economy, especially in the hinterlands, with few signs of a possible turnaround. What accounted for these changes in Russia …

While Latin America accounts for approximately 7 percent of the world economy, easily accessible information on the …

Why China matters -- History, geography, and population -- Overview: China's political economy -- Agriculture, land …, and the rural economy -- Industry and the rise of the export economy -- Urbanization and infrastructure -- The enterprise … -- Demographics and the labor market -- The emerging consumer economy -- The social compact: inequality and corruption -- Changing the …

that have occurred within the South African economy since 1970. The book illustrates how, despite its sophisticated … infrastructure, the South African economy has shared in the economic decline - resulting from misguided economic policies - that has …