Political Economic Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. 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
2. The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia

   Uzbekistan under Authoritarianism

   By Martin C. Spechler

   Series: Central Asia Research Forum

   This book examines the economic reforms and material progress made since the Central Asian republics became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. Without some of the neo-liberal reforms recommended by the "Washington Consensus" and with an authoritarian presidency, Uzbekistan, the largest of...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. Globalisation and Advertising in Emerging Economies

   Brazil, Russia, India and China

   By Lynne Ciochetto

   Series: Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy

   Brazil, Russia, India and China are four of the largest and most dynamic contemporary emerging economies in the world. Strong economic growth in each of these economies has been accompanied by the expansion of the advertising and consumer goods sectors. Using a series of country studies, this book...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
4. Measuring Vulnerability in Developing Countries

   New Analytical Approaches

   Edited by Wim Naude, Amelia Santos-Paulino, Mark McGillivray

   In all of the major challenges facing the world currently, whether it be climate change, terrorism and conflict, or urbanization and demographic change, no progress is possible without the alleviation of poverty. New approaches in development economics have in recent years started from the premise...

   Published September 21st 2011 by Routledge
5. Chinese Economists on Economic Reform - Collected Works of Guo Shuqing

   By Guo Shuqing

   Edited by China Development Research Foundation

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   China Development Research Foundation is one the leading economic think tanks in China, providing a base where many leading Chinese economists have developed the details of Chinese economic reform. This book is the second of a series which makes available to an English-speaking audience the work of...

   Published July 27th 2011 by Routledge
6. African Parliamentary Reform

   Edited by Frederick Stapenhurst, Rasheed Draman, Andrew Imlach, Alexander Hamilton, Cindy Kroon

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   Some of the most far-reaching and innovative parliamentary reform is occurring in Africa. While these reforms are not yet widespread across the continent, parliaments in some African countries are asserting their independence as policymakers, as overseers of government and as the guardian of...

   Published June 1st 2011 by Routledge
7. Social Justice and Gender Equality

   Rethinking Development Strategies and Macroeconomic Policies

   Edited by Günseli Berik, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ann Zammit

   Series: Routledge/UNRISD Research in Gender and Development

   The contributors to this edited volume explore the effects of various development strategies and associated macroeconomic policies on women’s well-being and progress towards gender equality. Detailed analyses of major UN reports on gender reveal the different approaches to assessing absolute and...

   Published May 5th 2011 by Routledge
8. The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets

   Balancing Control and Flexibility

   Edited by John Benson, Ying Zhu

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Asia has undergone rapid economic transformation over the past two decades. Despite its constant economic growth, the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the resulting surge in unemployment highlighted the vulnerability of national systems that base development solely on economic growth. This book...

   Published February 24th 2011 by Routledge
9. The World Bank and Social Transformation in International Politics

   Liberalism, Governance and Sovereignty

   By David Williams

   Series: Routledge/Warwick Studies in Globalisation

   In the 1990s the World Bank changed its policy to take the position that the problems of poverty and governance are inextricably linked, and improving the governance of its borrower countries became increasingly accepted as a legitimate and important part of the World Bank’s development activities....

   Published February 13th 2011 by Routledge
10. The Political Economy of Latin America

    Reflections on Neoliberalism and Development

    By Peter Kingstone

    Neoliberalism has been at the centre of enormous controversy since its first appearance in Latin America in the early 1970s. Even neoliberalism’s strongest supporters concede that it has not lived up to its promises and that growth, poverty, and inequality all have performed considerably worse than...

    Published December 7th 2010 by Routledge