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China’s Impact on the African Renaissance: The Baobab Grows
By Kobus Jonker, Bryan Robinson. 2018
This book provides the first comprehensive academic study of what China s trade with and investment in African…
countries mean for the socio-economic well-being of the continent Based on the African Tree of Organic Growth Framework developed in the book Jonker and Robinson outline the factors necessary in realizing Africa s Renaissance vision and the impact that the Chinese might have on this process Using the metaphor of the Baobab tree the authors analyze the historical cultural and economic contexts within African countries the channels available to produce development and growth and the fruits or social and economic well-being created by this integrated process The book takes readers on a journey of numerous African examples and case studies describing and analyzing the challenges and complexities of countries in their desire to achieve organic cultural scientific and economic renewal and the improvement of the well-being of their citizens This book will be of great value to economists people who wish to do business in Africa China-watchers those who are following the development and growth of Africa and moreChina’s State Enterprises: Changing Role in a Rapidly Transforming Economy
By Ran Li, Kee Cheok Cheong. 2019
This book focuses on the nature and significance of China s state enterprises which have undergone substantial changes…
since China s economic liberalization in 1978 It argues that much of the criticism is based on mistaken premises where even the term state-owned enterprises is a misnomer given that the emphasis is much less on ownership than on control Using numerous case studies this book highlights the extent to which these enterprises have evolved in response to reforms and provides an in-depth analysis of their role in China s outward investment strategy in the Belt and Road initiative This role speaks to their growing influence as China expands her global footprintThis book is the first book that provides comprehensive economic analysis of cross-border outsourcing by Japanese manufacturing firms based on…
microdata Previous literature on many other countries has often been constrained by limited data availability about outsourcing but research contained in this book exploits unique firm-level data and directly tests theoretical hypotheses derived from new firm heterogeneity trade models Productivity capital labor ratio and R D intensity are examined at the firm level While rich empirical results in this book convince us how powerful the orthodox economic theory is in understanding Japanese firms detailed firm-level findings combined with accessible and concise overviews of Japanese international trade are widely informative for international economists experts of Japanese society business strategists for offshoring and policy makers in both developed and developing economies This book further discusses how boundaries of Japanese firms traditionally sheltered by language and cultural barriers are affected by outsourcing decisions simultaneously crossing national borders and firm boundaries The interpretations of Japanese characteristics in outsourcing have deep implications for understanding drastically changing Japanese business amid globalizationGrundlagen der Mikroökonomik
By Martin Kolmar. 2017
Das Buch bietet eine in dieser Form einzigartige und gr ndliche Einf hrung in die Mikro konomik…
Die Ausgangsfrage lautet warum und wie Menschen konomische Aktivit ten organisieren Ausgehend hiervon wird dann eine institutionen konomische Perspektive entwickelt mit deren Hilfe die M glichkeiten und Grenzen unterschiedlicher Typen von M rkten Vollst ndige Konkurrenz und Externe Effekte Monopol Oligopol zur Verringerung von Knappheit und zur Erreichung anderer Ziele untersucht werden Das Buch umfasst traditionelle Modelle des Rationalverhaltens integriert dar ber hinaus aber auch Erkenntnisse der Verhaltens konomik und der Psychologie auf systematische Weise Der Ansatz des Buchs ist durch zwei Besonderheiten gekennzeichnet Erstens entwickelt es einen integrativen Ansatz welches die zentralen Ergebnisse der konomischen Forschung in einen gr sseren Erkenntniszusammenhang einbettet Dabei werden Folgerungen f r die Gestaltung des Rechtssystems ebenso wie f r die Entwicklung von Unternehmensstrategien systematisch entwickelt und die Theorien werden einer kritischen philosophischen Reflexion unterzogen und mit Vorstellungen anderer Sozialwissenschaften verglichen Zweitens legt das Buch einen Schwerpunkt auf kurze sowie umfassende Fallstudien die ein Verst ndnis der Bedeutung der Theorien f r unser Verst ndnis der Praxis erleichternClimate Change Signals and Response: A Strategic Knowledge Compendium for India
By Chandra Venkataraman, Trupti Mishra, Subimal Ghosh, Subhankar Karmakar. 2019
This book provides a synthesis of research findings in terms of strategic knowledge outcomes regarding emergence of recent regional…
climate signals implications for impacts assessment and mitigation and adaptation response relevant in the Indian context The first part discusses evidence of climate change and its underlying scientific processes across India chiefly focusing on impacts that are already visible and attributable to anthropogenic activities The latter part deals with the responses to climate change highlighting the mitigation and adaptation strategies in various sectors and communities The book presents a concise interpretation distilling practical recommendations and policy prescriptions at national and sub-national levels It serves as a reference point for understanding scientific advances and persisting uncertainty future vulnerability and response capacity of interlinked human and natural systems pertaining to India It is an excellent resource for policy makers and industry watchers in addition to the research fraternityCollaborative Value Co-creation in the Platform Economy (Translational Systems Sciences #11)
By Anssi Smedlund, Arto Lindblom, Lasse Mitronen. 2018
This book offers a service science perspective on platform orchestration and on collaborative consumption providing an overview of research…
