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  • Immiserizing Growth

    When Growth Fails the Poor

    Edited by Paul Shaffer, Ravi Kanbur, Richard Sandbrook ...
    Immiserizing growth occurs when growth fails to benefit, or harms, those at the bottom. It is not a new concept, appearing in some of the towering figures of the classical tradition of political economy including Malthus, Ricardo, and Marx. It is also not empirically insignificant, occurring in between 10% and 35% of cases. In spite of this, it has not received its due attention in the academic ... Read more

    $111.59 CAD

  • International Development

    Ideas, Experience, and Prospects

    Edited by Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, Rohinton Medhora ...
    Thinking on development informs and inspires the actions of people, organizations, and states in their continuous effort to invent a better world. This volume examines the ideas behind development: their origins, how they have changed and spread over time, and how they may evolve over the coming decades. It also examines how the real-life experiences of different countries and organizations have ... Read more

    $62.39 CAD

  • A Manifesto for Social Progress

    Ideas for a Better Society

    by Marc Fleurbaey ...
    At this time when many have lost hope amidst conflicts, terrorism, environmental destruction, economic inequality and the breakdown of democracy, this beautifully written book outlines how to rethink and reform our key institutions - markets, corporations, welfare policies, democratic processes and transnational governance - to create better societies based on core principles of human dignity, ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Climate Justice

    Integrating Economics and Philosophy

    Edited by Ravi Kanbur, Henry Shue ...
    Climate justice requires sharing the burdens and benefits of climate change and its resolution equitably and fairly. It brings together justice between generations and justice within generations. In particular it requires that attempts to address justice between generations through various interventions designed to curb greenhouse emissions today do not end up creating injustice in our time by ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • External Finance for Low-Income Countries

    Edited by S. Kanbur, Zubair Mr. Iqbal ...
    Edited by Zubair Iqbal and Ravi Kanbur, this volume consists of papers presented at a joint IMF and World Bank conference on external financing for low-income countries. The primary focus was on the impact of external indebtedness on low-income countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, the HIPC Debt initiative, the determinants and role of private capital flow, policies that could be implemented to ... Read more

    $12.39 CAD

  • Equity and Growth in a Globalizing World

    Edited by Ravi Kanbur, Michael Spence ...
    How can developing countries achieve equitable and sustainable growth in a globalized world? This book explores the complex relationship between equity, growth, and globalization, offering insights for policymakers and development practitioners.Leading economists examine critical issues such as income inequality, trade liberalization, international migration, and human capital development. They ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford Companion to the Economics of South Africa

    Edited by Haroon Bhorat, Alan Hirsch, Ravi Kanbur, Mthuli Ncube ...
    In 1994 South Africa saw the end of apartheid. The new era of political freedom was seen as the foundation for economic prosperity and inclusion. The last two decades have seen mixed results. Economic growth has been volatile. While inequalities in public services have been reduced, income inequality has increased, and poverty has remained stagnant. As the twentieth anniversary of the transition ... Read more

    $107.19 CAD

  • The Oxford Companion to the Economics of China

    Edited by Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Shang-Jin Wei, Xiaobo Zhang ...
    China's rise as an economic powerhouse raises a number of questions that are the subject of lively debate. How did the country do it? How applicable are the lessons of China's economic reform of the past thirty years to the challenges it faces in the next three decades? What does the detailed pattern of China's success and challenges look like at the sub-sectoral and sub-national levels, and what ... Read more

    $52.09 CAD

  • The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa

    Edited by Ernest Aryeetey, Shantayanan Devarajan, Ravi Kanbur, Louis Kasekende ...
    Africa is a diverse continent. But is there a pattern to the diversity? Are there commonalities across the countries? And what does economics tell us about the diversity and the commonalities? The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa is a definitive and comprehensive account of the key issues and topics affecting Africa's ability to grow and develop. It includes 53 thematic and 48 country ... Read more

    $50.59 CAD

  • Latin American Urban Development into the Twenty First Century

    Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City

    Edited by D. Rodgers, J. Beall, R. Kanbur ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • The Quality of Growth in Africa

    Edited by Akbar Noman, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Ravi Kanbur ...
    Series series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
    In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of interrelated questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa, with a primary focus on sub-Saharan countries.Contributors discuss the measurement of growth, the transformations ... Read more

    $78.39 CAD

  • The Quality of Growth in Africa

    Edited by Akbar Noman, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Ravi Kanbur ...
    Series series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
    In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of interrelated questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa, with a primary focus on sub-Saharan countries.Contributors discuss the measurement of growth, the transformations ... Read more

    $78.39 CAD