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.
Critical Issues in Air Transport Economics and Business
1st Edition
Edited
By Rosário Macário, Eddy Van de Voorde
April 09, 2015
This book offers material for strategic thinking featuring contributions from key figures in Europe, the US and Asia. The focus of the book expands from economic to legal issues, bankruptcy and safety and security. The carefully selected papers offer a thorough and structured analysis of major...
Globalization, Outsourcing and Labour Development in ASEAN
1st Edition
By Shandre Thangavelu, Aekapol Chongvilaivan
February 27, 2015
Due to technical advances in production and communication technology, outsourcing – contracting out production of intermediate materials and services – has affected the economic growth of the ASEAN region. This new book fills an important gap in the literature looking at the impact outsourcing has ...
The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World: The End of Transition?
1st Edition
By Colin C. Williams, John Round, Peter Rodgers
February 27, 2015
Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book’s central argument is that for many people the informal economy, such as cash in hand work, subsistence production and the use of social networks, is of great importance ...
Capital Flows Without Crisis?: Reconciling Capital Mobility and Economic Stability
1st Edition
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By Dipak Dasgupta, Marc Uzan
December 22, 2014
The last decade has seen a massive increase in international capital flows to emerging markets. This development has offered opportunities to those countries that have opened themselves up to overseas capital, but it has also created risks.In this volume, a team of policymakers and academics from ...
Working in the Macro Economy: A study of the US Labor Market
1st Edition
By Martin F. J. Prachowny
December 01, 2014
Most macroeconomic theory has focused on goods and money rather than on labour, but this book goes someway to redressing this balance. It examines a wide range of labor-market issues from the perspective of modern macroeconomics. It considers policy issues, as well as theory, and criticises both ...
Case Studies on Chinese Enterprises
1st Edition
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By Donglin Xia
September 11, 2014
This book is a collection of teaching cases on two Chinese companies, UFIDA and Founder. The cases describe the management practices of typical Chinese companies. UFIDA is a well-known company providing management software while Founder is a long-established high-tech company. The book aims at ...
The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America: Impacts and Responses
1st Edition
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By Michael Cohen
July 03, 2014
When the 2008 housing market bubble burst in the United States, a financial crisis rippled from the epi-center in the United States across borders into economies both near and far, causing persistent social and economic detriment in many countries. The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America: ...
The Processes and Practices of Fair Trade: Trust, Ethics and Governance
1st Edition
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By Brigitte Granville, Janet Dine
July 03, 2014
This book analyzes the factors behind the recent expansion of Fairtrade and questions whether the trust given to the scheme by "ethical" shoppers is warranted. It goes about this assessment by analyzing the claim of ethical shopping and by scrutinizing the specific contribution of the Fairtrade ...
Global Governance and Financial Crises
1st Edition
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By Meghnad Desai, Yahia Said
June 19, 2014
The editors of this book have pulled together a collection of chapters that review the spate of financial crises that have occurred in recent years starting with Mexico in 1994 and moving on to more recent crises in Turkey and Argentina. With impressive contributors such as Douglas Gale, Gabriel ...
Globalization and Regional Integration: The origins, development and impact of the single European aviation market
1st Edition
By Alan Dobson
June 19, 2014
How was the European airline industry transformed from national fragmentation in 1957 to a point in 2006 where the European Commission could negotiate with the US for an Open Aviation Area on behalf of all twenty five members of the European Union? What can explain the change in mindset that saw ...
International Water Treaties: Negotiation and Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers
1st Edition
By Shlomi Dinar
June 19, 2014
As demand for fresh water rises, together with population, water scarcity already features on the national security agenda of many countries. In this book, Dinardevelops a theory to explain solutions to property rights conflicts over shared rivers. Through systematic analysis of available ...
Linking Local and Global Economies: The Ties that Bind
1st Edition
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By Carlo Pietrobelli, Arni Sverrison
June 19, 2014
Clusters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have to adapt continually to a fast changing environment. This new book, containing contributions on countries ranging from Italy and Mexico to China and India, recognises the disparity between conditions in these countries and poses some ...