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La década de 1980 marca un punto de inflexión en el desarrollo de América Latina. Durante esa década se produjo la coincidencia de cuatro fenómenos que desde entonces han marcado el desarrollo de América Latina: el colapso del "régimen proteccionista" que venía siendo empleado por los países latinoamericanos desde la década de 1950; la crisis de la deuda externa; la generalizada aceptación de la política neoliberal, y el surgimiento de...
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Pierre-Richard Agénor is the Hallsworth Professor of International Macroeconomics and Development Economics at the University of Manchester and codirector of the Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research. He is the coauthor of Development Macroeconomics (Princeton) and author of The Economics of Adjustment and Growth, among other books.
A framework for the analysis of public investment in the developing world
In the past three decades, developing...
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This publication, which focuses on Somaliland, lays out a strategy for inclusive growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty, improves the lives and livelihoods of the population, and enhances the government's revenue base so that it can deliver basic services to the public. Based on the private sector, which accounts for 90% of Somaliland's GDP, the proposed strategy aims at just growth but also the transformation of the economic base to a diversified,...
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Throughout almost 30-years in business and finance, Wayne Wakefield discovered there were what he called unbreakable 'Laws' that would secure a person to be successful in their finances and business.
One of the biggest travesties is that most of us were never taught anything about money and finances in high school or college. All we learned was to get a good job, buy a house with a 30-year mortgage, finance our cars and be up to our neck in debt...
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In an urgent follow-up to his best-selling Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, Jeff Rubin argues that the end of cheap oil means the end of growth. What it will be like to live in a world where growth is over?
Economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, the measures being taken around the globe right now are digging us into a...
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En ésta edición del libro sobre Asociatividad Empresarial, queremos destacar, además de la gran aceptación que ha tenido en los sectores académico, público y empresarial nacional, la importancia que tiene como pionero en la generación de una nueva cultura empresarial basada en la cooperación interempresarial no limitándose ésta exclusivamente a las firmas privadas, sino conteniendo en dicho concepto también la colaboración y las alianzas...
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Three little known facts: Africa is now the world's fastest growing continent, with average GDP growth of 5.5% the past 10 years. Malaria deaths have declined by 30% and HIV infections by 74%. Nigeria produces more movies than America does.
The Lion Awakes is the true story of today's Africa, one often overshadowed by the dire headlines. Traveling from his ancestral home in Uganda, East Africa, to the booming economy and (if chaotic) new democracies...
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Este libro ofrece un enfoque comparativo de los casos de desarrollo económico de China y Perú. Es una obra colectiva en la que escriben 22 autores, de China y de Perú. Este doble enfoque tiene por objetivo promover el conocimiento mutuo e identificar lecciones aprendidas. China y Perú son economías de ingreso medio que aspiran a ascender al grupo de las economías de ingreso alto. Los obstáculos en este camino configuran la llamada "trampa del...
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The Next 20 Years Will Be Completely Different From the Past
Current global trends are bleak: weak economic growth, too much debt, declining incomes for the lower 99%, a dangerous addiction to fossil fuels, and ecological destruction -- just to name a few. Many of us understandably feel resigned to an eroding standard of living in the years to come. At best.
But what if we told you that there are specific attainable steps you can take today that...
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Dambisa Moyo shows why economic growth is essential to global stability, and why liberal democracies are failing to produce it today. Rather than turning away from democracy, she argues, we must fundamentally reform it.
"In Edge of Chaos, Dambisa Moyo shows why economic growth is essential to global stability, and why liberal democracies are failing to produce it today. Rather than turning away from democracy, she argues, we must fundamentally reform...
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Albert O. Hirschman (1915-2012) was one of the leading intellectuals of the twentieth century, renowned for his contributions to economics, the social sciences, and the history of ideas. Jeremy Adelman is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University. His books include Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman (Princeton).
Some of the finest essays in the social sciences, written by one of the twentieth century's...
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Devenez un pro de l'investissement locatif grâce à ce guide complet ! Du choix de la propriété à la gestion des locataires, en passant par l'évaluation de la rentabilité et l'optimisation fiscale, ce livre vous offre toutes les clés pour réussir dans l'immobilier locatif. Apprenez à éviter les erreurs courantes et maximisez vos bénéfices avec une stratégie à long terme. Que vous soyez débutant ou investisseur expérimenté, ce guide...
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Este libro se propone elementos para repensar la integración latinoamericana, con la utilización como casos de estudio el Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) y la Alianza del Pacífico. En los diversos capítulos del libro se explican las razones por las cuales el regionalismo económico en América Latina mantiene una lógica de avances iniciales, retrocesos y estancamiento sin llegar a consolidarse de manera definitiva.
En este análisis se consideran...
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Dans ce livre, plongez au cœur d'une exploration fascinante de la société contemporaine, façonnée par les avancées technologiques les plus révolutionnaires de notre époque.De la Révolution Numérique à la quête de la Singularité Technologique, ce livre offre une vision détaillée des forces qui transforment notre manière de vivre, de travailler et d'interagir.Chaque chapitre révèle des histoires inspirantes de pionniers de l'innovation,...
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This important book demonstrates inspiring, practical innovations... and shows how, together, they can weave an entirely new fabric for society.
Jeremy Lent, author of The Patterning Instinct and The Web of Meaning
A treasure-trove of ideas for practical world-changers.
Rupert Read, author of Why climate breakdown matters and Co-Director of the Moderate Flank
A powerful step toward achieving the world we need.
Prof Nathan Schneider, author of Everything...
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The global value chain approach to development looks at trends and lead firms in global industries juxtaposed to firm and industry performance in local economies to identify strategies for value creation and upgrading that increase prosperity and economic growth. The movement to higher-value-added activities and services improves competiveness with other socio-economic multiplier effects such as employment creation, foreign direct investment, rural...
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"Finalist for the 2015 Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize" Ian Goldin is director of the Oxford Martin School and professor of globalization and development at the University of Oxford. Mike Mariathasan is assistant professor of finance at KU Leuven.
How to better manage systemic risks-from cyber attacks and pandemics to financial crises and climate change-in a globalized world
The Butterfly Defect addresses the widening gap between...
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Rachel Glennerster is executive director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kudzai Takavarasha holds degrees in chemical engineering and economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was a policy manager at J-PAL from 2004 to 2012.
A comprehensive guide to running randomized impact evaluations of social programs in developing countries
This book provides a comprehensive...
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Daniel Cohen (1953–2023) was director of the Economics Department at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and a founding member of the Paris School of Economics. His many books include The Inglorious Years: The Collapse of the Industrial Order and the Rise of Digital Society (Princeton), Globalization and Its Enemies, and The Prosperity of Vice: A Worried View of Economics.
Why society's expectation of economic growth is no longer realistic
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¿Estamos condenados al éxito? No, pero tampoco a las recurrentes crisis que dejan a cada vez más personas a la intemperie. ¿Y si algunas claves para romper la lógica del péndulo de la economía argentina estuvieran en el peronismo?
¿En el peronismo? ¿El mismo movimiento cuyos dirigentes gobernaron buena parte de las últimas décadas? En un logrado ejercicio de análisis histórico y económico que no elude la autocrítica, Matías Kulfas...
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