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.
Human Capital and Gender Inequality in Middle-Income Countries: Schooling, Learning and Socioemotional Skills in the Labour Market
1st Edition
By Elizabeth M. King, Dileni Gunewardena
May 27, 2024
The role of cognitive and socioemotional skills alongside education in determining people’s success in the labour market has been the topic of a growing body of research - but previous studies have mostly missed middle-income countries and the developing world because measures of those skills and ...
Unlocking Private Investment in Sustainable Infrastructure in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Bhajan Grewal, Nella Hendriyetty, Iskandar Abdullaev, Chul Ju Kim, Naoyuki Yoshino, Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi
May 27, 2024
Investment in infrastructure is essential for promoting economic growth, and while countries in Asia have enjoyed higher rates of gross domestic product growth in recent years, the region remains severely deficient in the scale and quality of sustainable infrastructure. Moreover, population growth ...
Infrastructure Policy and Inequality
1st Edition
By Michael A. Cohen
April 04, 2024
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 ...
Special Economic Zones in South Asia: Structural Change, Competitiveness and Growth
1st Edition
By Aradhna Aggarwal
March 28, 2024
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 ...
Cities and Economic Inequality in Latin America: Intra-Urban Inequality in Argentina
1st Edition
By Lena Simet
January 29, 2024
This book examines trends and determinants of economic inequality in cities in Latin America, the world’s most unequal region. It explores how the gap between the haves and the have nots manifests in every part of urban life – from housing to schooling to employment. It asks why some cities have ...
Digitalization and Economic Development: Insights from Developing Countries
1st Edition
Edited
By Mohamed Sami Ben Ali
January 29, 2024
This book analyses the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on economic development. It contains theoretical and empirical studies, including panel studies on various issues facing developing countries, such as education, corruption, economic growth, government expenditure, ...
Industrialization and Economic Diversification: Post-Crisis Development Agenda in Asia and Africa
1st Edition
By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Kaushalesh Lal
January 29, 2024
Economic diversification entails a shift away from a single income source toward multiple income sources from an increasing spectrum of sectors and markets. A persistent concern for some Asian and African economies is their reliance on commodity exports and how they are exposed to the risk of ...
Neoliberalism and Unequal Development: Alternatives and Transitions in Europe, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa
1st Edition
Edited
By Roser Manzanera-Ruiz, Carmen Lizárraga, Fernando López-Castellano
January 29, 2024
Since the 1970s, neoliberalism has evolved from ideology to political programme, from political programme to public policy, and from public policy to constitutional rule. This process of change has been made possible through the endorsement of an uncritical, a-historical, and apolitical economic ...
State Building and Social Policies in Developing Countries: The Political Economy of Development
1st Edition
By Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir
January 29, 2024
This book moves away from the orthodox neoliberal paradigm to suggest a new framework linking social policy with citizenship and transformation. The interjection of nation building, public society and public provisioning to the study of education, healthcare and employment caters to the needs of ...
Taxation in the Digital Economy: New Models in Asia and the Pacific
1st Edition
Edited
By Nella Hendriyetty, Chris Evans, Chul Ju Kim, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
January 29, 2024
A robust and efficient tax administration in a modern tax system requires effective tax policies and legislation. Policy frameworks should cover all aspects of tax administration and include the essential processes of capturing, processing, analyzing, and responding to information provided by ...
The Political Economy of Universal Healthcare in Africa: Evidence from Ghana
1st Edition
By Philip C. Aka, Hassan Wahab, Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh
January 29, 2024
The global rise in pandemics, most recently COVID-19, and other health challenges, some of which are due to climate change, have imposed significant challenges on the healthcare systems in economies around the world. Thus, this book deals with an issue that is very timely and relevant, not just in ...
Fiscal and Monetary Policies in Developing Countries: State, Citizenship and Transformation
1st Edition
By Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir
September 25, 2023
The COVID-19 crisis has fractured the pre-existing structural rigidities and institutional fragilities in the economies of developing countries more than ever, necessitating a rethinking of fiscal and monetary policies, the main vehicles for relief, recovery and reconstruction. This book examines ...