topics related to service dominant logic in multi-sided markets The chapters give an international and multi-disciplinary overview of the current topics of digital service platforms from many angles This overview helps in filling the gap between service science and recent research of the platform economy and paves the way for future service platform research Open standards and distributed databases such as blockchain configurations increase the connectivity of business ecosystems as devices and systems exchange data with each other instead of through intermediaries This exchange opens up opportunities for new value constellations makes services globally scalable and connects local service systems as integrated systems of systems The book brings together established academics from a number of disciplines This collaboration makes it possible to provide novel constructs and empirical results that help the reader to understand how value is co-created and orchestrated in the era of digital service platforms In addition to theory building practical implications for wider managerial and policy use are highlighted The topics in this book are related to service platform technologies organizational capabilities and strategies and management in the contexts of retail healthcare and the public sector A wide selection of case studies is used to demonstrate the implications of platforms for different service and economic contexts Combining both theory and practice this book is highly recommended for readers interested in the service and marketing point of view on the platform economy and for practitioners strategizing for scalable service platforms Chapters 4 and 10 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4 0 International License via link springer comFinancing for Low-carbon Energy Transition: Unlocking the Potential of Private Capital
By Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Kaliappa Kalirajan, Fukunari Kimura. 2018
This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the state of low-carbon investments in Asia analyzing the rationales …
mandates and public private financing activities Based on the experiences of several regional initiatives wherein public financing is catalyzing private investments in low-carbon infrastructure this book proposes a framework that can be used as a tool to identify factors that influence private investment decisions and policy instruments that can scale up the private capital Placing the Asian economies onto a low-carbon development pathway requires an unprecedented shift in investments This book addresses this situation by asking questions such as What is the central role of private finance in achieving the Paris Agreement targets What key policy levers and risk mitigation can governments use in an effort to unlock the potentials of private capital How can regionally coordinated actions hold significant promise for scaling up private investmentsJapanese Direct Investment in Mexico's Transport Equipment Sector: Macro Impact and Local Responses (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives #22)
By Melba Falck-Reyes, Leo Guzman-Anaya. 2018
This book introduces an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Japanese foreign direct investment determinants the close relations between…
foreign investment and trade flows in the host country and the effects and responses by the local economy It provides an accessible and comprehensive view of the overall macro impacts and local effects associated with the increasing flow of Japanese firms to Mexico s automotive industry The research and its outcomes presented here follow extensive fieldwork and use unique statistical datasets to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches to the analysis Carefully chosen case studies produce an integrated approach to the subject As a result the book fills a vacuum on this topic and provides readers with a clear understanding of the complex interactions among participating actors Japanese multinationals and Japanese parts-and-components suppliers Mexican local suppliers government at the national and local levels and cooperating Japanese agencies By critically assessing current theories and empirical methodologies the monograph covers aspects related to the creation of regional production networks and their impact on trade patterns of the recipient country location determinants of Japanese foreign investment and spillover externalities in host entities It presents the reader with a comprehensive view of the different levels of interaction between multinational firms local recipient economies and local suppliers and the challenges they face to engage in global chains of production The book is highly recommended to academics and their students who seek to understand the complex international economic relations in the global economy This compilation also serves as a valuable guide to policy makers both at national and local levels as it provides an informed analysis of how to engage local suppliers in regional and global production chainsFinancial Sustainability in Public Administration
By Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar. 2017
This book analyses the methods used to assess financial sustainability as defined by the International Federation of Accountants IFAC…
Recently there have been calls to consider sustainability as a fundamental guiding principle in public management The financial and economic crisis has spurred a demand for greater financial sustainability in public administrations Although the concept of sustainability has been traditionally associated with three dimensions environmental social and economic this book is focuses on the metrics used to evaluate financial sustainability and explores the concept of financial health It will be of interest to researchers and academics in the field of financial sustainabilityChina's Private Army: Protecting the New Silk Road
By Alessandro Arduino. 2018
This book illustrates the role that Private Security Companies PSC with Chinese characteristics play in protecting…
