Books tagged: economic development

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Vision India 2020    by Sramana Mitra
Price: $9.99 USD. 57860 words. Published on February 16, 2010. .

Unveiling a sweeping array of business opportunities in India today, Sramana Mitra conveys her ideas on Indian entrepreneurship in her latest book, Vision India 2020. Set in the year 2020, this rousing book looks back on the building of 45 entrepreneurial ventures in India, from start-up to $1 billion enterprise.
Kingdom Stewardship: Occasional Papers Prepared by the Lausanne Resource Mobilization Working Group for Cape Town 2010    by Arif Mohamed
Price: $2.99 USD. 21500 words. Published by Christian's Library Press on October 12, 2010. .

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, an unprecedented opportunity exists to disciple the church in the fundamental biblical pattern of holistic stewardship. As the church becomes increasingly aware of issues of sustainability, seeks to understand and foster the role of business, and expands the message of the grace of giving. Edited by Arif Mohamed, Brett Elder, and Stephen Grabill.
International Aid and Integral Human Development    by Philip Booth
Price: $2.99 USD. 16620 words. Published by Acton Institute on March 7, 2011. .

Christians in wealthy nations have an obligation to assist those who struggle to subsist in developing economies. The critical question remains: How is this duty best discharged? Conventionally, church leaders have often recommended government-to-government aid transfers as a major strategy to promote development in poor nations. Philip Booth, relying on the principles...
Comments On Welsh Politics    by Les Broad
Price: Free! 10100 words. Published on September 13, 2011. .

Wales – a bit of Great Britain that has punched above its weight globally but which has a population of not a lot more than two million people. So how much government does it need? The answer would seem to be 'a lot', qualified, sadly, by 'but not necessarily good government'. That and financial services regulation are the themes explored here.
Hydrocarbon    by Nicole Stuart
Price: $3.99 USD. 77110 words. Published on January 11, 2012. .

Newly-revived ancient bacteria are invading the Earth’s water, threatening to obliterate Humanity on Earth. Jim and Dianne battle obdurate officialdom and fanatics with their own agenda, to find a way to destroy the bacteria before the Earth is irrecoverably overwhelmed. The high-stakes race is on to find the one group can save the world.
All Over the Map    by John Feffer
Price: $4.99 USD. 154690 words. Published on January 26, 2012. .

Foreign policy analyst John Feffer looks at global affairs in the Obama era. This collection of more than 125 Foreign Policy In Focus columns covers war, peace, terrorism, global economics, culture, democracy, and the environment. It critically analyzes what's happening all over the map, from the financial crisis to the Arab Spring, and offers specific recommendations for Washington policymakers
Managers' manual for the 21st century.    by Kehinde Fawumi
Price: Free! 3340 words. Published on February 3, 2012. .

This brilliant piece came out as one of the (World) best in the 2010 edition of Peter Drucker's Global Challenge. The author has thus decided to share it with the world! It is a solution-driven missive on the numerous uncertainties hobbling the sustenance of the global community and especially of businesses.
The Wealth of the People: The Wealth of the State    by Fernando Urias
Price: Free! 11490 words. Published on April 23, 2012. .

This is the fifth book of the "Wealth of the People" series. The fifth book is about the function that the state performs to support the wealth production process. The assumption that the people will respect life and property is removed in this book and the formation of the state is discussed as a result of demonstrated human behavior.
International Aid and Integral Human Development    by Philip Booth
Price: $2.99 USD. 19930 words. Published by povertycure on July 14, 2012. .

Christians in wealthy nations have an obligation to assist those who struggle to subsist in developing economies. The critical question remains: How is this duty best discharged? Conventionally, church leaders have often recommended government-to-government aid transfers as a major strategy to promote development in poor nations.
Learning Lessons: Sharpening the Operational Focus on Inclusive Growth    by Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank
Price: Free! 2320 words. Published on September 11, 2012. .

Governments are finding that even when economic growth benefits the poor, there are cases when inequality--in terms of opportunities and outcomes--may continue to worsen. Such inequality can make growth socially and politically unsustainable. This brief studies the key drivers of sustained inclusive growth and how operations be assessed to ensure that they feature attributes of inclusive growth.