments | Engineering | Project management | Finance | Business & Management | Technology Management | Operations Research/Decision Theory | Industrial and Production Engineering | Civil Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

How are we to explain the resurgence of customary chiefs in contemporary Africa? Rather than disappearing with the tide of modernity, as many expected,... 
Chiefdoms | Africa Politics and government | Africa-Politics and government-1960 | Chiefdoms-Africa

"How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power The more we debate about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more... 
Industries | Energy consumption | Steam-engines | Environmental aspects | Economic aspects | Industrial revolution | Climatic changes | Global warming | Fossil fuels | Energy policy | History

In cinema studies today, rarely do we find a direct investigation into the culture of capitalism and how it has been refracted and fabricated in global cinema... 
Motion pictures and globalization | Economic aspects | Motion pictures | Social aspects | Political aspects | Culture in motion pictures | Contemporary Cinema | Film Production | Cultural Studies | World Cinema