This book constitutes my doctoral thesis in economics at the University of Hohenheim. But more than a title, it is the final outcome of a research journey of seven years, which has taken me from Germany to Spain, Peru, Brazil, Netherlands, England and Turkey, collecting information and seeking...

Of the 54African states, only South Africa is categorised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) amongst industrialised countries. The economic activities in Africa are still dominated by the production and trade of agricultural and mineral commodities. This situation...

This book offers an innovative examination of how 'low-technology' industries operate. Based on extensive fieldwork in India, the book fuses economic and sociological perspectives on information sharing by means of informal interaction in a low-technology cluster in a developing country. In...

Preface -- Employment policy in the global and national context -- Re-thinking employment in in the Indian economy : inclusive growth and well-being / Elizabeth Hill -- Employment policy in the international development agenda and its relevance in India / Catherine Saget -- Judicial production...

Introduction / Stephan Pfaffenzeller -- The resource curse, commodity prices and economic growth / David I. Harvey, Neil Kellard, Jakob B. Madsen and Mark E. Wohar -- Which terms of trade : recent developments in relative commodity prices / Stephan Pfaffenzeller -- A diversification path for...

When the state and business interact effectively they can promote a more efficient allocation of scarce resources, appropriate industrial policy and a more effective and prioritised removal of key obstacles to growth, than when the two sides fail to co-operate or engage in harmful collusion....

The transformation of state-owned enterprises into privately owned ones is commonly referred to as 'privatization'. Just as important as this process, though sometimes not given the attention it deserves and requires, is the establishment and expansion of new private firms.This book analyzes new...