Development Economics

This collection examines the important and topical issue of the economic, social and environmental implications of concerted attempts to diversify energy sources away from fossil fuels. The book expertly examines this issue by focussing on the contrasting experiences of two major economies; one deve..

This title was first published in 2003. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has proved the most dynamic defensive and offensive response for transition economies faced with globalization, yet outward FDI has so far been overlooked in research. The vitality of outward FDI as an entry mode to the global e..

This text analyzes the functions and advantages of clusters and networks for small enterprises in developing countries...

Entrepreneurship is a key element in the development of market based economies and one of the potential drivers of change in countries that are in the process of transformation to market based systems. This book describes and critically assesses the nature and extent of women entrepreneurship in Eur..

Entrepreneurship is a key element in the development of market based economies and one of the potential drivers of change in countries that are in the process of transformation to market based systems. This book describes and critically assesses the nature and extent of women entrepreneurship in Eur..

Evaluating Climate Change and Development..

This edited volume identifies the various country specific factors that warrant changes in the design and implementation of competition laws. It uses case studies to trace the evolution of competition regimes in countries of varying degrees of economic development, and identifies the factors that in..

Exploring Civic Innovation for Social and Economic Transformation reflects the increasingly holistic approach to development in terms of both teaching and research, and illustrates how civic innovation happens everywhere; at the global and institutional level as well as in communities and for indivi..

A pioneering work on outward investment by transition economies, this book is the first in the world to present a more systematic analysis of the internationalisation of firms from transition economies, based on results of the two ACE projects: "Outward internationalisation facilitating transformati..

A pioneering work on outward investment by transition economies, this book is the first in the world to present a more systematic analysis of the internationalisation of firms from transition economies, based on results of the two ACE projects: "Outward internationalisation facilitating transformati..

Agricultural certification has emerged as a significant tool for promoting rural development in the global South. In contrast to studies that examine Fair Trade and organic certification as independent systems, this book reveals their joint application within actual production settings. The authors,..

This book examines the opportunities which have opened up for financial cooperatives by the recent financial crisis, and explores the role of these institutions in promoting and sustaining local development...