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.
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 Werbowa
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...
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
Edited
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 ...
Economic and Political Democracy in Complex Times: History, Analysis and Policy
1st Edition
By Andrés Solimano
January 29, 2024
The concept of economic democracy is traditionally identified with workplace democracy and participation at the enterprise level. This is a very important dimension, but the concept of new economic democracy also recognizes that, in a world of increasing complexity, the principles of democratic ...
State-Owned Enterprises in the Global Economy
1st Edition
By Maciej Bałtowski, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski
January 29, 2024
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) combine economic activities resulting from their position on the market with non-economic functions determined by the state owner. In many of the world’s major economies, SOEs play an important role, and in some, such as China, India, Russia and Brazil, they are ...
The Future of Economic Development in the Gulf Cooperation Council States: Evidence-Based Policy Analysis
1st Edition
By Weshah Razzak
January 29, 2024
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries own 30 percent of the world’s proven oil reserves and largely depend on oil for their income. Yet the GCC faces serious challenges. The global demand for oil is expected to continue declining, and the average long-run oil price could become lower than ...
The Socioeconomics of Nationalism in China: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
1st Edition
By C. Simon Fan
January 29, 2024
This book analyzes Chinese nationalism from the perspective of social economics. It posits a conceptual framework in which national status is treated as a "luxury" while material consumption is considered as a "necessity" in people’s preferences, which implies that popular nationalism tends to ...
Ageing and Effecting Long-term Care in China
1st Edition
By Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk, Hui Zhang, Peter Pok-Man Yuen
September 25, 2023
Recognizing rapidly ageing population is one key concern faced by cities and the challenge it would present to healthcare system, this book looks at ageing in China’s population as well as the delivery and financing of long-term care (LTC) in China. The book compares key features of long-term care...
Economic Policy and the Covid-19 Crisis: The Macroeconomic Response in the US, Europe and East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Woosik Moon, Wook Sohn
May 31, 2023
This book offers an assessment of the different monetary and fiscal policy responses that have been implemented by national governments in major European and Asian countries faced with the Covid-19 crisis since 2020; it also deals with the case of the US experience as a benchmarking example. The ...
Industrial Development: How States Build Capabilities and Deliver Economic Prosperity
1st Edition
By Greg Clydesdale
May 31, 2023
Governments are regularly judged by their ability to deliver economic prosperity, however many policies fail to deliver their desired outcomes. Industrial Development examines historical examples of how governments have attempted to build productive capabilities and promote industrial learning. ...