Routledge Studies in Development Economics
About the Book Series
The last decade has seen dramatic changes in the economic position of developing countries. A minority of middle-income countries, especially in Asia, have fared relatively well. This has led some economists and policy makers to argue that other developing countries need to adopt the same policies of export led growth. However the results of this have been disappointing and many of the world's poorest countries have seen their positions decline in both relative and absolute terms. This series presents accounts of the present position of, and future prospects for, the developing countries.
Infrastructure Policy and Inequality
1st Edition
By Michael A. Cohen
December 26, 2025
This book reframes the purpose of infrastructure from being an input to economic growth to becoming a major instrument in reducing socio-economic inequalities in both industrialized and developing countries. Drawing on global and national lessons of COVID-19 and extensive working experience in 55 ...
Responsible Business and Sustainable Development: The Use of Data and Metrics in the Global South
1st Edition
Edited
By David Mhlanga, Mufaro Dzingirai
December 26, 2025
Responsible and sustainable business practices are becoming increasingly important in the information age, as companies are realizing the need to address ethical and social issues associated with their operations. In today’s interconnected world, businesses have access to vast amounts of data that ...
Special Economic Zones in South Asia: Structural Change, Competitiveness and Growth
1st Edition
By Aradhna Aggarwal
December 26, 2025
Growth‑enhancing structural change—a relocation of labour from low‑ to high‑productivity sectors—is increasingly perceived as inextricably linked with the sustainable development agenda. In the pursuit of structural change, policymakers have pinned their hopes on targeted policy tools such as ...
African Economic Development: Myths, Models and Policies
1st Edition
By Beryl Adongo Oranga, Robert Buckley
December 11, 2025
Myths have long plagued the understanding of Africa. Today, the myths continue but are very different and certainly are more sophisticated, taking the form of economic models of behavior or statistical analyses, sometimes based on faulty data or interpretations of it. It is not surprising, as a ...
Sustainable Development in Southern Africa: The Critical Role of Public Governance
1st Edition
Edited
By Tonderai Kapesa, Nirmala Dorasamy
November 06, 2025
Southern Africa stands at a critical juncture, facing the urgent need to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and align with the African Union's Agenda 2063. Simultaneously, the region is grappling with the challenges of poverty, inequality, environmental degradation, and climate change...
The Impact of Microfinance: Poverty Reduction and Financial Inclusion in the Global South
1st Edition
By Agnes Olatokunbo Martins
November 06, 2025
Historically, microfinance has emerged as a means to extend financial services to previously excluded populations, serving as a pathway to poverty reduction and aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere. This book argues that microfinance plays a crucial ...
Ethical Economics and Sustainable Development: The Role of Moral Capital
1st Edition
Edited
By Devi Datt Tewari, Kehinde Damilola Ilesanmi
November 04, 2025
As societies strive for economic progress, they often prioritize metrics like GDP growth, technological innovation, and industrial expansion. However, amid the rush for material progress, something important yet frequently overlooked comes into focus: the influence of moral capital on the ...
Public Debt in Kenya: An Economic History
1st Edition
By Aaron Thegeya
July 14, 2025
Public debt in developing economies has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, with debt repayment obligations putting the livelihoods of millions of individuals at risk and threatening to stall progress toward lowering poverty rates and achieving long- term development objectives across ...
Artificial Intelligence and SMEs in Developing Economies
1st Edition
Edited
By Timilehin Olasoji Olubiyi, Tulus T.H. Tambunan
June 27, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and SMEs in Developing Economies explores the emergence and application of Artificial Intelligence in developing economies. This is in response to the shift in Artificial Intelligence research towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the ...
Debt Crises and Sovereign Risk in Africa
1st Edition
By Ndzalama Mathebula
June 13, 2025
This book examines the resurgence of debt crises in Africa following the Covid-19 pandemic. It deciphers the debt crisis phenomenon through the discourse of sovereign risk, which has been paid insufficient attention within the African context. It seeks to appreciate facets that continue to lead ...
Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa: The Impact on Development
1st Edition
By David N. Abdulai
May 27, 2025
Corruption is one of the major challenges impeding Africa’s growth and development efforts and its impact is much more pronounced at this point of the continent’s development trajectory. Corruption has political, economic, and social consequences and this book argues that any efforts to help Africa...
Cuba and the Economic Policies of Peripheral Socialism: Recent Reforms in a Historical Perspective
1st Edition
By Vitor Eduardo Schincariol, Joana Salém Vasconcelos
May 27, 2025
Departing from the category of 'peripheral socialism', this book offers an economic history of the Cuban revolution between 1959 and 2019, with a focus on the period that ranges between 2008 and 2018. The core of the research is the administration of Raúl Castro and the economic and ...