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Development and underdevelopment in historical perspective : populism, nationalism, and industrialization / by Kitching, Gavin

Technological development : the historical experience / by Vernon, Raymond

Economic development : a regional, institutional and historical approach by Grabowski, Richard

Kicking away the ladder : development strategy in historical perspective by Chang, Ha-Joong

Economics : private & public choice / by Gwartney, James D.

Table of Contents: “…318 (1) Testing the Major Implications of Monetary Theory 319 (5) Key Points 324 (1) Critical Analysis Questions 325 (2) Stabilization Policy, Output, and Employment 327 (19) Economic Fluctuations---The Historical Record 328 (1) Can Discretionary Policy Promote Economic Stability? …”

International economics / by Pugel, Thomas A.

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Economic development / by Nafziger, E. Wayne

Table of Contents: “…What is development?; 3. Economic development in historical perspective; 4. …”
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Applied economics

Table of Contents: “…611 (1) The UK approach to reducing unemployment 612 (2) Key points 614 (1) Note 614 (1) References and further reading 614 (3) 24 Managing the economy 617 (36) Synopsis 617 (1) The objectives of policy 618 (1) The instruments of policy 619 (4) Problems in managing the economy 623 (1) The theory of economic policy 624 (5) Post-war macroeconomic policy in practice 629 (3) Medium-term economic strategy 632 (6) Supply-side strategy 638 (4) Policy effectiveness 642 (1) Economic policy in an international context 643 (2) Conclusion 645 (1) Key points 646 (1) Notes 647 (1) References and further reading 648 (5) PART IV: International economics 25 Exchange rates 653 (26) Synopsis 653 (1) The foreign exchange market 654 (2) Exchange rate definitions 656 (3) Exchange rate determination 659 (11) Economic policy and the exchange rate 670 (1) The gold standard system 671 (2) The IMF system 673 (2) The floating exchange rate system 675 (2) Key points 677 (1) Notes 677 (1) References and further reading 678 (1) 26 United Kingdom trade performance 679 (28) Synopsis 679 (1) The nature of the problem 680 (5) Reasons behind UK trade performance 685 (13) The importance of trade in goods for the UK 698 (3) Conclusion 701 (3) Key points 704 (1) References and further reading 704 (3) 27 Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism 707 (20) Synopsis 707 (1) Free trade 708 (3) Trade and the world economy 711 (4) Protectionism 715 (8) Conclusion 723 (1) Key points 724 (1) Note 725 (1) References and further reading 725 (2) 28 The European Union 727 (34) Synopsis 727 (1) Historical background 728 (4) Finance and the EU budget 732 (5) Policy areas 737 (14) Monetary union 751 (5) Enlargement 756 (1) Opting out? …”

Handbook of development economics /

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Perspectives on development : cross-disciplinary themes in development studies /

Table of Contents: “…Nixson -- Dependency and the politics of development / Paul Cammack -- Anthropology and development / David Turton -- The sociology of development / Julian Laite -- Economic development in historical perspective / Peter Gatrell -- Problems of theory and practice in development studies / Martin Minogue.…”

John von Neumann and modern economics /

Table of Contents: “…Part 5 Von Neumann's growth model - retrospective and reformulation: von Neumann's economic model, Sidney N.Afriat; John von Neumann's contributions to mathematical programming economics, Gerald L.Thompson.…”
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Industrial policy and economic transformation in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…: Theoretical Considerations and Historical Lessons, by Ha-Joon Chang 3. Industrial Strategy and Economic Transformation: Lessons from Five Outstanding Cases, by Akio Hosono 4. …”
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Globalization for development : meeting new challenges / by Goldin, Ian

"Women forget that men are the masters" : gender antagonism and socio-economic change in Kisii District, Kenya by Silberschmidt, Margrethe

Gender, development, and globalization : economics as if all people mattered / by Benería, Lourdes

Table of Contents: “…Gender and development: a historical overview The study of women and gender in economics Markets, globalization, and gender Labor markets under globalization Paid and unpaid work: meanings and debates Development as if all people mattered…”

Karl Marx : a reader by Marx, Karl, 1818-1883

Nonprofit organizations : theory, management, policy / by Anheier, Helmut K.

Table of Contents: “…The chapter also links the historical study of the nonprofit sector to notions of state-society relations, forms of democracy, economic development, and community.Chapter 3This chapter discusses the various types of activities (volunteering, giving, civic engagement, advocacy, service provision), organizations (charities, foundations, associations, social enterprises) and institutions (charity, philanthropy, social economy community, solidarity) that make up, or relate to, the nonprofit sector, and looks at the various attempts to define the area between the market, state and household sectors. …”

History and development of education in Tanzania / by Mushi, Philemon Andrew K.

Table of Contents: “…Part 1. Introduction: Historical Developments of Education Economic and Social Context of Education Provision Part 2. …”

Technological innovation and multinational corporations / by Cantwell, John

Table of Contents: “…Historical trends in international patterns of technological innovation; a dynamic model of the post-war growth of international economic activity in Europe and the USA; the evolution of technological competition between US and European firms; technological advantage as a determinant of the international economic activity of firms; technological competition and intra-industry production in the industrialised world; a classical model of the impact of international trade and production on national industrial growth; towards and evolutionary theory of international production.…”

Alignment : using the balanced scorecard to create corporate synergies / by Kaplan, Robert S.

Table of Contents: “…Alignment : a source of economic value -- Corporate strategy and structure : historical perspective -- Aligning financial and customer strategies -- Aligning internal process and learning and growth strategies : integrated strategic themes -- Aligning support functions -- Cascading : the process -- Aligning boards and investors -- Aligning external partners -- Managing the alignment process -- Total strategic alignment.…”
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