Routledge Studies in Development Economics
About the Book Series
The last decade has seen dramatic changes in the economic position of developing countries. A minority of middle-income countries, especially in Asia, have fared relatively well. This has led some economists and policy makers to argue that other developing countries need to adopt the same policies of export led growth. However the results of this have been disappointing and many of the world's poorest countries have seen their positions decline in both relative and absolute terms. This series presents accounts of the present position of, and future prospects for, the developing countries.
Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa: The Impact on Development
1st Edition
By David N. Abdulai
May 27, 2025
Corruption is one of the major challenges impeding Africa’s growth and development efforts and its impact is much more pronounced at this point of the continent’s development trajectory. Corruption has political, economic, and social consequences and this book argues that any efforts to help Africa...
Cuba and the Economic Policies of Peripheral Socialism: Recent Reforms in a Historical Perspective
1st Edition
By Vitor Eduardo Schincariol, Joana Salém Vasconcelos
May 27, 2025
Departing from the category of 'peripheral socialism', this book offers an economic history of the Cuban revolution between 1959 and 2019, with a focus on the period that ranges between 2008 and 2018. The core of the research is the administration of Raúl Castro and the economic and ...
Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries: A Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Development in Turbulent Times
1st Edition
By Manuel Agosin
May 06, 2025
This book develops a theoretical framework unlike the conventional neoclassical paradigm for the analysis of growth and deploys analytical data to understand the main policy issues affecting developing countries, with particular attention to countries which, after having a spurt of growth, have ...
Economics, Religion and Happiness: God, Mammon and the Search for Spiritual and Financial Wealth
1st Edition
By Vani Kant Borooah
April 14, 2025
Most books on happiness are concerned with answering, in their diverse ways, a basic question: how should I live? Such books assume, however, that the path to happiness lies entirely within one’s control. Happiness is simply a matter of doing certain things and refraining from doing certain other ...
International Competitiveness, Investment and Finance: A Case Study of India
1st Edition
By A Ganesh-Kumar, Kunal Sen, Rajendra Vaidya
January 30, 2025
Using India as a case study, this well-written, concise book covers everything one needs to know to understand how a country becomes internationally competitive. Showing that reforms that pertain to the real sector alone, such as industrial deregulation and trade reforms, are not enough to enhance ...
SMEs and Economic Development in Africa
1st Edition
Edited
By Gift Mugano, Nirmala Dorasamy
January 30, 2025
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a driving force of the global economy, contributing up to 50% of gross domestic product in some instances. They also contribute to economic development through various channels such as employment creation, economic growth and poverty reduction, key ...
State, Market and Society in an Emerging Economy: Development and the Political Economy of Bangladesh
1st Edition
Edited
By Quamrul Alam, Rizwan Khair, Asif M. Shahan
December 19, 2024
The economic and social development that Bangladesh has achieved in the past two decades has made Bangladesh a development paradox. This book tries to explain this paradox through a political economy lens. The book explains the linkages between the state, changing society and emerging private ...
Capital Structure, Equity Ownership and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms
1st Edition
By Krishna Dayal Pandey, Tarak Nath Sahu
December 18, 2024
This book provides empirical insights into the relationship between capital and equity-ownership structure of Indian manufacturing companies and their financial performance. It discusses and analyses the basic theories and concepts associated with capital structure, debt financing, levered and ...
Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa: Evolution, Impact and Policy Implications
1st Edition
Edited
By Nicholas Mbaya Odhiambo, Erasmus Larbi Owusu, Simplice Anutechia Asongu
December 18, 2024
Although a number of selected African countries have made efforts to implement various financial sector reforms, many countries have not fully implemented the requisite reforms required for sustainable development. Instead, they have focused mainly on bank-based financial reforms, thereby ...
Financial Literacy and Ageing in Developing Economies: An Indian Experience
1st Edition
By Kshipra Jain
November 28, 2024
This book weaves together current understanding around financial literacy and ageing, arguing for the relevance of financial literacy for old age security. Building upon on the experiences of ten developing Asian economies with a focus on India, the book enters new territory by developing ...
Development and Economic Growth in India: Drivers for Indian States
1st Edition
By Biswa Swarup Misra
October 09, 2024
Notwithstanding the improved growth performance of India, development disparity across its states has widened in the first two decades of the 21st century. This book examines development drivers of Indian states and what the necessary course corrections could be to achieve balanced regional growth....
The Political Economy of Underdevelopment and Poverty in Nepal
1st Edition
By Sri Ram Poudyal
October 09, 2024
This book argues that mainstream economics cannot explain the underdevelopment and poverty of Nepal, neither can it be explained in terms of economics alone nor capital inadequacy even, as is conventionally believed. The author asserts that Nepal's underdevelopment needs to be located in the nature...