Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
About the Book Series
In an increasingly interdependent world, many of the most important issues are driven by economic forces. This series applies newly developed economic techniques to some of the most pressing contemporary problems. The aim of the series is to demonstrate the relevance of modern economic theory to the modern world economy, and to provide key reading for researchers and policy-makers.
The Economics of Terrorism
1st Edition
By Peter J. Phillips
June 29, 2017
Brutality is the defining characteristic of terrorism. It is despairing to learn that this brutality is the outcome of purposeful, rational, human behaviour. In this purposefulness, however, there lies the key to the interpretation, explanation and understanding of terrorist behaviour. Ultimately, ...
The Financialization of Housing: A political economy approach
1st Edition
By Manuel B. Aalbers
May 16, 2017
Due to the financialization of housing in today’s market, housing risks are increasingly becoming financial risks. Financialization refers to the increasing dominance of financial actors, markets, practices, measurements and narratives. It also refers to the resulting structural transformation of ...
Japan's Aid: Lessons for economic growth, development and political economy
1st Edition
By Edward M. Feasel
April 13, 2017
In the twentieth century Japan emerged as one of the world’s leading economic powers: rising from wartime destruction to a leading economic engine in world markets. Japan’s economic aid policy, beginning with war reparations following its defeat in World War II, became a vehicle to help achieve ...
Poverty, Inequality and Growth in Developing Countries: Theoretical and empirical approaches
1st Edition
Edited
By Atsushi Maki
April 13, 2017
There are many problems regarding poverty, inequality and growth in developing countries in Asia and Africa. Policy makers at the national level and at international institutions such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and others have implemented various policies in ...
The Economics of Cooperative Education: A practitioner's guide to the theoretical framework and empirical assessment of cooperative education
1st Edition
By Yasushi Tanaka
April 11, 2017
A considerable number of higher educational institutions in North America, Oceania, and Europe, offer what are known as cooperative education, work-integrated learning, work placements, sandwich courses, or internships, to provide pragmatic experience to students, and its popularity is spreading to...
The Geographical Transformation of China
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Dunford, Liu Weidong
April 11, 2017
The aim of this book is to examine the transformation of the geography of China in the years since the start of China's policy of reform and opening-up in 1978, as seen through the eyes of Chinese geographers. Throughout that period, Chinese geographers have studied these environmental, economic, ...
Russia’s Changing Economic and Political Regimes: The Putin Years and Afterwards
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrey Makarychev, Andre Mommen
December 08, 2016
The book reveals the interconnection between social, cultural and political protest movements and social and economic changes in a post-communist country like Russia still dominated by bureaucratic rulers and "oligarchs" controlling all basic industries and mining activities. Those interests are ...
The Korean Labour Market after the 1997 Economic Crisis
1st Edition
Edited
By Joonmo Cho, Richard B. Freeman, Jaeho Keum, Sunwoong Kim
December 08, 2016
For economists, policy-makers, and historians who want to learn how the Korean labor market dealt with the 1997 financial crisis and how this informed future policies, this volume provides a succinct summary of what Korean experts know and how they view the problems the country must overcome to ...
Trade, Theory and Econometrics
1st Edition
Edited
By James R. Melvin, James C. Moore, Raymond G Riezman
November 18, 2016
This book brings together cutting edge contributions in the fields of international economics, micro theory, welfare economics and econometrics, with contributions from Donald R. Davis, Avinash K. Dixit, Tadashi Inoue, Ronald W. Jones, Dale W. Jorgenson, K. Rao Kadiyala, Murray C. Kemp, Kenneth M. ...
Innovation and Regional Development in China
1st Edition
Edited
By Ingo Liefner, Yehua Dennis Wei
November 07, 2016
Although China is now the ‘factory of the world’, there is no reason to expect that it will always be content with manufacturing labor-intensive goods for foreign corporations. Scholars must now ask: What is the current level of innovation in China? And how can we face this challenge and renovate ...
International Trade Negotiations and Domestic Politics: The Intermestic Politics of Trade Liberalization
1st Edition
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By Oluf Langhelle
November 07, 2016
In spite of many years of negotiation on trade liberalization, progress seems to have stalled. This book explores why resistance to further market liberalization seems so strong, given that the benefits are seen to outweigh the costs. This volume argues that in order to understand the slow progress...
Irish Economic Development: High-performing EU State or Serial Under-achiever?
1st Edition
By Eoin O'Leary
August 12, 2016
This book offers a discerning narrative on the spectacular rise and fall of the so-called Celtic Tiger economy. It depicts Ireland as a micro-state with a unique reliance on foreign-assisted businesses, driven in part by a favourable taxation regime. It shows that rent-seeking by trades unions and ...