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The Political Economy of Development: The World Bank, Neoliberalism and Development Research (2011)
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Bayliss, K., Fine, B., & Van Waeyenberge, E. (Eds.). (2011). The Political Economy of Development: The World Bank, Neoliberalism and Development Research. Pluto Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt183gzdj

Any student, academic or practitioner wanting to succeed in development studies, radical or mainstream, must understand the World Bank's role and the evolution of its thinking and activities. The Political Economy of Development provides tools for ga... Read More about The Political Economy of Development: The World Bank, Neoliberalism and Development Research.

Women's Employment and the Capitalist Family (2010)
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Fine, B. (2010). B. Fine (Ed.), Women's Employment and the Capitalist Family. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203065372

Regional and Global Liquidity Arrangements (2010)
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Volz, U., & Caliari, A. (Eds.). (2010). Regional and Global Liquidity Arrangements. German Development Institute

Regional and bilateral liquidity arrangements have gained increasing prominence over the past decades, not least during the recent global financial crisis. This has important consequences for the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a cri... Read More about Regional and Global Liquidity Arrangements.

Minsky, Crisis and Development (2010)
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Tavasci, D., & Toporowski, J. (Eds.). (2010). Minsky, Crisis and Development. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230292321

This book provides a systematic account of financial crisis in the developing world by exploring how Minsky's theory may be extended to countries at early stages of financial development, going beyond the parameters of the established 'emerging marke... Read More about Minsky, Crisis and Development.

A Dynamic Approach to Economic Theory: The Yale Lectures of Ragnar Frisch (2010)
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Bjerkholt, O., & Qin, D. (Eds.). (2010). A Dynamic Approach to Economic Theory: The Yale Lectures of Ragnar Frisch. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203845523

This book contains a set of notes prepared by Ragnar Frisch for a lecture series that he delivered at Yale University in 1930. The lecture notes provide not only a valuable source document for the history of econometrics, but also a more systematic i... Read More about A Dynamic Approach to Economic Theory: The Yale Lectures of Ragnar Frisch.

Political Economy, Growth and Liberalisation in India, 1991-2008 (2010)
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McCartney, M. (2010). Political Economy, Growth and Liberalisation in India, 1991-2008. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203864104

The phenomenal growth and liberalisation of the Indian economy has been the subject of extensive scholarly documentation and competing interpretations. This book examines the key period of liberalisation in India from 1991 to 2008. It analyses the re... Read More about Political Economy, Growth and Liberalisation in India, 1991-2008.

Marx's Capital. 5th edition (2010)
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Fine, B., & Saad Filho, A. (2010). Marx's Capital. 5th edition. Pluto Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt183pdv7

Theories of Social Capital: Researchers Behaving Badly (2010)
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Fine, B. (2010). Theories of Social Capital: Researchers Behaving Badly. Pluto Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt183pdrp

Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading critic of the concept. Fine forcibly demonstrates how social capi... Read More about Theories of Social Capital: Researchers Behaving Badly.

Economic report on Africa 2010 : promoting high-level sustainable growth to reduce unemployment in Africa (2010)
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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. (2010). Economic report on Africa 2010 : promoting high-level sustainable growth to reduce unemployment in Africa. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. https://doi.org/10.18356/cd79df2f-en

Summary: The report focuses on how the recent global economic downfalls have compounded the unemployment rates in most African countries, thus also hindering real economic growth. Organized into two sections, ERA 2010 dissects the current unemploymen... Read More about Economic report on Africa 2010 : promoting high-level sustainable growth to reduce unemployment in Africa.

