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.
Gender, Poverty and Access to Justice: Policy Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa
1st Edition
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By David Lawson, Adam Dubin, Lea Mwambene
December 22, 2021
Access to justice is a fundamental right guaranteed under a wide body of international, regional and domestic law. It is also an essential component of development policies which seek to adequately respond to the multidimensional deprivations faced by the poor in order to improve socio-economic ...
Rent Seeking and Development: The Political Economy of Industrialization in Vietnam.
1st Edition
By Christine Ngoc Ngo
December 13, 2021
Rent seeking continues to be a topic of much discussion and debate within the political economy. This new study challenges previous assumptions and sets out a new analysis of the dynamics of rent and rent seeking in development, using Vietnam as a case study.This book provides an alternative ...
Undernutrition, Agriculture and Public Provisioning: The Impact on Women and Children in India
1st Edition
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By Swarna Sadasivam Vepa, Brinda Viswanathan
December 13, 2021
Using quantitative techniques, this volume provides empirical evidence on the crucial role of public provisioning of food, water, sanitation and health care in reducing undernutrition among women and children in India. The linkages are cogently explored and connected to the sustainable ...
Full and Productive Employment in Developing Economies: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals
1st Edition
By Rizwanul Islam
March 31, 2021
The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals include a specific target for full and productive employment. However, what constitutes full employment in developing countries is not yet clearly understood. And likewise, there is no clear direction for developing strategies and policies to ...
Information and Communication Technologies for Development Evaluation
1st Edition
Edited
By Oscar A. García, Prashanth Kotturi
March 31, 2021
Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), this book gives an insight into the implications of new and emerging technologies in development evaluation.Growing technologies such as big data analytics, ...
Urban Policy in Latin America: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals?
1st Edition
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By Michael Cohen, Maria Carrizosa, Margarita Gutman
March 31, 2021
This book evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. It argues that evaluating the fulfillment of past commitments is essential for framing and meeting the new commitments that were taken in Habitat III...
Macroeconomic Policy for Emerging Markets: Lessons from Thailand
1st Edition
By Bhanupong Nidhiprabha
December 18, 2020
Macroeconomic policies matter for sustainable long-term growth. With global fluctuations, deviation from a stable growth path can be minimized by countercyclical macro policies, if properly implemented. This book examines Thailand’s 55 years of experience in macroeconomic management and provides ...
Global Commodity Markets and Development Economics
1st Edition
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By Stephan Pfaffenzeller
September 30, 2020
The early 21st century has seen a prolonged price boom in non-fuel commodities, coupled with a volatile performance in fuel prices. This new collection presents the latest research on commodity prices and economic development in the context of this changing globalized economy.Global Commodity ...
Institutions, Technology and Development in Africa
1st Edition
By Jeffrey James
September 30, 2020
An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate: that is, that they are typically capital- and import-intensive rather than labour- and local input-intensive. These technologies have created a pattern of development that is highly unequal, ...
The Service Sector and Economic Development in Africa
1st Edition
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By Evelyn Wamboye, Peter Nyaronga
September 30, 2020
The service sector accounts for a huge proportion of global employment, and is the biggest driver of gross domestic product in developing nations. Yet there has been little research uncovering its scope, potential and implications on sustained and inclusive economic growth. This is especially true ...
A History of Development Economics Thought: Challenges and Counter-challenges
1st Edition
By Shahrukh Rafi Khan
December 12, 2019
This book explores the history of economic development thought, with an emphasis on alternative approaches in macro development economics. Given that the pioneers of development economics in the 1940s and 1950s drew inspiration from classical political economists, this book opens with a review of ...
African Industrial Development and European Union Co-operation: Prospects for a reengineered partnership
1st Edition
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By Francis Matambalya
December 12, 2019
Of the 54African states, only South Africa is categorised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) amongst industrialised countries. The economic activities in Africa are still dominated by the production and trade of agricultural and mineral commodities. This situation is ...