Agricultural input subsidies were a major feature of development policies in rural economies until the 1980s. Continuing rural poverty with low productivity and fertilizer use in smallholder staple crops has led to their resurgence in Africa. These subsidies are, however, contro…
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Este libro presenta tres estudios sobre las formas en las que el discurso convencional sobre desarrollo condiciona, modela, e interviene en la vida de los seres humanos y su entorno. Muestra, además, cómo la lógica epistemológica que sostiene el discurso sobre el desarrollo perm…
Nowadays, trust is an important determinant in the development of modern organizations. Not only is it becoming an increasingly important element of relationships between entities, but, above all, it positively influences the building of an organization's intellectual capital. T…
We live in the era of the knowledge-based economy, and this has major implications for the ways in which states, cities and even supranational political units are spatially planned, governed and developed. In this book, Sami Moisio delves deeply into the links between the knowle…
Most literature on the economic crisis in indonesia has focused on the negative macro-economic impacts during the "crisis- years" of 1997-99. The case studies presented in this book take a different perspective. With a longitudinal research perspective, this comparative study an…
While it is possible for economies to grow based on abundant land or natural resources, more often structural change--the shift of resources from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors--is the key driver of economic growth. Structural transformation is vital for Africa. T…
