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 Evolution of China’s Political Economy
1st Edition
By Rich Marino
November 28, 2024
For years, China’s rapid economic transformation was hailed as a successful project that lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. However, in recent times, the Chinese narrative has taken a more negative turn in the eyes of the West. Much of this has to do with the US perception about ...
Sustainable Health Promotion Practices and the Global Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Ben Y. F. Fong, Wang-Kin Chiu
October 15, 2024
This book reviews the strategies for the development of sustainable health promotion practices, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with case examples from the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning with a historical survey of the global agenda of health promotion over the past decades, the ...
Mega-Regional Trade Agreements and India: Balancing Economic and Strategic Concerns
1st Edition
By Pankhuri Gaur
October 14, 2024
The world has witnessed the proliferation of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements (MRTAs), and this book critically examines a range of issues with MRTAs starting from their genesis to their economic clout over the world, the likely implications for member countries’ integration, and the challenges they ...
China’s Modern Economic Statecraft: A Wealth-Power Dialectic
1st Edition
By Zhang Xiaotong
October 10, 2024
This compelling exploration delves into President Xi Jinping's ambitious efforts to restore China to its historical role as a global leader through innovative economic means. Bridging the philosophies of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, Xi's approach is a unique synthesis of Marxist-Developmentalist ...
Linkage Power Europe: The EU’s Trade Negotiations with China (1975-2019)
1st Edition
By Zhang Xiaotong
October 09, 2024
This book looks at the history of the EU’s trade negotiations with China from 1975 to 2019 from a distinctive perspective – the EU as a linkage power. The author explains how the EU through linkage strategies speaks with one voice, overcomes its weakness in military capabilities and translates its ...
International Economic Policy for the Polycrisis
1st Edition
Edited
By Konrad Raczkowski, Piotr Komorowski
September 17, 2024
The struggle for world leadership between China and the United States, resulting in Russia's war with Ukraine, among other things, underscores the reality of structural changes in the global economy and the global system. This book explains that a new era of egocentrism and polycrisis in a ...
Cybersecurity, Law, and Economics: The Case of India
1st Edition
Edited
By Gagandeep Kaur, Narendra N. Dalei, Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra, Vinay Kandpal
September 16, 2024
This book examines the intersection between cybersecurity and the law and economy of India and offers a course of action in designing efficacious policies against emerging cybercrimes in the country. It reviews the boom in infrastructure growth in India and the security challenges this presents to ...
The Economics of Russia’s War in Ukraine: Impact Analysis of Economic Policy and Finance
1st Edition
By Nataliya Struk, Maryana Prokop, Oleksandra Struk
August 08, 2024
The Economics of Russia’s War in Ukraine provides a thorough analysis of the Russo-Ukrainian war, tracing its historical roots and exploring its multifaceted dimensions. This book emphasizes economic, geopolitical, and humanitarian impacts, highlighting Ukraine’s resilience amid challenges. At the ...
Free Trade and the US–China Trade War: A Network Perspective
1st Edition
By Yoon Heo
May 27, 2024
This book provides an analysis of the global trading system and its implications. The author uses network theory to examine the sustainability of the free trade system and its future. The book attempts to find out what the future of free trade could be and how the global trading system would unfold...
The Governance of Economic Development: Investment, Innovation, and Competition in China
1st Edition
By Anson Au
April 04, 2024
China is caught in the rapids of the largest policy crackdown in history. The ferocity of this far-reaching crackdown, dispersed across every market sector, has cast into scrutiny a newly emerging era of development and raised new questions about what it means for the future of Chinese governance ...
Asian Trade and Investment in Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Prana Krishna Biswas, Robert Dygas
January 29, 2024
This book provides deep insight into the flow of foreign direct investment from Asia to Europe. It assesses the topic of trade and investment from the reverse direction, considering Asian countries as the capital investors in the EU countries. Each chapter analyses either the international ...
Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education
1st Edition
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By Silvia Mendolia, Martin O'Brien, Alfredo R. Paloyo, Oleg Yerokhin
January 29, 2024
This book brings together leading scholars in the field to provide insights on economics of education. The book begins with an overview of education and human capacity development and looks at the production of education through individuals’ learning, education financing, and the role of ...