Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
About the Book Series
In an increasingly interdependent world, many of the most important issues are driven by economic forces. This series applies newly developed economic techniques to some of the most pressing contemporary problems. The aim of the series is to demonstrate the relevance of modern economic theory to the modern world economy, and to provide key reading for researchers and policy-makers.
The Economics of Cooperative Education: A practitioner's guide to the theoretical framework and empirical assessment of cooperative education
1st Edition
By Yasushi Tanaka
April 11, 2017
A considerable number of higher educational institutions in North America, Oceania, and Europe, offer what are known as cooperative education, work-integrated learning, work placements, sandwich courses, or internships, to provide pragmatic experience to students, and its popularity is spreading to...
The Geographical Transformation of China
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Dunford, Liu Weidong
April 11, 2017
The aim of this book is to examine the transformation of the geography of China in the years since the start of China's policy of reform and opening-up in 1978, as seen through the eyes of Chinese geographers. Throughout that period, Chinese geographers have studied these environmental, economic, ...
Russia’s Changing Economic and Political Regimes: The Putin Years and Afterwards
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrey Makarychev, Andre Mommen
December 08, 2016
The book reveals the interconnection between social, cultural and political protest movements and social and economic changes in a post-communist country like Russia still dominated by bureaucratic rulers and "oligarchs" controlling all basic industries and mining activities. Those interests are ...
The Korean Labour Market after the 1997 Economic Crisis
1st Edition
Edited
By Joonmo Cho, Richard B. Freeman, Jaeho Keum, Sunwoong Kim
December 08, 2016
For economists, policy-makers, and historians who want to learn how the Korean labor market dealt with the 1997 financial crisis and how this informed future policies, this volume provides a succinct summary of what Korean experts know and how they view the problems the country must overcome to ...
Trade, Theory and Econometrics
1st Edition
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By James R. Melvin, James C. Moore, Raymond G Riezman
November 18, 2016
This book brings together cutting edge contributions in the fields of international economics, micro theory, welfare economics and econometrics, with contributions from Donald R. Davis, Avinash K. Dixit, Tadashi Inoue, Ronald W. Jones, Dale W. Jorgenson, K. Rao Kadiyala, Murray C. Kemp, Kenneth M. ...
Innovation and Regional Development in China
1st Edition
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By Ingo Liefner, Yehua Dennis Wei
November 07, 2016
Although China is now the ‘factory of the world’, there is no reason to expect that it will always be content with manufacturing labor-intensive goods for foreign corporations. Scholars must now ask: What is the current level of innovation in China? And how can we face this challenge and renovate ...
International Trade Negotiations and Domestic Politics: The Intermestic Politics of Trade Liberalization
1st Edition
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By Oluf Langhelle
November 07, 2016
In spite of many years of negotiation on trade liberalization, progress seems to have stalled. This book explores why resistance to further market liberalization seems so strong, given that the benefits are seen to outweigh the costs. This volume argues that in order to understand the slow progress...
Irish Economic Development: High-performing EU State or Serial Under-achiever?
1st Edition
By Eoin O'Leary
August 12, 2016
This book offers a discerning narrative on the spectacular rise and fall of the so-called Celtic Tiger economy. It depicts Ireland as a micro-state with a unique reliance on foreign-assisted businesses, driven in part by a favourable taxation regime. It shows that rent-seeking by trades unions and ...
Argentina's Economic Growth and Recovery: The Economy in a Time of Default
1st Edition
By Michael Cohen
June 17, 2016
This book examines the causes of the economic and political crisis in Argentina in 2001 and the process of strong economic recovery. It poses the question of how a country which defaulted on its external loans and was widely criticized by international observers could have succeeded in its growth ...
Models of Futures Markets
1st Edition
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By Barry Goss
May 31, 2016
This volume presents an entirely new analysis of the economics of futures markets, that will be of interest to both specialists in the area and the generalist economist seeking a new perspective. Through a combination of theoretical investigation and empirical application, three important themes ...
Post-industrial Labour Markets: Profiles of North America and Scandinavia
1st Edition
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By Thomas Boje, Bengt Furåker
May 26, 2016
In nearly all OECD countries, the labour market has been in flux in recent decades. This book examines the labour markets and the institutional frameworks that condition their functioning in four different countries: Canada, the United States, Denmark and Sweden. Through a comparative study of ...
The Flow Analysis of Labour Markets
1st Edition
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By Ronald Schettkat
May 24, 2016
Well-functioning labour markets are a precondition for economic development. In order to function smoothly the market needs to be able to adjust effectively and quickly to new developments. An understanding and analysis of adjustment processes within labour markets is therefore essential for ...