Industrialization and Globalization

Industrialization and Globalization
Author: John Weiss
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2002-03-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134679661

In a refreshingly accessible style John Weiss presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World. This authoritative text analyzes:* the possibility of different paths to industrialization* the dominant neoclassical view and the challenges

Essays on Balance of Payments Constrained Growth

Essays on Balance of Payments Constrained Growth
Author: John McCombie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2004-03-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134340311

This impressive collection explores the relationship between a country's balance of payments and their rate of economic growth.

Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa

Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa
Author: Hinh T. Dinh
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821396331

This book presents empirical analyses of manufacturing firm performance in Africa based on the World Bank Enterprise Survey and on a one-time quantitative survey conducted for the World Bank by the Center for the Study of African Economies of Oxford University.

The Routledge Companion to Global Economics

The Routledge Companion to Global Economics
Author: Robert Beynon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134545762

Combining the in-depth background coverage of an encyclopedia, with the quick look-up convenience of a dictionary, this new work is an invaluable resource for anyone concerned with international economics. The only reference work to cover the latest theories in the vital field of global economics, The Routledge Companion to Global Economics explores new economic thought from A-Z, and offers full-length survey discussions by the most respected experts in the field.

Latin America vs East Asia: A Comparative Development Perspective

Latin America vs East Asia: A Comparative Development Perspective
Author: Jingyuan Lin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019-07-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1315492245

This study makes a solid case for the now prevalent contention that the development model of East Asian NICs is less costly (i.e. over inflation levels and more equitable income distribution), more adaptive to fluctuating would market conditions (eg. successful adjustment to the two oil crises) and more sustainable (i.e. high growth rates, even in the turbulent 1970s) than that of the Latin American NICs. In considering these issues, this book examines the major Latin American countries' economic problems and development experiences in light of the more successful stabilization and development experiences of the East Asian countries, Taiwan and South Korea in particular.