ilość książek w kategorii: 15582
Housing Finance in Emerging Markets: Connecting Low-Income Groups to Markets
ISBN: 9783540778561 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The growth of urban areas and population in middle and low income countries is a continuing trend. Urbanization expands as rural to urban migration offers better income opportunities in cities. This trend is both a source of development opportunities and challenges for the housing sector. On the one hand, housing is a large and growing market, and on the other, massive slums confirm the poor housing conditions in many developing countries. These adverse conditions mirror inadequate housing policies, inefficient or absent property registration, as well as limits to access to housing... The growth of urban areas and population in middle and low income countries is a continuing trend. Urbanization expands as rural to urban migration... |
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393,39 zł |
Housing Finance in Emerging Markets: Connecting Low-Income Groups to Markets
ISBN: 9783642422638 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The growth of urban areas and population in middle and low income countries is a continuing trend. Urbanization expands as rural to urban migration offers better income opportunities in cities. This trend is both a source of development opportunities and challenges for the housing sector. On the one hand, housing is a large and growing market, and on the other, massive slums confirm the poor housing conditions in many developing countries. These adverse conditions mirror inadequate housing policies, inefficient or absent property registration, as well as limits to access to housing... The growth of urban areas and population in middle and low income countries is a continuing trend. Urbanization expands as rural to urban migration... |
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393,39 zł |
Coping with Trade Reforms: A Developing Country Perspective on the Wto Industrial Tariff Negotiations
ISBN: 9780230004726 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While the long-term gains from liberalization are generally accepted, liberalizing economies are, nevertheless, likely to face short to medium term adjustment costs. Yet most developing countries do not have well-developed social safety nets to address these problems. This book gauges the possible development implications of the current WTO trade negotiations by examining the various proposals and assessing their likely economic impact. Eight country studies examine the experiences of a number of countries at different levels of development and across various regions to ascertain the impact...
While the long-term gains from liberalization are generally accepted, liberalizing economies are, nevertheless, likely to face short to medium term ad...
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393,55 zł |
Recovering Financial Systems: China and Asian Transition Economies
ISBN: 9780230004740 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores what happened in the transition economies of China, Vietnam and Myanmar from both macro and micro perspectives, and questions whether the governments of these countries are capable of implementing effective reform and transformation.
This book explores what happened in the transition economies of China, Vietnam and Myanmar from both macro and micro perspectives, and questions wheth...
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393,55 zł |
The Many Dimensions of Poverty
ISBN: 9780230004900 / Angielski / Twarda / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With representatives from different disciplines stressing the central importance of freedom in analyzing poverty and emphasizing some important policy issues, this book offers a view of poverty that will orient research in directions previously neglected, and help those in charge of implementing poverty reduction policies.
With representatives from different disciplines stressing the central importance of freedom in analyzing poverty and emphasizing some important policy...
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393,55 zł |
Regional Growth Dynamics in India in the Post-Economic Reform Period
ISBN: 9780230004917 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the responses of the Indian states to economic reforms, and addresses a wide range of issues, such as growth dynamics, income inequality, the fiscal behaviour of the states, the role of the banking sector, and the emerging institutional structure aimed at catering for social banking and strategies for agricultural growth.
This book examines the responses of the Indian states to economic reforms, and addresses a wide range of issues, such as growth dynamics, income inequ...
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393,55 zł |
Structure and Structural Change in the Chilean Economy
ISBN: 9780230004962 / Angielski / Twarda / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the macroeconomic changes in Chilean economics, complementing this with detailed sectoral evaluation and an analysis of the impacts at regional level. Evidence suggests a need to explore the degree to which economic development has or has not contributed to reducing disparities in level of welfare across the country.
This book explores the macroeconomic changes in Chilean economics, complementing this with detailed sectoral evaluation and an analysis of the impacts...
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393,55 zł |
The New Indicators of Well-Being and Development
ISBN: 9780230005006 / Angielski / Twarda / 135 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New indicators of development, well being, social health or ecological footprint are presented in this volume as alternative methods of re-assessing the growing gap between well being and 'more having'. They show that ongoing growth might destroy vital natural resources and has already begun this depletion.
New indicators of development, well being, social health or ecological footprint are presented in this volume as alternative methods of re-assessing t...
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393,55 zł |
Globalization, Employment and Income Distribution in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9780230007833 / Angielski / Twarda / 253 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the impact of globalization on employment, income distribution and poverty reduction in developing countries using the five country studies of Ghana, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Nepal and Vietnam, looking at the evidence for targeted economic and social policies both at national and international levels.
This book examines the impact of globalization on employment, income distribution and poverty reduction in developing countries using the five country...
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393,55 zł |
The Socio-Economic Transformation: Getting Closer to What?
ISBN: 9780230007949 / Angielski / Twarda / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Transition economies offer a test case for concepts and theories, for broader ideas and for the methods of scientific enquiry, but also for the multiplicity of ideological interpretations. This volume addresses the major issues of transformation, institutional design, the redistribution paradigm and the macroeconomic decisions to be made.
