China's Post-Reform Economy - Achieving Harmony, Sustaining Growth

Edited by Richard Sanders, Chen Yang

China has enjoyed heroic growth rates in the last twenty five years of reform and transition, pulling more people out of poverty more quickly than...

Published December 11th 2007 by Routledge.

The European Union and International Development

The Politics of Foreign Aid

By Maurizio Carbone

The European Union is a leading actor in international development, providing more than half of the world’s foreign aid, but also a unique case, combining...

Published December 6th 2007 by Routledge.

Bridging the Disciplines

Edited by David Hulme, John Toye

Written by a multi-disciplinary team of contributors, this collection explores the different dimensions of well being, poverty and inequality.

A person’s sense of well being...

Published December 4th 2007 by Routledge.

A Success Story Going Astray

Edited by Autar S. Dhesi, Gurmail Singh

For many years, agricultural development in Punjab symbolised one of the most successful experiments in rural development. However, this success story seems to be going...

Published December 1st 2007 by Routledge India.

By A. Geske Dijkstra

International debt relief continues to be a highly controversial subject. Although many heavily indebted poor countries have received large amounts of debt relief over the...

Published November 29th 2007 by Routledge.

By Jonathan Murphy

In recent years, a great deal of scholarly and popular ink has been spilled on the subject of globalization. Relatively few scholars have addressed the...

Published November 29th 2007 by Routledge.

Institutional Approaches

By Shawkat Alam

Examining institutions rather than themes, this critical book provides a comprehensive survey of the inter-relationship between trade-induced economic growth and the environment and its impact...

Published October 31st 2007 by Routledge.

Critical Concepts in the Environment

Edited by Chuck Mason, Erwin Bulte

Environmental economics is dedicated to the analysis of externalities (i.e. the side-effects or consequences of industrial or commercial activities that are not reflected in market...

Published October 31st 2007 by Routledge.

Globalization and Transformations of Local Socioeconomic Practices

Edited by Ulrike Schuerkens

This innovative volume provides a comprehensive overview of the transformation of socio-economic practices in the global economy. The contributors offer analytical and comparative insights at...

Published October 25th 2007 by Routledge.

Iran in the 21st Century

Politics, Economics & Conflict

Edited by Homa Katouzian, Hossein Shahidi

Iran is an ancient country, an oil-exporting economy and an Islamic Republic. It experienced two full-scale revolutions in the twentieth century, the latter of which had large...

Published October 11th 2007 by Routledge.