people and property associated with the Belt and Road Initiative BRI The revival of the ancient Silk Road economic belt combined with the 21st Century sea lanes of communication known as the road is intended to enhance global connectivity and increase commercial activity However the socio-political risks associated with Chinese outbound direct investments are often overlooked Terrorism separatism kidnapping and other risks are mostly new to Chinese companies some of which are operating abroad for the first time Economic globalization and the transnational exploitation of natural resources have increased the need for Chinese-owned PSCs in spite of the disdain for the profession of a lance for hire Due to peculiar geo-strategic and geo-economic features the belt from Central Asia to Pakistan and the road from the Somali coast to the Strait of Malacca are characterized by a high level of insecurity This book s focus on how the state s monopoly of force privatization can play a significant role in protecting the New Silk Road will be of interest to policymakers journalists and academicsThis study analyzes the impact of the revision of the Indian Patent Act 2005 on the Indian pharmaceutical…
industry which has been achieving healthy growth over the past 30 to 40 years or more As of 2005 the Indian pharmaceutical industry was ranked as No 4 in the world in terms of volume and 15th in terms of value WTO TRIPS required India to revise its patent law however and to introduce product patents in the pharmaceutical field Many not only in India but also in the world had argued that the local pharmaceutical industry could deteriorate once a strong patent law such as a product patent was introduced However the Indian pharmaceutical industry has continued to develop rapidly even after the revision of the patent law in 2005 This present study started with efforts to work out the reason the Indian pharmaceutical industry successfully expanded even after the introduction of product patents The study found that a unique article the so-called 3-d inserted in the Patent Act 2005 might have played a role in diminishing or preventing a negative impact from the introduction of a strong patent system such as a product patents The study also considers that a change of the business model adopted by the Indian pharmaceutical industry might have contributed to diminishing the effect of the negative impact from the introduction of a strong patent law This study also covers recent developments in India regarding intellectual property rights and the pharmaceutical industry One is India s very first compulsory license granted to an Indian pharmaceutical company Natco against the large German pharmaceutical firm Bayer and the second is the Supreme Court decision on Novartis Gleevec The study analyzes the fundamental problems that caused these two events access to medicine and gaps in the concept of intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry As possible solutions to these fundamental issues this book explores the ideas of voluntary licensing and tiered pricingThe Economics of Tax and Social Security in Japan
By Yoshimi Adachi. 2018
This book integrates the fundamentals of quantitative significance using existing estimates of the elasticities of demand for tax …
health insurance and medical services in a static microsimulation model It serves as a guide to the financial and social basics of health insurance and provides the reader with the intellectual groundwork indispensable for understanding the incorrect assumptions about the elasticities of demand and pattern of tax and health insurance Most countries feel constant pressure because expenditure is increasing and resources are scarce The topics addressed in this book including several frameworks leading to over-insurance excess demand for medical care and rapid expenditure growth in the medical care sector Illustrated by carefully chosen examples and supported by extensive data analyses this book is highly recommended to readers who seek an in-depth and up-to-date integrated overview of the ever-expanding theoretical and quantitative fields of containing costs increasing funding for health services or bothThis book highlights the application of Geographical Information System GIS and nature based algorithms to solve the problems…
of water and water based renewable energy resources The irregularity in availability of resources and inefficiency in utilization of the available resources has reduced the potentiality of water and water based renewable energy resources In recent years various soft computation methods SCM along with GIS were adopted to solve critical problems The book collects various studies where many SCMs were used along with GIS to provide a solution for optimal utilization of natural resources for satisfying the basic needs of the population as well as fulfilling their burgeoning energy demands The articles depict innovative application of soft computation techniques to identify the root cause and to mitigate the uncertainty for optimal utilization of the available water resources The advantage of SCM and GIS were used to maximize the utilization of water resources under cost and time constraints in face of climatic abnormalities and effect of rapid urbanizationThis book describes various methods of analysis for ascertaining the effects of agglomeration economies which are important for formulating…
regional economic policies Specifically it describes new analytical approaches using productivity and productive efficiency analyses as methods for understanding agglomeration economies Additionally the book provides application results for Japanese regions and proposes desirable regional policies According to the new analytical methods advocated in this book agglomeration economies are larger in major metropolitan areas than in local regions and in the manufacturing sector than in the non-manufacturing sector These results are consistent with general knowledge Moreover the majority of productivity growth pertaining to regional economies is explainable by improvements to accessibility Improving accessibility for regions reduces transportation costs between them and strengthens agglomeration economies which in turn enable the sustainable development of regional economies Therefore this book highlights the need not only to reinforce existing agglomeration areas but also to form a network between these agglomerations and to strengthen it so as to realize regional economic growth despite a decreasing populationCurrent Issues in Economics and Finance
By Bandi Kamaiah, C S Shylajan, S Seshaiah, Subhadip Mukherjee. 2017
This book discusses wide topics related to current issues in economic growth and development international trade macroeconomic…
and financial stability inflation monetary policy banking productivity agriculture and food security It is a collection of seventeen research papers selected based on their quality in terms of contemporary topic newness in the methodology and themes All selected papers have followed an empirical approach to address research issues and are segregated in five parts Part one covers papers related to fiscal and price stability monetary policy and economic growth The second part contains works related to financial integration capital market volatility and macroeconomic stability Third part deals with issues related to international trade and economic growth Part four covers topics related to productivity and firm performance The final part discusses issues related to agriculture and food security The book would be of interest to researchers academicians as a ready reference on current issues in economics and financeThe books presents the study undertaken by the ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)…
on India’s cultural links with Southeast Asia, with particular reference to historical and contemporary dimensions.The book traces ancient trade and maritime links, Chola Empire and Southeast Asia, religious exchanges (the Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic heritage), language, scripts and folklore, performing arts, painting and sculpture, architecture, role of the Indian Diaspora, contemporary cultural interaction, etc.By analyzing the interactions between China s central government and its local governments and enterprises this book constructs an…
analytical framework of government-enterprise collusion analyzing the impact of collusion within the China model on Chinese society Against the background of decentralization and under information asymmetry this text argues that Chinese local governments connive at enterprises adoption of a low-cost bad mode of production -- a stimulus for quick growth at the cost of safer working conditions -- so as to obtain fiscal or political capital for further promotion Through an examination of coalmine mortality rate environmental pollution food safety and house pricing the book argues that collusion is the intrinsic drive of the China model It consider how against a backdrop of political centralization and economic decentralization collusion exacerbates corruption and impacts both on the country s social development and on its foreign direct investment Offering an analysis of future prospects for the China model it puts forward key policy proposals to improve domestic institutional construction through reformThis book presents a state-of-the-art report on the treatment of pulp and paper industry effluents using anaerobic technology …
It covers a comprehensive range of topics including the basic reasons for anaerobic treatment comparison between anaerobic and aerobic treatment effluent types suitable for anaerobic treatment design considerations for anaerobic treatment anaerobic reactor configurations applied for treatment of pulp and paper industry effluents present status of anaerobic treatment in pulp and paper industry economic aspects examples of full scale installations and future trendsCompetition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan
By Yuji Honjo. 2017
This book addresses three important concepts in the economy--competition innovation and growth--using various cases and available data in…
Japan and other countries First the authors discuss competition including global competition to provide a better understanding of competition policy in Japan Then the authors examine the effects of human capital and alliance on innovation while providing new innovation indicators Moreover the authors examine growth from the perspective of corporate strategy such as acquisition including international comparison The interplay of competition innovation and growth has been prevalent in Japan and it still acts as a catalyst for stimulating the stagnant economy A better understanding of competition innovation and growth provides the tools to reinvigorate the stagnant economy in Japan and to reinforce the economy in other countries where the period of rapid growth has endedThis book is the first to reinterpret John R Commons s Institutional Economics with a newly discovered manuscript…
written in 1927 in order to find its contemporary meanings in economic theories Commons aimed to establish institutional economics to understand capitalism in the USA of that time when people s collective actions were gaining importance with the emergence of powerful labor unions oligopolistic corporations and national judicial systems Setting three types of transactions as his central concepts for analysis Commons described dynamics of capitalism as multiple and cumulative causal processes of transactions through which the final goal should be achievements of a reasonable value He also believed that the reasonable value could be achieved by the evolution of institutions There is no doubt that Commons s ideas proposed in Institutional Economics such as transactions and collective actions greatly inspired later economists however few studies have contributed to comprehensive understanding of the origin of his masterpiece To what extent and in what sense had Commons rejected or accepted previous classical economics or marginalism for constituting his original institutional economics What are the meanings and limitations that reasonable value may have for contemporary political economy Institutional Economics as attempts to resolve deep economic problems at that time Commons s efforts create important implications for us those who are living in an era after the global financial crisis and confronting various challenges to political economy