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 also dominating Russia's foreign policy and explain why Russia did not succeed in becoming an integral part of Europe. The latter is, at least, wished by many Russian citizens.
The book reveals the interconnection between social, cultural and political protest movements and social and economic changes in a post-communist coun...
The recent financial crisis, rooted in the United States, has changed the world s economic and financial structures. The Chinese government has made some arrangements in the post-crisis to ensure stable economic growth in volatile international economic environments and to protect its own interests from unfair international monetary treatments. The internationalization of Renminbi (RMB) is one of China's most important national strategies in the 21st century and is symbolic in the rise of China.
This book aims to document the process and the development of the internationalization of...
The recent financial crisis, rooted in the United States, has changed the world s economic and financial structures. The Chinese government has mad...
The book aims to identify key issues and developments in ASEAN-5 that illustrate the transition of this region towards a knowledge-based economy. The book contributes to understanding the opportunities and challenges faced by emerging economies. It explains the transition process from a knowledge based perspective, showing how knowledge creation and innovation contribute to the competitiveness of companies and sectors in this region. The book takes a distinctly ASEAN perspective by discussing examples of the transition process from all ASEAN 5 nations that show how this region is...
The book aims to identify key issues and developments in ASEAN-5 that illustrate the transition of this region towards a knowledge-based economy. T...
With increased resilience in the financial systems, emerging Asian economies were less affected by the recent global financial crisis, recovering more quickly from the crisis than major advanced economies. Yet, Asian financial systems remain underdeveloped. More open and efficient financial systems continue to be a key priority for Asia s development strategy. Emerging Asian economies need to tackle the new challenges to macroeconomic and financial stability posed by financial globalization.
This book identifies the key challenges to Asia s financial development in an era of rapid...
With increased resilience in the financial systems, emerging Asian economies were less affected by the recent global financial crisis, recovering m...
Why does a huge income gap still exist between developed and developing countries? Plausible causes on the surface may be the difference in technology, the quality of human resources, and economic institutions, but on the deeper level the gap reflects the success and failure of state building which is vital for economic development. This book provides cutting-edge knowledge on state building, economic development, and democratization based on case studies of Japan, ASEAN, South Asia, and selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The book examines the interaction between land policies and the...
Why does a huge income gap still exist between developed and developing countries? Plausible causes on the surface may be the difference in technology...
This book is about the relationship between firm dynamics, innovation and globalization, the processes that are essential for long term economic growth and welfare creation. This volume deals with these three issues in three sections titled respectively: entrepreneurship, new firm formation and growth; productivity-innovation-growthnexus; globalization, multinational firms and producers dynamics. The book presents new studies written by distinguished researchers in the field, who use state-of-the-art methodologies and extensive sources of firm- and plant-level longitudinal data to analyze...
This book is about the relationship between firm dynamics, innovation and globalization, the processes that are essential for long term economic gr...
International Remittance Payments are described mainly as money sent by immigrants to their families and friends in their home countries. These payments provide an important source of income that is mostly used to provide for a variety of basic needs of the non-migrating members of immigrant families and thus remittance payments can be considered as a tool to reduce the poverty level of the labor sending countries. However, remittances are also used for asset accumulation by some families and for some countries they constitute a good part of foreign funds coming into the country. In-spite of...
International Remittance Payments are described mainly as money sent by immigrants to their families and friends in their home countries. These paymen...
Contemporary capitalistic systems have been undergoing profound transformations determined by the transition towards the so-called knowledge based economy, i.e. a competitive system based on the capabilities firms have to create, use and circulate knowledge. These transformations concern both the characteristics of productive and innovative processes, and the resources used in these activities. This book captures these changes, where traditional R&D investments undertaken internally by firms are increasingly and strategically complemented by external sources of innovation and new knowledge....
Contemporary capitalistic systems have been undergoing profound transformations determined by the transition towards the so-called knowledge based eco...
The ideas contained in Karl Popper's 'The Open Society and Its Enemies' are relevant to anyone seeking to understand the recent history of the East Asian economies. Even though Popper wrote his tract to provide an explanation for the rise of totalitarian regimes in Europe in the 20th century, many of the arguments that he advanced in this context also explains the relationships that are seen in modern South Eastern Asian economies. This interdisciplinary book makes the link between the Popperian framework and East Asian socio-economic relationships.
The ideas contained in Karl Popper's 'The Open Society and Its Enemies' are relevant to anyone seeking to understand the recent history of the East As...
This book offers a collaborative investigation of the policies and practices which have redeveloped local and national economies in the aftermath of the global economic crisis which erupted in 2008. It explores 'localised' models of economic development, including problems of diversity and balance and the role of firms, industries and clusters, alongside comparative studies of policy responses to the crisis at local, regional and national levels "
Global Economic Crisis and Local Economic Development" seeks routes for economic development in a post-crisis world. The roles of innovation,...
This book offers a collaborative investigation of the policies and practices which have redeveloped local and national economies in the aftermath o...
