Forthcoming Development Economics Books

Forthcoming Books

1. The Capability Approach

   Development Practice and Public Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region

   Edited by Francesca Panzironi, Katharine Gelber

   Series: Routledge Advances in Social Economics

   This book provides a unique laboratory of ‘capabilities in practice’ in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores the application of the capability approach in development practice and public policy from a multidisciplinary perspective by bringing together scholars and practitioners from a wide range of...

   To Be Published May 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America

   Impacts and Responses

   Edited by Michael Cohen

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   When the 2008 housing market bubble burst in the United States, a financial crisis rippled from the epi-center in the United States across borders into economies both near and far, causing persistent social and economic detriment in many countries. The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America:...

   To Be Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. Financial Cooperatives and Local Development

   Edited by Silvio Goglio, Yiorgos Alexopoulos

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   This book examines the opportunities opened up for financial cooperatives by the recent financial crisis, and explores the role of these institutions in promoting and sustaining local development. The global financial crisis has not only shown the limits of the mainstream theory of markets and...

   To Be Published June 3rd 2012 by Routledge
4. Sports Governance, Development and Corporate Responsibility

   Edited by Barbara Segaert, Marc Theeboom, Christiane Timmerman, Bart Vanreusel

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   The call for sport organizations and organizers to take up social responsibilities is reflected in a wide variety of sport-related practices. This book critically examines sport-related social interventions in different cultural settings, such as promoting local community-building by sport. Social...

   To Be Published June 3rd 2012 by Routledge
5. Intellectual Property, Community Rights and Human Rights

   The Biological and Genetic Resources of Developing Countries

   By Marcelin Tonye Mahop

   Series: Routledge Research in Intellectual Property

   This book considers the issue of biodiversity in developing countries in relation to intellectual-property rights, community rights and human rights. Drawing together a number of case studies of developing countries rich in biological and genetic resources including India, South Africa and Brazil,...

   To Be Published June 4th 2012 by Routledge
6. Neoliberalism and the Law in Post Communist Transition

   The Evolving Role of Law in Russia’s Transition to Capitalism

   By Ioannis Glinavos

   This work examines ideas about the role of law and legal reform in the creation of market economies, focusing on the process of post communist transition in Russia. Processes of transition in Russia were guided by a set of very specific neoliberal ideas about the nature of markets and capitalism,...

   To Be Published June 5th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Global Political Economy of Trade Protectionism and Liberalization

   Trade Reform and Economic Adjustment in Textiles and Clothing

   By Tony Heron

   Series: Routledge/RIPE Studies in Global Political Economy

   Given the widely-accepted premise that free trade is the best means of maximising overall societal welfare, why has it proven so difficult to achieve in certain industries? This book tackles arguably the most perennial and deep-rooted of all questions in political economy, and questions the...

   To Be Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge
8. Mergers and Acquisitions (Routledge Revivals)

   Geographical and spatial persspectives

   By Milford B Green

   Originally published in 1990, this book is the first to provide an in-depth examination of post-war North American merger activity from the perspectives of both geography and industrial class. It applies core periphery and resource dependency theories to analyse an unprecedented quantity of merger...

   To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Forests and Development

   Local, National and Global Issues

   By Philippe Delacote

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   This book is a fully up to date study of the major issues facing forest conservation and the forestry industry, which considers developments at local, national and global levels. Environmental and development topics relating to each level are discussed – for instance, the use of forest products in...

   To Be Published June 18th 2012 by Routledge
10. Gendered Insecurities, Health and Development in Africa

    Edited by Howard Stein, Amal Fadlalla

    Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

    The concept of security has often narrowly focused on issues surrounding the protection of national borders from outside threats. However, a richer idea of human security has become increasingly important in the past decade or so. The aim is to incorporate various dimensions of the downside risks...

    To Be Published June 18th 2012 by Routledge