Problems, Promises, and Paradoxes of Aid
This interdisciplinary collection investigates the role of aid in African development. Scholars examine where aid has failed and offer new perspectives on how it can be made more effective, addressing critical questions of ownership, need, and performance.
A key resource for BI and CRM students and practitioners, this book provides practical guidance on implementing ERP and BI solutions for real-world strategic alignment. It also introduces the innovative “BI Psychology Adoption Model”.
This title details several aspects of foreign direct investment (FDI) and their linkages to African economies. Based on stylized facts and rigorous analytical studies, it offers state-of-the-art analyses on FDI-related topics.
The Stock Market Boom and Crash of 1929 Was Not a Bubble
After the 1929 crash, Yale Professor Irving Fisher argued the boom was warranted. While his view was dismissed in favor of “irrational exuberance,” this book shows why Fisher was right, pointing to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff as the cause of both the boom and the crash.
Strategic Decisions in Directed Networks
Do theoretical models account for the decisions of network users? Drawing on two decades of research in transportation science and behavioral economics, this book uses laboratory experiments to test the validity of these models and finds that, with some qualifications, they do.
Watching Pages, Reading Pictures
While Italian cinema is known for Neo-Realism and Spaghetti Westerns, its crucial affair with literature is less familiar. This book explores this fruitful relationship through discussions of significant film adaptations that exemplify this alliance’s variety.
Judicial Activism in Bangladesh
This book reframes judicial activism as a balance between over-assertion and passivity. With particular reference to Bangladesh, it reveals judicial under-activism and argues that pragmatic intervention is critical for good governance and social justice.
Public Debts and National Sovereignty from the 12th to the 21st Century
Following a series of crises, the world economy is burdened by high debt and the dramatic costs of fighting climate change. What can we learn from history? Global solidarity is necessary to share the costs, and large multinationals and the wealthy must take on a fair share.
This book explores foreign banks in the Western Balkans, their relationships with consumers, and their convergence to the rule of law of the European Union. It is of great use to students of the economics of the Western Balkans and others interested in the subject.
A refreshing analysis of Europe’s lost decade and a major contribution to understanding the Euro-zone crisis. With contrasting perspectives from academics and practitioners, it is a must read for anyone interested in the political economy of crisis and reform in Europe.
Volatile fuel prices can bankrupt an airline. Hedging offers protection, but which financial instruments should be used? This book explores hedging strategies and the operational levers—airfares, capacity, and fleet size—needed when that protection wears off.
A 250-year economic history of the Amazon. This pioneering analysis examines the colonial era and the formation of the caboclo-peasantry, the pivotal rubber economy, and the rural and urban dynamics of the post-rubber boom era until the 1960s.
Amid rapid economic and political change, this volume investigates the impact of global reality and EU integration on the Balkan and Black Sea countries, and explores the possibilities and perspectives for their economies.
Efficiency and Volatility Dynamics of Bangladesh’s Stock Market
This essential guide uses modern econometrics to analyze the efficiency and volatility of emerging stock markets, offering a crucial perspective for investors, academics, and policymakers in developing economies.
This book explores the relationship between human resources and a company’s financial performance. Learn how non-financial criteria increase employee trust and discover ways to measure financial performance to empower HR’s strategic role in increasing company profit.
This book analyzes why sustainable development goals are unmet. It shows how global economic institutions are biased against developing countries, enabling stronger economies to dominate weaker ones and perpetuating international inequalities.
Digging the Seam
The 1984–5 Miners’ Strike was a bitter dispute that divided Britain. While its political consequences have been subject to detailed analysis, its impact on popular culture is less mapped. This book explores that legacy in film, music, theatre, and art.
This volume explores the interface between ecological integrity as a scientific concept and key issues in ethics, international law, and public health. Leading scholars re-examine these dimensions from the viewpoint of global governance.
Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade and Labour Market Adjustment
This book highlights changes in the Indian economy following the 1990s economic liberalization, focusing on intra-industry trade (IIT). It conducts an empirical analysis of the drivers influencing IIT and explores their impact on the growth of the Indian economy.
This book defines and promotes smart specialization, combining theory with a practical case study and its results. It offers policy recommendations and will appeal to policymakers, professionals, researchers, and entrepreneurs involved in innovation.