New books in economics
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth

• Antonelli, Cristiano: Localised technological change : towards the economics of complexity / Cristiano Antonelli. -
  London [u.a.] : Routledge, 2008. - XVI, 405 S. : graph. Darst.
  (Routledge studies in global competition ; 38)
  Includes bibliographical references and index
  ISBN 0-415-42683-9=978-0-415-42683-1
  Schlagworte: Innovationsmanagement / Endogener technischer Fortschritt / Innovationsdiffusion
  Standort: B 355759
• Birdsall, Nancy: Fair growth : economic policies for Latin America's poor and middle-income majority / Nancy Birdsall; Augusto de la Torre; Rachel Menezes. -
  Washington, DC : Center for Global Development [u.a.], c 2008. - XII, 216 S. : graph. Darst.
  ISBN =978-1-933286-16-7
  Schlagworte: Wirtschaftswachstum / Einkommensverteilung / Soziale Ungleichheit / Wirtschaftspolitik / Armutspolitik / Sozialpolitik / Bildungspolitik / Lateinamerika
  Standort: B 355641
• Burki, Shahid Javed: Changing perceptions, and altered reality : Pakistan's economy under Musharraf, 1999 - 2007 / Shahid Javed Burki. -
  Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. - XVIII, 373 S.
  ISBN 0-19-547507-0=978-0-19-547507-4 (hbk.)
  Schlagworte: Entwicklung / Wirtschaftslage / Soziale Lage / Globalisierung / Pakistan
  Standort: B 355878
• Caballero, Alicia Ines: Crimenes institucionales y pecados economicos / Alicia Caballero. - 1. ed. - Buenos Aires : Ed. de la Universidad Catolica Argentina, EDUCA, 2007. - 454 S. : zahlr. graph. Darst.
  ISBN =978-987-119086-7
  Schlagworte: Wirtschaftskrise / Argentinien
  Standort: B 355847
• Collier, Paul: Die unterste Milliarde : warum die ärmsten Länder scheitern und was man dagegen tun kann / Paul Collier. -
  München : Beck, 2008. - 255 S.
  EST: The bottom billion : why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it <dt.>
  Aus dem Engl. übers.
  ISBN =978-3-406-57223-4
  Schlagworte: Armutspolitik / Armut / Entwicklungspolitik / Korruption / Politische Stabilität / Entwicklungsländer / Vierte Welt
  Standort: B 356033
• Corporate Governance in postsozialistischen Volkswirtschaften / Heiko Pleines (Hrsg.). - Stuttgart : ibidem-Verl., 2008. - 241 S. : graph. Darst.
  (Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 75)
  Enth. 12 Beitr.
  ISBN 3-89821-766-3=978-3-89821-766-8
  Schlagworte: Corporate Governance / Systemtransformation / Transformationsstaaten / Russland / Vergleich / Polen / Ungarn / Ukraine / Kasachstan / Usbekistan
  Standort: A 252783
• Development economics between markets and institutions : incentives for growth, food security and sustainable use of the environment / ed. by Erwin Bulte ... -
  Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2007. - 447 S. : graph. Darst.
  (Mansholt publication series ; 4)
  Enth. 22 Beitr.
  ISBN =978-90-8686-047-0
  Schlagworte: Entwicklungstheorie / Ländliche Armut / Natürliche Ressourcen / Nachhaltige Entwicklung / Nahrungsmittelversorgung / Institutionelle Infrastruktur / Wirtschaftswachstum
  Standort: B 355837
• Divergences in productivity between Europe and the United States : measuring and explaining productivity gaps between developed countries / ed. by Gilbert Cette; Michel Fouquin; Hans-Werner Sinn. -
  Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2007. - XII, 246 S. : graph. Darst.
  (IFO economic policy ; [3])
  Enth. 11 Beitr. - Literaturangaben
  ISBN 1-8472-0641-7=978-1-8472-0641-1
  Schlagworte: Wirtschaftswachstum / Produktivität / Arbeitsproduktivität / Technischer Fortschritt / Industriestaaten
  Standort: B 355386
• Dowling, John Malcolm: Future perspectives on the economic development of Asia / John Malcolm Dowling. -
  Singapore : World Scientific Pub., 2007. - XI, 540 S. : graph. Darst.
  (Advanced research in Asian economic studies ; 5)
  Includes bibliographical references and index. - Growth, structural change, and technology in Asia -- Regional cooperation in Asia and the global community -- United States, Europe, and Asia -- Poverty and income distribution in Asia -- Corruption, ethics and governance -- Environmental challenges in Asia -- India and China
  ISBN 981-270609-7=978-981-270609-6
  Schlagworte: Entwicklung / Wirtschaftswachstum / Technischer Fortschritt / Handelsregionalismus / Armut / Korruption / Asien
  Standort: B 355880
• The experience of exchange rate regimes in Southeastern Europe in a historical and comparative perspective : second conference of the South-Eastern European Monetary History Network (SEEMHN) / Oesterreichische Nationalbank. [Ed. in chief Peter Mooslechner ...]. - Vienna : OENB, 2008. - 458 S. : graph. Darst.
