Amartya Sen's Work and Ideas

A Gender Perspective

Edited by Bina Agarwal, Jane Humphries, Ingrid Robeyns

This unique volume is the first to examine Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's ideas through the lens of gender. His humanitarian approach to economics has been crucial...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37320-3 (Routledge)

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Living with Transition in Laos

Market Intergration in Southeast Asia

By Jonathan Rigg

Laos - the Lao People's Democratic Republic - is one of the least understood and studied countries of Asia. Its development trajectory is also one...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35564-3 (Routledge)

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The Political Economy of Reform Failure

Edited by Mats Lundahl

Economists have moved in recent years beyond analyzing the manner in which the macroeconomies of different countries function and prescribing appropriate policies for dealing with...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36244-3 (Routledge)

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Food Aid After Fifty Years

Recasting its Role

By Christopher B. Barrett, Dan Maxwell

This book analyzes the impact food aid programmes have had over the past fifty years, assessing the current situation as well as future prospects. Issues...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-70125-9 (Routledge)

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Fuelling War

Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts

By Philippe Le Billon

A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, suggests that resource...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37970-0 (Routledge)

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The Chinese Model of Modern Development

Edited by Tian Y. Cao

This study examines the Chinese model of modern development, reflecting on the historical experience of China's reform and highlighting theoretical issues that are crucial for...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34518-7 (Routledge)

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Beyond Market-Driven Development

Drawing on the Experience of Asia and Latin America

Edited by Costas Lapavitsas

Because their economies were regulated, their financial systems ‘repressed’ and their states interventionist, for many years the countries of East Asia challenged the Washington consensus,...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35960-3 (Routledge)

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Trade Policy and Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa

Economic Boundaries in Flux

Edited by Hassan Hakimian, Jeffrey B. Nugent

The recent globalization trends have revived a long-standing interest in regional integration in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Despite numerous...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36029-6 (Routledge)

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Economic Development in Tatarstan

Global Markets and a Russian Region

By Leo McCann

Based on extensive original research in the Republic of Tatarstan, in the Central Volga region of Russia, this book examines the economic development path...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31480-0 (Routledge)

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Economic Growth, Income Distribution and Poverty Reduction in Contemporary China

By Shujie Yao

China has experienced over a quarter century of rapid economic growth, which has had a phenomenal impact on the global economy. Entering into the twenty-first century...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33196-8 (Routledge)

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