2010, krisi eurozonis = 2010, κρίση ευρωζώνης (2010)
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Lapavitsas, C., Kaltenbrunner, A., Lambrinidis, G., Lindo, D., Michell, J., Painceira, J. P., Pires, E., Powell, J., Stenfors, A., & Teles, N. (2010). 2010, krisi eurozonis = 2010, κρίση ευρωζώνης. Novoli Press

The Eurozone between Austerity and Default [In Greek] (2010)
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Lapavitsas, C., Kaltenbrunner, A., Lambrinidis, G., Lindo, D., Meadway, J., Michell, J., Painceira, J. P., Pires, E., Powell, J., Stenfors, A., & Teles, N. (2010). The Eurozone between Austerity and Default [In Greek]. Livanis Press

Commodities, Governance and Economic Development Under Globalization (2010)
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Nissanke, M., & Mavrotas, G. (Eds.). (2010). Commodities, Governance and Economic Development Under Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230274020

Alfred Maizels' work on commodity trade and prices documented trends in a major area of international economic relations. This book elaborates the ideas in the tradition of Maizels' contributons, and discusses and extends these theories in relation t... Read More about Commodities, Governance and Economic Development Under Globalization.

The Poor under Globalization in Asia, Latin America and Africa (2010)
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Nissanke, M., & Thorbecke, E. (Eds.). (2010). The Poor under Globalization in Asia, Latin America and Africa. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199584758.001.0001

Globalization and poverty epitomize two of the most pressing contemporary international development issues. Despite the enormous potential of globalization in accelerating economic growth and development through greater integration into the world eco... Read More about The Poor under Globalization in Asia, Latin America and Africa.

Financial Markets and Financial Fragility (2010)
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Toporowski, J. (Ed.). (2010). Financial Markets and Financial Fragility. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785362125

This authoritative research review identifies the most important published work on the theory and incidence of financial fragility in the financial markets, and policy for dealing with fragility. It covers the recent central bank discussions about fi... Read More about Financial Markets and Financial Fragility.

'Why the World Economy needs a Financial Crash’ and other critical essays on Finance and Financial Economics (2010)
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Toporowski, J. (2010). 'Why the World Economy needs a Financial Crash’ and other critical essays on Finance and Financial Economics. Anthem Press. https://doi.org/10.7135/UPO9780857286543

Prospects for Monetary Cooperation and Integration in East Asia (2010)
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Volz, U. (2010). Prospects for Monetary Cooperation and Integration in East Asia. MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9780262013994.001.0001

East Asian countries were notably uninterested in regional monetary integration until the late 1990s, when the Asian financial crisis revealed the fragility of the region's exchange rate arrangements and highlighted the need for a stronger regional f... Read More about Prospects for Monetary Cooperation and Integration in East Asia.

Microcredit and Poverty in Mexico: An Impact Assessment in Urban Markets (2009)
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Niño-Zarazúa, M. (2009). Microcredit and Poverty in Mexico: An Impact Assessment in Urban Markets. VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller

From Economics Imperialism to Freakonomics: The Shifting Boundaries Between Economics and Other Social Sciences (2009)
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Fine, B., & Milonakis, D. (2009). From Economics Imperialism to Freakonomics: The Shifting Boundaries Between Economics and Other Social Sciences. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203880289

Is or has economics ever been the imperial social science? Could or should it ever be so? These are the central concerns of this book. It involves a critical reflection on the process of how economics became the way it is, in terms of a narrow and in... Read More about From Economics Imperialism to Freakonomics: The Shifting Boundaries Between Economics and Other Social Sciences.

Teoría de la competencia en los neoclásicos y en Marx (2009)
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Weeks, J. (2009). Teoría de la competencia en los neoclásicos y en Marx. Maia Ediciones

Este pequeño libro hace una doble e importante aportación al análisis teórico de la competencia capitalista: 1) ofrece una alternativa a la teoría neoclásica, y 2) deslinda la aportación de Marx (la competencia, que viene regulada por la ley del valo... Read More about Teoría de la competencia en los neoclásicos y en Marx.

Economic Liberalisation, Social Capital and Islamic Welfare Provision (2009)
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Harrigan, J., & El-Said, H. (2009). Economic Liberalisation, Social Capital and Islamic Welfare Provision. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137001580

This book looks at two aspects of Islamic activity in the Middle East and North Africa, the development of social capital and the provision of welfare services, within the context of economic liberalisation programmes to see whether the retrenchment... Read More about Economic Liberalisation, Social Capital and Islamic Welfare Provision.