Macroeconomics

First published in 1997, this edited volume emerged in response to Zambia’s recent reinstatement of multiparty democracy and constitutes an examination of recent developments in socio-economic reform in developing countries with special reference to Zambia, whose political, economic and social syste..

Unique and revealing, this is the first book to deal so extensively with the topic of collateral, and as such, it is a valuable reference source for postgraduates and professionals in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary and business economics...

This book provides a comprehensive overview for various segments of the global credit default swap (CDS) markets, touching on how they had been affected by the recent financial turmoil. The book uses empirical analysis on credit default swap markets, applying advanced econometric methodologies to th..

This volume brings together innovative thinking from heterodox macroeconomists and feminist economists to explore the causes, consequences, and ramifications of economic crises. It takes an innovative approach to analyzing a range of issues, from the subprime mortgage crisis to the gendered effects ..

Critical Issues in China's Growth and Development..

As part of the Transformation and Innovation Series, Professor Hiwaki presents a detailed theoretical framework for balanced socioeconomic development relevant to sustainable development of the global community. He explains the pivotal concepts on which it is based, as well as the institutional and ..

This book presents several pieces of empirical work which disentangle why the standard measure of productivity growth used in macroeconomics turn out to be procyclical for American manufacturing industries. Procyclical productivity is an essential feature of business cycles because of its important ..

Provides a perspective by a prominent economist on the problems of debt, recession, and recovery in the 1930s as compared with the 1990s...

Including contributions from Jerome Stein and Guay Lim, this book explores debt and liquidity in finance. In three parts it covers developing country debt and currency crises, risk, and risk management in futures markets and liquidity...

This book challenges the assumption that all health services are inherently subject to rationing as demand invariably outstrips supply and examines this within a comparative framework...

This book challenges the assumption that all health services are inherently subject to rationing as demand invariably outstrips supply and examines this within a comparative framework...

Development Economics and Social Justice..