  (Workshops - proceedings of OeNB workshops ; 13)
  (Eurosystem)
  (Stability and security)
  Enth. 22 Beitr. - <1>pdf =A http://www.oenb.at/de/img/workshop_13_internet_tcm14-80904.pdf
  Schlagworte: Wechselkurssystem / Wechselkurspolitik / Geldgeschichte / Südosteuropa
  Standort: C 254732
• Gavin, Michelle D.: Planning for post-Mugabe Zimbabwe / Michelle D. Gavin. - New York, NY : Council on Foreign Relations, 2007. - XI, 45 S. : Kt.
  (Council special report // Council on Foreign Relations ; 31)
  ISBN 0-87609-409-4=978-0-87609-409-9
  Schlagworte: Wirtschaftskrise / Politische Stabilität / Entwicklungspolitik / Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen / Entwicklungshilfe / Simbabwe / USA
  Standort: C 254572
• Globalization and development : a handbook of new perspectives / ed. by Ashwini Deshpande. -
  New Delhi : Oxford Univ. Press, 2008. - XVI, 301 S. : graph. Darst.
  Enth. 15 Beitr.
  ISBN 0-19-569092-3=978-0-19-569092-7
  Schlagworte: Globalisierung / Makroökonomischer Einfluss / Entwicklung / China / Welt
  Standort: C 254665
• Impact of globalisation on development / ed. by Meenu Agrawal. -
  New Delhi : Deep & Deep Publ., 2008. - XXVI, 776 S. : graph. Darst.
  Enth. 61 Beitr.
  ISBN =978-81-8450069-1
  Schlagworte: Globalisierung / Makroökonomischer Einfluss / Indien
  Standort: B 356330
• Inotai, Andras: The European Union and Southeastern Europe : troubled waters ahead ? / Andras Inotai. -
  Bruxelles [u.a.] : PIE Lang, 2007. - 414 S. : graph. Darst.
  (College of Europe studies ; 7)
  Literaturverz. S. 409 - 414
  ISBN =978-90-5201-071-7
  Schlagworte: Europäische Integration / Wirtschaftswachstum / Systemtransformation / Wirtschaftliche Anpassung / Südosteuropa / Politisches System / EU-Staaten
  Standort: B 355945
• Japan's future in East Asia and the Pacific : in honour of Professor Peter Drysdale / eds. Mari Pangestu ... (eds). -
  Canberra ACT : Asia Pacific Press, 2007. - XVII, 275 S. : graph. Darst.
  Enth. 10 Beitr.
  ISBN =978-0-7315-3815-7
  Schlagworte: Volkswirtschaft / Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen / Japan / Australien / Ostasien
  Standort: A 252695
• Korea as a knowledge economy : evolutionary process and lessons learned / Korea Development Institute ... Ed. by Joonghae Suh ... -
  Washington, DC : World Bank, 2007. - XI, 187 S. : graph. Darst.
  ( WBI development studies)
  Enth. 7 Beitr. - Literaturverz. S. 181 - 187. - Overview of Korea's development process until 1997 -- The challenges for Korea's development strategies -- Designing a new economic framework -- Information and communication technologies for a knowledge-based economy -- Meeting skill and human resource requirements -- Harnessing the potential of science and technology --Assessment and lessons
  ISBN =978-0-8213-7201-2
  Schlagworte: Informationsgesellschaft / Wissensmanagement / Südkorea
  Standort: C 254759
• Kozul-Wright, Richard: The resistible rise of market fundamentalism : rethinking development policy in an unbalanced world / Richard Kozul-Wright and Paul Rayment. - London [u.a.] : Zed, 2007. - XIV, 374 S. : graph. Darst.
  Includes bibliographical references and index
  ISBN 1-8427-7636-3=978-1-8427-7636-0 (hbk.)
  Schlagworte: Entwicklung / Entwicklungspolitik / Deregulierung / Privatisierung / Wirtschaftsliberalismus / Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Entwicklungsländer
  Standort: B 356034
• Krugman, Paul R.: The conscience of a liberal : reclaiming America from the right / Paul Krugman. -
  London [u. a.] : Lane, c 2007. - VIII, 296 S.
  ISBN =978-1-8461-4107-2
  Schlagworte: Wirtschaftslage / Verteilungsgerechtigkeit / Soziale Gerechtigkeit / USA
  Standort: B 356105
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa / ed. by Robert Dibie. -
  Lanham, Md. [u.a.] : Lexington Books, c 2008. - XVII, 282 S.
