This book shows that after a brief increase, Pakistan’s Total Factor Productivity declined continuously. Nationalization and IMF borrowing led to deindustrialization, a massive increase in poverty never witnessed before, and accentuating imbalances in income and wealth.
The future of Islamic finance depends on risk management. This book explores how Islamic Financial Institutions can implement effective risk mitigation techniques. It analyses strategies from banks worldwide, covering Basel III, enterprise risk management, and liquidity risk.
This book explores the elastic-anisotropic properties of rocks, showing that velocity, density, and anisotropy increase with metamorphic transformations. It also details an acoustopolariscope for analyzing rocks, anisotropic alloys, plastics, ceramics, and gemstones.
Rural Industry Development
This book explores the “whole of chain approach” to improve farmers’ livelihoods in developing countries. It provides a methodology to evaluate this approach and offers lessons for practitioners, policymakers, and businesses on linking farmers to the market.
This book explores the dangers emerging economies face from the digital divide, highlighting the present insecurities in e-business and e-commerce. It details how vital assets may be secured as these economies expand into our technological world.
Science and the Wealth of Nations
Idea-based growth theory has been a bust. This volume presents an alternative approach, drawing from classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Consistent with the historical record and data, it explains the 1970s productivity slowdown, the Solow paradox, and policy failures.
Does science matter in economics? This volume answers in the negative. It is argued that science simply doesn’t matter in economics, has never mattered and will probably never matter. Instead, the field has redefined the laws of physics and psychology to carve out its own set.
In memory of Dr. Zsuzsánna Biedermann, Hungarian scholars explore African studies from the unique perspective of “the other Europe.” Case studies delve into African-Eastern European connections, development, and migration, with a special focus on Rwanda and East Africa.
This readable, non-technical collection offers a comprehensive guide to international economics and macroeconomics. Explore pressing topics from Industry 4.0 and immigration to productivity and monetary policy.
This book evaluates financial behaviour in the new economy. As changing technology alters consumer habits, businesses must use innovative methods to survive tough competition and influence financial decisions.
Service Analytics and Management
This book covers key issues on service strategy, planning, design, and delivery. It explores service capacity management, resource planning, quality improvement, and the role of IT and Analytics. The text includes detailed cases for extensive class discussion.
Small-Screen Shakespeare is a guide to Shakespeare productions on computer or TV. From silent films to cinematic spin-offs, Peter Cochran gives an expert opinion on the best and worst, based on a lifetime of viewing, teaching, acting and directing.
This book addresses social capital and poverty in Indonesia, describing the benefits of social capital, its role in poverty alleviation, and alternative efforts to improve people’s welfare.
Socialist Construction in China
In 1955, China’s leaders blamed economic problems on “capitalist anarchy.” Three decades later, they recognized the “irrationality” of their own planned system. This book examines the economic policies that brought about this radical transformation and made reforms a necessity.
This book explores how law, policy, and commerce shape humanity’s ventures beyond Earth, from state-led exploration to a dynamic commercial arena. It reveals how legal frameworks will determine whether space remains a cooperative frontier or a contested marketplace.
Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks
This guide to age-oriented transmission schemes integrates space, air, ground, and sea networks into a single architecture. A comprehensive resource for professionals and newcomers, it provides a current understanding of efficient, flexible network design.
Active sports tourism is a rapidly developing sector. Less expensive, with greater economic impact and more respect for the environment, it includes everything from extreme sports to ‘slow adventure’. This book provides a complete international picture of the phenomenon.
Sport tourism is a tool for sustainable local development. This book’s 24 authors offer analyses from case studies to theory. An essential read for academics, students, policymakers, and professionals looking to promote their territory.
Sports Journalism in the Age of Paterno
For decades, sports journalists made Joe Paterno an American hero. When a devastating scandal revealed the villain beneath, they had to confront their profession. This book examines an industry that built a monster and asks: Is sports journalism journalism at all?
State Capitalism Reforms and the Path for Belarus
An insightful study of Belarus, a country “trapped in transition” for decades. This book explores its unique model of state capitalism and outlines the economic pitfalls that lead to long-term recession.
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