The global financial turmoil, triggered by the US subprime crisis, has resulted in the worst global economic crisis since the 1930s. As the world's third largest economy, China is inevitably affected seriously.  Meer

The setting for this study is reflected in the sub-title 'Merchant bankers and diplomats at work. ' The aim is to follow the partners in their many and diverse activities: in their relationship towards each other, in their contacts with other houses and in their attitudes towards government of­ ficials.  Meer

Presents facts on the important variables of the macro economy and uses them to differentiate how well particular economic theories perform or fail to do so.  Meer

It amounts to a truism to say that amongst the great problems left by the Second Great War very few called for national and international planning so urgently as the problem of human migrations.  Meer

Analyzes and applies Lim Chong Yah's S-Curve Hypothesis to the various facets of economic growth and economic transition. This book extends the S-Curve hypothesis to provide insight into economic growth and transition.  Meer

Containing chapters on China's rural reforms and agricultural development, this title emphasizes the importance of countryside, agriculture and the role of peasants in China's economy.  Meer

'Modern' integrated value chains need not necessarily exclude the smallest producers. This book aims to explain this issue in detail by case studies. It is particularly topical in India, where modern retailing has come to the scene only recently and the majority of whose population are still small farmers and artisans.  Meer

As far as I know, relatively little attention has been devoted in the West to the study of various financial problems in the USSR. Among 1 the works I have seen are Gallik et aI.  Meer

This book establishes theories and methods of climate change economics based on the perspective of human development. The book, in two volumes, consists of papers and research reports authored by Pan Jiahua or researchers under his guidance.  Meer

Long before today's electronic media made us aware of articulate "world opinions" across the globe, there were other dramatic international com­ munications.  Meer

With more and more of the world's population projected to live in urban areas, the life and death of cities has become a key factor in urban development considerations.  Meer

The creation of the European Economic Community and the gradual achievement of a Common Market in connection with this Community raises not only economic but numerous legal problems as weIl.  Meer

Every day people frequently have to make a choice. For practical and scientific reasons therefore it is interesting to know what choices they make and how they arrive at them.  Meer

This volume spotlights some of the most important economic issues confronting today's emerging developing countries. The topics studied in the book include the importance of productivity to economic growth, international trade and its relationship to productivity; immigration and brain drain; pollution havens, climate change, and the carbon tax; the effectiveness of foreign aid, the efficiency of education, and governance.  Meer

This volume spotlights some of the most important economic issues confronting today's emerging developing countries. The topics studied in the book include the importance of productivity to economic growth, international trade and its relationship to productivity; immigration and brain drain; pollution havens, climate change, and the carbon tax; the effectiveness of foreign aid, the efficiency of education, and governance.  Meer

This first of this set of books presents the various sustainable approaches in terms of circular economy and micro plastic pollution pertaining to the textiles and fashion supply chain.  Meer

This fourth volume in the series presents various sustainable approaches in the textile and fashion sector with a focus on manufacturing processes and chemicals.  Meer

The proceedings consist of papers accepted by the 5th ICEMGD, which are carefully selected and reviewed by professional reviewers from corresponding research fields and the editing committee of the conference.  Meer

The proceedings consist of papers accepted by the 5th ICEMGD, which are carefully selected and reviewed by professional reviewers from corresponding research fields and the editing committee of the conference.  Meer

Provides coverage of some of the most important topics in tourism economics. Taking into account advances in economic thought, analysis and in applied methods, this book also provides applications of economic analysis to tourism policy and constructive assessment of contemporary thought about tourism economics.  Meer