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  • The Political Economy of Coal

    Obstacles to Clean Energy Transitions

    Edición de Michael Jakob, Jan C. Steckel ...
    Series series Environment for Development
    This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts.Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the climate targets of the Paris Agreement infeasible to achieve. In spite of sharply declining costs for renewable ... Leer más

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  • Escaping the Resource Curse

    Edición de Macartan Humphreys, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Joseph E. Stiglitz ...
    Series series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
    The wealth derived from natural resources can have a tremendous impact on the economics and politics of producing countries. In the last quarter century, we have seen the surprising and sobering consequences of this wealth, producing what is now known as the "resource curse." Countries with large endowments of natural resources, such as oil and gas, often do worse than their poorer neighbors. ... Leer más

    $421 MXN

  • Intellectual Property And Development: Lessons From Recent Economic Research

    de Maskus Keith E.; Fink Carsten ...
    International policies towards protecting intellectual property rights have seen profound changes over the past two decades. Rules on how to protect patents, copyright, trademarks and other forms of intellectual property have become a standard component of international trade agreements. Most significantly, during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1986-94), members of what is ... Leer más

    $199 MXN

  • Globalization And Growth: Implications For A Post-Crisis World

    de Spence Michael; Leipziger Danny ...
    *What were the causes of the financial and economic crises of 2008-2009?*What intellectual and policy mistakes prevented academics and policymakers from anticipating the crisis?*What is the future of financial regulation both domestic and international?*What role did global macroeconomic imbalances play in the run-up to the crisis?*What is the future of the export-led growth model and what are the ... Leer más

    $371 MXN

  • Poverty And The Wto: Impacts Of The Doha Development Agenda

    de L. Alan Winters Thomas W. Hertel ...
    Poverty reduction is deemed to be a centerpiece of the Doha Development Agenda currently being negotiated under the auspices of the WTO. Yet there is considerable debate about the poverty impacts of such an agreement. Some are convinced it will increase poverty, while others are equally convinced that it will lead to poverty reduction. This book brings the best scientific methods to bear on this ... Leer más

    $310 MXN

  • The Challenge of Economic Development

    A Survey of Issues and Constraints Facing Developing Countries

    de Norman L. Hicks ...
    This book provides a general overview of the challenges of economic development for the five billion people living in developing countries. While they constitute over 80 percent of the world's population, they account for only 40% of the world's output, and are home to 2.6 billion people living on less than $2.00 per day. Thinking on economic development has shifted over time. Early theories that ... Leer más

    $150 MXN

  • The Political Economy of Monetary Solidarity

    Understanding the Euro Experiment

    de Waltraud Schelkle ...
    Creating the European monetary union between diverse and unequal nation states is arguably one of the biggest social experiments in history. This book offers an explanation of how the euro experiment came about and was sustained despite a severe crisis, and provides a comparison with the monetary-financial history of the US. The euro experiment can be understood as risk-sharing through a currency ... Leer más

    $1,455 MXN

  • Financing Urban Shelter

    Global Report on Human Settlements 2005

    de Un-Habitat ...
    'Achieving the goals set by world leaders in the United Nations Millennium Declaration will be difficult without a significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers, and the lives of slum dwellers cannot be improved without the sound and sustainable economic development that is conducive to the establishment of a strong shelter sector. As Financing Urban Shelter: Global Report on Human ... Leer más

    $1,514 MXN

  • Development Cooperation in Times of Crisis

    Edición de José Antonio Alonso, José Antonio Ocampo ...
    Series series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
    Leading governments undertook extraordinary measures to offset the 2008 economic crisis, shoring up financial institutions, stimulating demand to reverse recession, and rebalancing budgets to alleviate sovereign debt. While productive in and of themselves, these solutions were effective because they were coordinated internationally and were matched with sweeping global financial reforms. ... Leer más

    $1,006 MXN

  • Africa's Lions

    Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies

    Edición de Haroon Bhorat, Finn Tarp ...
    Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's future.Africa’s Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa.Despite a growing body of research on African economies, very ... Leer más

    $508 MXN

  • Multinational Enterprises and the Law

    de Peter Muchlinski ...
    Series series Oxford International Law Library
    Multinational Enterprises and the Law is the only comprehensive, contemporary, and interdisciplinary account of the techniques used to regulate multinational enterprises (MNEs) at the national, regional, and multilateral levels. In addition, it considers the effects of corporate self-regulation, and the impact of civil society and community groups upon the development of the legal order in this ... Leer más

    $1,084 MXN

  • The Day After Tomorrow: A Handbook On The Future Of Economic Policy In The Developing World

    de Otaviano Canuto Marcelo M. Giugale ...
    The global financial crisis of 200809 did not just change the global economic order. It also changed the way we think about that order. Principles and practices that were once accepted wisdom are now in doubt or discredited. New fundamental questions opened. And the search for answers has barely begun. For the developing world that conceptual uncertainty is particularly uncomfortablethrough a mix ... Leer más

    $310 MXN