The Bottom Billion is an elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty. It was hailed as the best non-fiction book so far this year by Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times.

going back to basics. For over 50 years there have been attempts to tackle world poverty. Why has so little changed? Have policy-makers of the world not tried hard enough? Have they used the wrong tools?.

This book explores the gendered nature of the historical emergence of modern finance markets and their expansion to a now global scale. It analyses the ways in which women were and still are marginalized in terms of financial activity and associated structures of power which play a critical role in shaping the contemporary global political economy.

A provocative view of economic growth in the Third World argues that the countries that have achieved steady economic growth--including future economic superpowers India and China--have done so because they have resisted the American ideology of free markets.

Combining accessible theory, relevant policy issues, and the latest data and research.

Showcases how leading managers perceive the economic crisis and the future of globalization. This book offers answers, solutions and a roadmap for the roadblocks facing future economic growth which are proposed by leading minds from companies such as CISCO Systems, British Telecom, Lufthansa Technik, Henkel, Roland Berger, Kienbaum, and T-Systems.

Migration, both behind and beyond borders, has become an increasingly prominent issue in domestic and international debates. The HDR09 proposes to address this theme, exploring how the movement of people can expand human capabilities and entitlements, and how to address the underlying inequalities and distortions which limit the potential gains.

This book presents theoretical and empirical investigation of the impact of human capital on economic growth in Ukraine during the period of 1989-2009. It defines place and role of human capital in the process of transition from the exogenous to the endogenous forms of growth.

Analyses the political contexts within which Japanese aid officials develop programs. This title tracks the tensions facing aid officials as they seek to negotiate between an organizational bias in the Japanese government of promoting 'growth-oriented' policies, and various demands for Japan to engage a broader array of 'human security' concerns.

The study of development in low-income countries is attracting more attention around the world than ever before. This book presents a synthesis of recent and older literature in development economics and raises important questions that will help to set the agenda for future research. It is useful for policy-makers and researchers.

This book examines the characteristics of the Chinese economic development model and its reception in Africa and Latin America. It also investigates the current competition over governance models in the Muslim world and asks which model or models will guide development in Muslim countries.

This book represents the first consolidated account of the economic reforms undertaken by the Uganda government and their impact on growth and poverty reduction and includes contributions from those directly involved in the implementation of those reforms.

Over 350 million people are affected each year by disaster and conflict. The international community is often unable to respond effectively to these crises. This report provides an independent examination of donor performance with the aim of improving the effectiveness of aid, and promoting greater accountability of donors.

Traces the development of Asian regionalism and analyzes China's role and policy on East Asian cooperation and integration. This work contains 16 papers that involve major policy researches and project designing in the process of the East Asia cooperation.

Published as a special issue of Feminist Economics , this book examines how women's well-being compared with men's is being affected by the reforms associated with China's membership in the WTO.

Experts discuss the multiple components of sustainability, the constraints imposed by their linkages, and the necessity of taking a comprehensive view.

This book outlines a taxonomy of development practice using the notion of reflexivity, and examines it in the case of two countries at opposite ends of the development spectrum: Vanuatu and Singapore. The methodological approach, which gives greater voice to people in developing countries, has practical benefits for economic policy.

A Mad Inventor, Death in the Tropics, and the Utopian Origins of Economic Growth.

Identifies the conditions that characterise Good Capitalism: the right blend of entrepreneurial and established firms, which can vary among countries; as well as the features of Bad Capitalism. This book examines how countries catching up to the United States can move faster toward the economic frontier.

A team of distinguished academics explore the ideas underlying Amartya Sen's critique of traditional approaches to injustice.