Economics and Development Books

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151. Development Economics

     Edited by Christopher B. Barrett

     Series: Critical Concepts in Development Studies

     Development economics is in many senses the most fundamental field within the discipline of economics, focused on understanding how resource allocation, human behaviour, institutional arrangements, and private and public policy jointly influence the evolution of the human condition. As the opening...

     Published August 22nd 2007 by Routledge
152. European Union Trade Politics and Development

     'Everything but Arms' Unravelled

     Edited by Gerrit Faber, Jan Orbie

     Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

     The ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) regulation of the European Union (EU) has been hailed as a groundbreaking initiative for developing countries. Since 2001 EBA grants almost completely liberalized access to the European market for products from the least-developed countries (LDCs). It quickly became...

     Published March 28th 2007 by Routledge
153. The Indian Ocean Tsunami

     Edited by Tad S. Murty, U. Aswathanarayana, Niru Nirupama

     The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia. 175,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, almost 50,000 were registered as missing and 1.7 million people were...

     Published December 13th 2006 by Taylor & Francis
154. The Political Economy of Desire

     International Law, Development and the Nation State

     By Jennifer Beard

     Containing the best interdisciplinary work in international law, this book offers an intelligent and thought-provoking analysis of the genealogy of Western capitalist ‘development’. Putting forth ground-breaking arguments and challenging the traditional boundaries of thinking about the concept...

     Published November 22nd 2006 by Routledge-Cavendish
155. The World Bank and Governance

     A Decade of Reform and Reaction

     Edited by Diane L. Stone, Christopher Wright

     Series: Routledge/Warwick Studies in Globalisation

     This timely book offers the first critical examination of World Bank policy reforms and initiatives during the past decade. The World Bank is viewed as one of the most powerful international organizations of our time. The authors critically analyze the influence of the institution’s policy and...

     Published September 19th 2006 by Routledge
156. The Economics of Agricultural Development

     World Food Systems and Resource Use

     By George W. Norton, Jeffrey Alwang, William A. Masters

     Persistent problems with poverty, rapid population growth and malnutrition in many developing countries are among the most serious issues facing the world today. This book examines the causes, severity and effects of these problems, as well as potential solutions. The authors consider the...

     Published August 2nd 2006 by Routledge
157. The Social Economics of Poverty

     Edited by Christopher B. Barrett

     Series: Priorities for Development Economics

     A unique analysis of the moral and social dimensions of microeconomic behaviour in developing countries, this book calls into question standard notions of rationality and many of the assumptions of neo-classical economics, and shows how these are inappropriate in communities with widespread...

     Published September 21st 2005 by Routledge
158. Amartya Sen's Work and Ideas

     A Gender Perspective

     Edited by Bina Agarwal, Jane Humphries, Ingrid Robeyns

     This unique volume is the first to examine Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's ideas through the lens of gender. His humanitarian approach to economics has been crucial to the development of several aspects of feminist economics and gender analysis. This book outlines the range and usefulness of his...

     Published August 24th 2005 by Routledge
159. Food Aid After Fifty Years

     Recasting its Role

     By Christopher B. Barrett, Dan Maxwell

     Series: Priorities for Development Economics

     This book analyzes the impact food aid programmes have had over the past fifty years, assessing the current situation as well as future prospects. Issues such as political expediency, the impact of international trade and exchange rates are put under the microscope to provide the reader with a...

     Published June 22nd 2005 by Routledge
160. Trade Policy and Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa

     Economic Boundaries in Flux

     Edited by Hassan Hakimian, Jeffrey B Nugent

     Series: Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa

     The recent globalization trends have revived a long-standing interest in regional integration in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Despite numerous attempts to encourage economic integration in MENA in the past few decades, there is broad consensus that progress has been...

     Published May 12th 2005 by Routledge