Common Wealth

economics for a crowded planet

The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The End of Poverty" and one of the world's most respected economists offers an urgent assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity.

La ayuda al desarrollo

¿reduce la pobreza?. Eficacia y evaluación en la cooperación para el desarrollo

Conocer con rigor si la ayuda al desarrollo reduce o no la pobreza es una tarea apasionante porque no parece que preguntas tan sencillas puedan entrañar respuestas tan complejas. En este libro se abordan cuestiones como la limitada capacidad actual para medir con exactitud la ...

Capital accumulation and economic growth in a small open economy

Economic growth is an issue of primary concern to policy makers in both developed and developing economies. As a consequence, growth theory has long occupied a central role in economics. In this book, renowned growth theorist Stephen J. Turnovsky investigates the process of economic growth ...

Capital, interrupted

agrarian development and the politics of work in India

Global issues

an introduction

"Global Issues, Third Edition" is an introduction to many of the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life. The book covers a range of perspectives on a variety of societies, both developed and developing. Author John L. Seitz writes clearly and ...

Economic growth and macroeconomic dynamics

recent developments in economic theory

Eds. Steve Dowrick, Rohan Pitchford, Stephen J. Turnovsky. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The development of the endogenous growth model rekindled interest in growth theory. In contrast to the neo-classical model, long-run endogenous growth emerged as an equilibrium outcome, reflecting the behaviour of optimizing agents in the economy. This book ...

Development redefined

how the market met its match

Rejecting the 'flat worldism' of the globalists as well as the peaks and valleys of trade and aid policies over the years, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh guide us through the raging debate over the best route to development for the poorer nations of Africa ...

Las ONGD aragonesas en Colombia

ejecución y evaluación de los proyectos de desarrollo

Aproximación sociológica a los factores que caracterizan la presencia de las ONGD aragonesas en Colombia a través de los proyectos de desarrollo y otras acciones solidarias. La obra abarca ámbitos diversos, como la contextualización sociopolítica de la cooperación internacional con Colombia, y ofrece reflexiones y ...

Handbook of development economics. Tome 4

The field of development economics has evolved since volume 3 of the "Handbook of Development Economics" was published more than a decade ago. Volume 4 takes stock of some of the newer trends and their implications for research in the field and our understanding of ...

Long-run growth forecasting

This book explores how to set up an empirical model that helps with forecasting long-term economic growth in a large number of countries. It offers a systematic approach to models of potential GDP that can also be used for forecasts of more than a decade ...

Sustainability and the civil commons

rural communities in the age of globalization

Often used but little understood, the word 'sustainability' is potent in its ability to evoke a better world based on economic, social, and environmental justice. The concept of sustainability, however, has been strikingly under-theorized. "Sustainability and the Civil Commons" provides what has been lacking since ...

Sociedad del conocimiento y capital social en España

¿En qué medida el capital social potencia la sociedad del conocimiento? ¿No podría estar el origen del problema de España en el capital social?. Los autores planean una revisión teórica tanto del concepto de sociedad del conocimiento, como del de capital social para ofrecer a ...

Vacaciones en el paraíso

turismo y desarrollo

El negocio turístico es la principal entrada de divisas en 49 países pobres, sin embargo, es responsable de la destrucción de formas de vida y cultura, perpetúa desigualdades y permite prácticas empresariales abusivas #Vacaciones en el paraíso# analiza las ventajas y los inconvenientes del actual ...

Economía del conocimiento y la innovación

nuevas aproximaciones a una relación compleja

El vínculo entre conocimiento e innovación es complejo y muchos son los factores #tecnológicos, sociales, institucionales, políticos, etc.# que concurren en los procesos innovadores actuando en diferentes planos. La necesidad de mejorar la comprensión de los mismos y la conveniencia de disponer de guías prácticas ...

Global development 2.0

can philanthropists, the public, and the poor make poverty history?

Eds. Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet. The fight against global poverty has quickly become one of the hottest tickets on the global agenda - with rock stars, world leaders, and multibillionaires calling attention to the plight of the poor at international confabs, such as the World Economic ...

Labour markets in small developing States

Ed. Andrew S. Downes. Recent studies of the economic growth and development process have emphasised the critical role of human development. For small developing countries the existence of limited natural resources means that emphasis must be placed on human resources development (HRD) in national development ...

The venturesome economy

how innovation sustains prosperity in a more connected world

Many warn that the next stage of globalization - the offshoring of research and development to China and India - threatens the foundations of Western prosperity. But in "The Venturesome Economy", acclaimed business and economics scholar Amar Bhide shows how wrong the doomsayers are. Using extensive field ...

En busca del progreso y el equilibrio

experimentos en el desarrollo en la India

La globalización económica está transformando de forma radical todas las sociedades del mundo. En Asia, las altas tasas de crecimiento originadas por las reformas institucionales y la economía mundializada han contribuido a reducir los niveles de pobreza y a mejorar la calidad de vida. Analistas ...

Beyond relief

food security in protracted crises

Eds. Luca Alinovi, Günter Hemrich, Luca Russo. In many countries, prolonged conflicts result in food emergencies that recur over years or even decades. Initial humanitarian relief efforts are rarely replaced by programmes that offer a longer-term perspective on food security. This book provides examples of ...

Institutions and economic performance

Ed. Elhana Helpman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Institutions and Economic Performance" explores the question of why income per capita varies so greatly across countries. Even taking into account disparities in resources, including physical and human capital, large economic discrepancies remain across countries. Why are some societies but not others ...