As emerging economies experience a boom in capital inflows after the global financial crisis, governments were increasingly concerned about the downsides of these inflows. Even the IMF (International Monetary Fund), long a stalwart proponent of financial liberalization, has engaged in a new...

This paper describes a questionnaire survey conducted as part of the Agricultural Investors as Development Actors (henceforward AIDA) research programme to establish the development outcomes of selected foreign agricultural investments for people living in the vicinity of such investments in six...

Part I: Understanding Marketing in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry -- Chapter 1: Tourism and Hospitality Marketing Principles -- Chapter 2: Characteristics of Tourism and Hospitality Marketing.-Part 2: Understanding the Tourism and Hospitality Market -- Chapter 3: Tourism and Hospitality...

Systems Approach for SustainabilitySystems Approach for Sustainability -- Corporate Governance and Sustainability: The Role of the Board of Directors -- Breaking the Chains: Addressing Modern Slavery as a Matter of Good Sustainability Practice -- Addressing Climate Change Together: A Systems...

In 2009, we are living through an upheaval that is changing our world. What will be the implications for the future?

Over the past two decades, a fundamental transformation has taken place in the global economy caused by the impressive economic growth of developing countries like China, India, Brazil, and South Africa. The economic center of gravity is inexorably moving toward the developing South. The...

Financial dollarization is increasingly seen as a concern because of its tendency to contribute to financial crises and output volatility. As a result the debate on financial dollarization has shifted in favor of a more proactive stance on dedollarization. While often neglected, lending from...