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.
Law and Development: Theory and Practice
2nd Edition
By Yong-Shik Lee
September 25, 2023
The book examines the theory and practice of law and development. It introduces the General Theory of Law and Development, an innovative approach which explains the mechanisms by which law impacts development. This book analyzes the process of economic development in South Korea, South Africa, and ...
The Economic Consequences of Globalization on Thailand
1st Edition
By Juthathip Jongwanich
September 25, 2023
This book explores the impact of globalization, especially in the context of trade and investment policies, on the key economic outcomes, including innovation, productivity, employment, and wages, using Thai manufacturing as a case study. The book looks at the impacts of the shift of manufacturing ...
Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa
1st Edition
By Gift Mugano, Michael Brookes
May 31, 2023
This book provides a thorough and rigorous discussion on the impact of trade liberalisation on economic development with a special focus on the African continent. The author presents the rationale for trade liberalisation, trade liberalisation frameworks, the trade liberalisation economic ...
The Evolution of Economic Development in Africa: African Trade, 1948–2017
1st Edition
By Francis K. Mbroh
January 09, 2023
Within the theoretical framework of the trade-growth and structural transformation-growth nexuses, the book examines the evolution of African (goods and service) trade in terms of value and share of global commerce relative to other regions during the period 1948–2017. It also identifies and ...
Cooperation Networks and Economic Development: Cuba’s High-Tech Potential
1st Edition
By Andrés Cárdenas O´Farrill
August 29, 2022
For most Western audiences, Cuba is a touristic paradise stuck in time and virtually detached from world technology networks by the US embargo – anything but a hub of industrial innovation and high value-added biotechnology.However, a closer look reveals more subtle but equally powerful stories ...
Unlocking SME Finance in Asia: Roles of Credit Rating and Credit Guarantee Schemes
1st Edition
Edited
By Naoyuki Yoshino, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
June 14, 2022
There is limited access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to bank credit. This book proposes new and sustainable models to help ease the access of SMEs to finance and boost economic growth and job creation in Asia. This book looks at the difficulties of SMEs in accessing finance and ...
Capital Mobility and Distributional Conflict in Chile, South Korea, and Turkey
1st Edition
By Kurtuluş Gemici
June 13, 2022
Why did many emerging countries pursue risky financial opening policies in a reckless manner, even after the painful example of the Latin American debt crisis? Unlike trade liberalization, which has mostly been beneficial in emerging countries, the removal of capital controls has led to boom-bust ...
Developmental State of Africa in Practice: Looking East with Focus on South Korea
1st Edition
Edited
By Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa
May 30, 2022
This book is the product of research undertaken at the African Development Bank (AfDB) on the lessons that the continent of Africa can draw from the role of the state in Asia’s rapid economic development in the last 50 years. The book applies a cross-national comparative framework to analyse Africa...
Economic Liberalisation in Latin America
1st Edition
By Gerardo Angeles-Castro
May 30, 2022
This book explores the process of economic liberalisation in Latin America and revises the transition from the import substitution industrialisation model to market-oriented reforms. It explains the theoretical foundations of the neoliberal paradigm and the implications of the policies that were ...
Migration, Remittances, and Sustainable Development in Africa
1st Edition
Edited
By Maty Konte, Linguère Mously Mbaye
May 30, 2022
This book provides a strong multidisciplinary examination of the links between migration, remittances and sustainable development in Africa. It makes evidence-based policy recommendations on migration to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The key themes examined are migration and ...
A Quantitative Analysis of Regional Well-Being: Identity and Gender in India, South Africa, the USA and the UK
1st Edition
By Vani Kant Borooah
May 06, 2022
Using data from the World Values Survey, this book sheds light on the link between happiness and the social group to which one belongs. The work is based on a rigorous statistical analysis of differences in the probability of happiness and life satisfaction between the predominant social group and ...
Energy Sustainability and Development in ASEAN and East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Phoumin Han, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Fukunari Kimura
May 06, 2022
The rapid and sustained economic growth of the past two decades has led to marked increases in energy demand in the region and developing Asia will continue to lead the energy demand growth. The increase in energy demand threatens energy security and efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions, ...