Economics and Development Books

New and Published Books

1. Globalization, Labour Markets and Inequality in India

   By Dipak Mazumdar, Sandip Sarkar

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   India started on a program of reforms, both in its external and internal aspects, sometime in the mid-eighties and going on into the nineties. While the increased exposure to world markets (‘globalization’) and relaxation of domestic controls has undoubtedly given a spurt to the GDP growth rate,...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Comparative Political Economy of Development

   Africa and South Asia

   Edited by Barbara Harriss-White, Judith Heyer

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   This book illustrates the enduring relevance and vitality of the comparative political economy of development approach promoted among others by a group of social scientists in Oxford in the 1980s and 1990s. Contributors demonstrate the viability of this approach as researchers and academics become...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Economic Development of South-East Asia (Routledge Revivals)

   Studies in Economic History and Political Economy

   Edited by C. D. Cowan

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1964, The Economic Development of South-East Asia: Studies in economic history and political economy contains eight papers originally written for a study group at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The papers, edited by Professor C. D. Cowan, are written...

   Published January 23rd 2012 by Routledge
4. Infrastructure Sustainability and Design

   Edited by Spiro Pollalis, Andreas Georgoulias, Stephen Ramos, Daniel Schodek

   You're overseeing a large-scale project, but you're not an engineering or construction specialist, and so you need an overview of the related sustainability concerns and processes. To introduce you to the main issues, experts from the fields of engineering, planning, public health, environmental...

   Published January 22nd 2012 by Routledge
5. Global Environmental Forest Policies

   An International Comparison

   By Constance McDermott, Benjamin Cashore, Peter Kanowski

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade, and...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
6. Can Emerging Technologies Make a Difference in Development?

   Edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum

   In this innovative and entirely original text, which has been thoughtfully edited to ensure coherence and readability across disciplines, scientists and practitioners from around the world provide evidence of the opportunities for, and the challenges of, developing collaborative approaches to...

   Published January 3rd 2012 by Routledge
7. Agricultural Development

   Edited by Christopher Barrett

   Series: Critical Concepts in Development Studies

   Virtually all national cases of rapid, widespread progress from poverty to wealth have been causally associated with the transformation of agricultural systems. From eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and North America to late twentieth-century East Asia, striking increases in agricultural...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
8. Law and Development in Asia

   Edited by Gerald Paul McAlinn, Caslav Pejovic

   Series: Routledge Law in Asia

   This book fills a gap in the literature by presenting a comprehensive overview of the key issues relating to law and development in Asia. Over recent decades, experts in law and development have produced multiple theories on law and development, none of which were derived from close study of Asian...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
9. State Structure, Policy Formation, and Economic Development in Southeast Asia

   The Political Economy of Thailand and the Philippines

   By Antoinette R. Raquiza

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Why do some small, developing countries industrialize and others don’t? What factors account for different economic performance among states that are vulnerable to external shocks, crony capitalism, and political instability? This book argues that the answer lies in the structuring of state power,...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
10. Industrial Policy Beyond the Crisis

    Regional, National and International Perspectives

    Edited by David Bailey, Helena Lenihan, Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod

    Series: Regions and Cities

    After years of official disrepute, industrial policy (IP) is back in vogue at regional, national and international levels driven by concerns over competitiveness, globalisation, de-industrialisation, unemployment and the comparatively slow growth of the EU economy especially in this post-recession...

    Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge