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Author
Series
World perspectives volume 16
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[1958]
Edition
[first American edition].
Physical Desc
xx, 168 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xiv, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this book, ten prominent economists--including Nobel laureates and several likely laureates--offer their ideas about the world of the twenty-second century. In scenarios that range from the optimistic to the guardedly gloomy, these thinkers consider such topics as the transformation of work and wages, the continuing increase in inequality, the economic rise of China and India, the endlessly repeating cycle of crisis and (projected) recovery, the...
Author
Publisher
Tim Duggan Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A critical assessment of America's reliance on traditional economic policies, written by the Africa editor of The Financial Times, makes strategic recommendations for alternative practices that meet the needs of real-world people.
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 344 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses why investments in the economic development of poor countries rarely see positive change or improvement over time and offers a new framework for spurring growth and prosperity based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiii, 301 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language
English
Description
"Every 100 years or so transformative changes that seemed distant and gradual become a mainstream reality; these phases are Fast Future. Between 2020 and 2035 the world will undergo rapid developments that will radically transform both work life and everyday life. Leaders and businesses that can understand the changes in these areas and shape their strategies around the Fast Future developments as a competitive advantage, will win"--
Author
Publisher
Wiley-ISTE
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (210 pages)
Language
English
Description
Innovation, often tempered by the language of inclusion, has become an indispensable element of contemporary development policy and practice in the so-called Global South. Driven by multinational companies, public-private partnerships and social enterprises, "innovation for development" aims to co-produce social goods (things of value) such as poverty alleviation with associated profit through innovative market-led solutions, opening up untapped and...
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
viii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The global development community is teeming with different ideas and interventions to improve the lives of the world's poorest people. Whether these succeed in having a transformative impact depends not just on their individual brilliance but on whether they can be brought to a scale where they reach millions of poor people. Getting to Scale explores what it takes to expand the reach of development solutions beyond an individual village or pilot...
Series
Publisher
North Holland
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Summarizes recent advances in theoretical and empirical work while offering new perspectives on a range of growth mechanisms, from the roles played by institutions and organizations to the ways factors beyond capital accumulation and technological change can affect growth.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
ix, 287 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Weaving together economics, history, archaeology, anthropology, mathematics and the nature sciences, this book by an influential economist and founder of Unified Growth Theory examines exactly what sets humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom.
14) Getting better: why global development is succeeding : and how we can improve the world even more
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
x, 246 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xii, 237 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This is a primer on the "Capabilities Approach, " Nussbaum's innovative model for assessing human progress. She argues that much humanitarian policy today violates basic human values; instead, she offers a unique means of redirecting government and development policy toward helping each of us lead a full and creative life.
Author
Series
World perspectives volume 47
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1973]
Edition
[first edition].
Physical Desc
xxv, 110 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (10 hr., 14 min.))
Language
English
Description
Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich? Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and colonialism. Pieces of each of these theories help explain...
Author
Language
English
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Description
As isolationism and realism become the dominant values of a previously interconnected world, the logic that motivated international relations and global trade must be reevaluated. Zeihan uses a mixture of geographical knowledge, political history, and sharp analysis to predict the shape of the next twenty years on the world stage
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