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Emerging states at crossroads
This volume analyzes the economic, social, and political challenges that emerging states confront today. Notwithstanding the growing importance of the ‘emerging states’ in global affairs and governance, many problems requiring immediate solutions have emerged at home largely as a consequence of the rapid economic development and associated sociopolitical changes. The middle-income trap is a…
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- 9789811328596
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- xiii, 293p. : ill.
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- 338.95 EME e
Emerging states and economies : their origins, drivers, and challenges ahead
This open access book asks why and how some of the developing countries have “emerged” under a set of similar global conditions, what led individual countries to choose the particular paths that led to their “emergence,” and what challenges confront them. If we are to understand the nature of major risks and uncertainties in the world, we must look squarely at the political and economic…
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- 9789811326349
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- x, 177p. : ill.
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- 338.9 EME e
Developmental state building : the politics of emerging economies
This open access book modifies and revitalizes the concept of the ‘developmental state’ to understand the politics of emerging economy through nuanced analysis on the roles of human agency in the context of structural transformation. In other words, there is a revived interest in the ‘developmental state’ concept. The nature of the ‘emerging state’ is characterized by its attitude t…
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- 9789811329043
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- xiv, 185p. : ill.
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- 338.9 DEV d
Re-inventing Africa's development : linking Africa to the Korean development …
This open access book analyses the development problems of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) from the eyes of a Korean diplomat with knowledge of the economic growth Korea has experienced in recent decades. The author argues that Africa's development challenges are not due to a lack of resources but a lack of management, presenting an alternative to the traditional view that Africa's problems are caused …
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- 9783030039462
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- xxi, 449p. : ill.
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- 338.967 PAR r
Disrupted development and the future of inequality in the age of automation
This open access book examines the future of inequality, work and wages in the age of automation with a focus on developing countries. The authors argue that the rise of a global ‘robot reserve army’ has profound effects on labor markets and economic development, but, rather than causing mass unemployment, new technologies are more likely to lead to stagnant wages and premature deindustrial…
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- 9783030301316
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- xiii, 102p. : ill.
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- 338.9 SCH d
Impact of information society research in the Global South
The second volume in the SIRCA book series investigates the impact of information society initiatives by extending the boundaries of academic research into the realm of practice. Global in scope, it includes contributions and research projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The international scholarly community has taken a variety of approaches to question the impact of information societ…
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- 9789812873811
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- x, 291p. : ill.
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- 303.4833 IMP i
Economic and social transformation in China : challenges and opportunities
The Center for China Studies is among China’s most influential think-tanks, and its China Studies Reports are read at the highest levels of government. Now for the first time, the most important of these reports is collected in book form in Eng, providing a fascinating insight into the challenges and opportunities for Chinese development and the government’s thinking on economic and social …
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- 9780203970096
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- xvii, 276p. : ill.
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- 330.951 HU e
Revolution, reform and regionalism in Southeast Asia : Cambodia, Laos and Vie…
Based on research carried out over the three decades, this book compares the post-war political economies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in the context of their individual and collective impact on contemporary efforts at regional integration. The author highlights the different paths to reform taken by the three neighbours and the effect this has had on regional plans for economic development th…
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- 9780203099476
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- xiii, 282p. : ill.
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