Monograph on the crisis of mineral resources - analyses the historical context and current trends, examines the supply and demand domination through multinational enterprises, government policies and employment issues, includes case studies concerning petroleum resources, nickel…
One of the principal goals of antipoverty efforts should be to improve the absolute living standards of the least well-off. Progress for the Poor aims to enhance our understanding of how to do that, drawing on the experiences of twenty affluent countries since the 1970s. The boo…
Assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity, with practical solutions based on a new economic paradigm for our crowded planet.
Examines the financial crises of the past two decades to offer an analysis of the current recession, and argues for a new economic paradigm that limits the potential mayhem of the free market without sacrificing innovation and economic growth.
Analyses who is poor, where they live, and why they are poor. Adopts microeconomic, sector and macroeconomic policies to address the changes during the last decade or so. Includes eleven country experiences, with conclusions about the future policy agenda and challenges.
Focuses on the period from 1980 to 1990.
"Presents selections of works of Yu Keping, a Chinese intellectual and figure in official think tanks, on politics and democracy that reveal the ongoing debates in Chinese political and intellectual circles on democratic reform and where China's political development is heading"…
The past twenty years have been an era of economic disappointment in the United States. They have also been a time of intense economic debate, as rival ideologies contend for policy influence. Above all, they have been the age of the policy entrepreneur - the economic snake-oil …
Fcuses on the accomplishments and struggles of UN economists and the role played by such UN agencies as the Department of Economic (and Social) Affairs, the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development, and the Economic Commission for Latin America (and the Caribbean). It …
General study, politics, economy and society, Mongolia - geographical aspects, historical background, political developments, the political system, social structure, ethnic groups, population trends, the economic system, agricultural sector, religious freedom, educational policy…
Contributed articles.
Provides a history of emigration since the 19th century and current trends. Highlights the effects of remittances on consumption, investment, and growth. Looks at cross-border migration, with a special focus on Bangladeshi coming to India. Discusses gender issues and possible ch…
Examines the self-organization of disabled people in the UK during the past 30 years. Explores the development of the disability movement and the formation of the British Council of Disabled People. Looks at the impact of the movement on disability consciousness and discusses is…
Contributed articles.