Transition economies offer a test case for concepts and theories, for broader ideas and for the methods of scientific enquiry, but also for the multip...
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393,55 zł |
Regional Integration in East Asia: From the Viewpoint of Spatial Economics
ISBN: 9780230018952 / Angielski / Twarda / 179 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book applies a spatial economics perspective to the understanding of the recent dynamism of the global economy, with particular focus on East Asia, and examines the prospects of regional integration in East Asia.
This book applies a spatial economics perspective to the understanding of the recent dynamism of the global economy, with particular focus on East Asi...
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393,55 zł |
The Theory and Practice of Local Governance and Economic Development
ISBN: 9780230500600 / Angielski / Twarda / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a comparative study of the use of partnerships and new forms of governance to achieve policy goals that promote economic and social development. In addition to a consideration of the theoretical challenges posed by these institutional developments, the book reviews recent experiences in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
This book provides a comparative study of the use of partnerships and new forms of governance to achieve policy goals that promote economic and social...
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393,55 zł |
Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply: Beyond Regulation
ISBN: 9780230520820 / Angielski / Twarda / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book demonstrates that, when reforming the water sector, policymakers should arrange social policies that mitigate the negative impact of reforms. It presents a detailed analysis of the current issues, and uses country studies to show how social policies are vital in ensuring affordable access to water supply.
This book demonstrates that, when reforming the water sector, policymakers should arrange social policies that mitigate the negative impact of reforms...
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393,55 zł |
In Defence of Labour Market Institutions: Cultivating Justice in the Developing World
ISBN: 9780230538054 / Angielski / Twarda / 293 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization.
Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument ...
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393,55 zł |
Transition and Beyond
ISBN: 9780230546974 / Angielski / Twarda / 307 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book covers a wide variety of aspects of transition in Central and Southeast Europe and the CIS, including the socialist legacy, privatization and growth, skills, and banking reforms. It also covers the evolution of the global economy beyond transition, looking at complexity, risk management, the optimal transition path, and globalization.
This book covers a wide variety of aspects of transition in Central and Southeast Europe and the CIS, including the socialist legacy, privatization an...
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High Technology, Productivity and Networks: A Systemic Approach to SME Development
ISBN: 9780230553538 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Progress in telecommunications and infrastructure, coupled with liberalization in international organizations, has introduced a number of new competitors to existing SMEs. This book analyzes strategic aspects of SME development that may help to promote growth: high-tech development, productivity increase, and strengthening of linkages.
Progress in telecommunications and infrastructure, coupled with liberalization in international organizations, has introduced a number of new competit...
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393,55 zł |
Food Insecurity, Vulnerability and Human Rights Failure
ISBN: 9780230553576 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World hunger is prevalent yet receives relatively less attention compared to poverty. The MDGs have taken a step to address this with the resolution of halving the number of starving people in the world by 2015. Hunger though is not a straightforward problem of producing enough to feed the world's population; it has many cross-cutting dimensions. This volume discusses the significance of human rights approaches to food and the way it relates to gender considerations, addressing links between hunger and the HIV/AIDS pandemic, agricultural productivity and the environment.
World hunger is prevalent yet receives relatively less attention compared to poverty. The MDGs have taken a step to address this with the resolution o...
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The Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy
ISBN: 9780230553613 / Angielski / Twarda / 325 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a theoretical framework to explain the formation and growth of economic agglomerations and industrial clusters from the viewpoint of spatial economics, and goes on to present current examples of clustering and policy in different economies.
This book provides a theoretical framework to explain the formation and growth of economic agglomerations and industrial clusters from the viewpoint o...
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393,55 zł |
Oman: Politics and Development
ISBN: 9780312068868 / Angielski / Twarda / 195 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1970 Sultan Qaboos took over a country that had no social or economic infrastructure. This book describes the process of political, social and economic transformationn that has turned it into a modern oil-producing state which has gained both regional influence and international respect. It also looks to the problems that Oman will face in the next decade as it aims to build on the successes of its first 20 years.
In 1970 Sultan Qaboos took over a country that had no social or economic infrastructure. This book describes the process of political, social and econ...
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393,55 zł |
The Economics of Secession
ISBN: 9780312084431 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Secession has become this decade's single most important issue - a worldwide phenomenon, threatening violence, instability and a radical redrawing of international boundaries. While the literature on secession has focused on issues of politics and ethnicity, there has been very little written on the economic issues involved: Dr Bookman's new work goes a long way to correcting this. The Economics of Secession studies some thirty contemporary secession movements and traces the changing role played by economics before, during, and after secession: in the evaluation of the costs and benefits...
Secession has become this decade's single most important issue - a worldwide phenomenon, threatening violence, instability and a radical redrawing of ...
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393,55 zł |