  Includes bibliographical references and index. - Enth. 13 Beitr. - Preface: NGOs and sustainable development in Africa / Robert Dibie -- NGOs and human development in Africa: theory and model for collaboration / Robert Dibie -- Theoretical and administrative issues on development in Africa -- NGOs and development administration in Africa / Robert Dibie and Ogwo Jombo Umeh -- NGOs, public bureaucracy and sustainable development in Africa / Robert Dibie -- The perception of NGOs performance in anglophone Africa / Akpovire Oduaran -- NGOs and development: country case study -- NGOs and community based environmental projects in Botswana and Ethiopia / Saliwe Kawewe -- NGOs and development in Botswana and Nigeria / Robert Dibie and Saliwe Kawewe -- Motivation and volunteerism in non-profit organizations in Ghana and Nigeria / Josephine Dibie and Robert Dibie -- NGOs and development in Cameroon / Wilfred Gabsa -- NGOs and religion in Zimbabwe's uncertain times / Johnston Akuma-Kalu Njoku -- NGOs and development in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Francois Muyumba -- How to achieve sustainability in Africa -- Strategic repositioning of NGOs for sustainable development in Africa / Felix Edoho -- Current and future roles of NGOs in the empowerment of women in Africa / Josephine Dibie and Robert Dibie -- Administration and sustainability in Africa / Robert Dibie and Ogwo Jombo Umeh -- Index -- About the contributors
  ISBN 0-7391-1653-3=978-0-7391-1653-1
  Schlagworte: Nichtregierungsorganisation / Entwicklungsprojekt / Entwicklungskooperation / Nachhaltige Entwicklung / Afrika südlich der Sahara
  Standort: B 355908
• Powerful finance and innovation trends in a high-risk economy / ed. by Blandine Laperche and Dimitri Uzunidis. -
  Basingstoke [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan, c 2008. - XVIII, 277 S. : graph. Darst.
  Enth. 14 Beitr.
  ISBN 0-230-55359-1 (hbk.)
  Schlagworte: Innovation / Finanzierung / Risikokapital / Expertensystem / Risikomanagement
  Standort: LS-V04-000.118
• Rahr, Alexander: Russland gibt Gas : die Rückkehr einer Weltmacht / Alexander Rahr. - München : Hanser, 2008. - VIII, 280 S.
  ISBN =978-3-446-41395-5
  Schlagworte: Großmacht / Internationaler Wettbewerb / Wirtschaftspolitik / Energiepolitik / Militärisch-industrieller Komplex / Verkehrspolitik / Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen / Internationale Beziehungen / Russland
  Standort: A 252734
• What is the impact of automation? / Roman Espejo, book ed. -
  Detroit, Mich. [u.a.] : Greenhaven Press, c 2008. - 116 S.
  (At issue)
  Includes bibliographical references and index. - Enth. 12 Beitr. - What is automation? / Thomas B. Sheridan -- Automation contributes to problems of abundance and scarcity / Jim Pinto -- Automation signals the robotics revolution / Marshall Brain -- Expanding automation benefits the economy / Donald A. Vincent -- Automation and advancing technologies threaten labor / Dan Jacoby -- Automation threatens manufacturing jobs more than outsourcing / Wes Iversen -- Automation benefits agriculture / John K. Schueller -- Traditional farming should not be overlooked / John Ikerd -- Health care management can benefit from automation / Avi Hoffer -- Health care management may not benefit from automation / Barry Chaiken -- Smart homes can assist the lives of the elderly / Institute for the future -- Smart homes should help the elderly be mentally and physically active / Stephen S. Intille -- Organizations to contact
  ISBN 0-7456-3556-3=978-0-7377-3945-9
  Schlagworte: Automation
  Standort: B 355631
• Wilson, Dominic: Building on a decade of progress : our 2007 GES scores / Dominic Wilson; Raluca Dragusanu. -
  New York, NY, 2007. - 31 S. : graph. Darst.
  (Global economics paper ; 163)
  Schlagworte: Wirtschaftswachstum / Wirtschaftsprognose / Vergleich / Welt
  Standort: C 254548
• Zhou, Yu: The inside story of China's high-tech industry : making Silicon Valley in Beijing / Yu Zhou. -
  Lanham, Md. [u.a.] : Rowman & Littlefield, c 2008. - XII, 201 S.
  (Asia/Pacific/perspectives)
  Includes bibliographical references and index. - Making "Silicon Valley" in China : Zhongguancun -- From offspring to rebel : the birth of ZGC and the transformation of China's science and technology establishments, 1950s-1980s -- Foreign "wolf" and local "lamb" : multinational companies and resurgence of ZGC in the 1990s -- The internet and the restructuring of Zhongguancun, 1998-2003 -- Anatomy of ZGC : the domestic companies -- The dynamics of internationalization in Zhongguancun -- Grassroots transnationals : returnee entrepreneurs -- China's technical standard strategies : toward an alternative path -- Conclusion
  ISBN 0-7425-5580-1=978-0-7425-5580-8
  Schlagworte: Technologiezentrum / Zhongguancun / Beijing / Hochtechnologiesektor / Forschung / Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik / China
  Standort: B 355552