International factors, such as the dramatic increase in imports from emerging-market economies, especially China, have been widely blamed…
East Asian Development offers a comprehensive view of the region, from Japan and the “Asian Tigers” (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South…
International organizations like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have been
supporting reform initiatives in developing…
The approach of 2015, the target date of the Millennium Development Goals, sets the stage for a global
reengagement on the question of “…
The author comments on the Gezi protest against the sectarianism of Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The author says that…
This paper studies the relationship between sovereign spreads and the interaction between debt composition and debt levels in advanced and…
At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the…
Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had…
Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had…
Agricultural Development in China explains how China’s farm economy historically responded to the demands of a rising population. Dwight H…