"This book is concerned with the political and economic obstacles encountered by states in the Middle East seeking to rebuild their national economies after their devastation by violent upheaval, or invasion. Economic devastation is at once the cause and the consequence of partial or total state...

This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these...

In neueren wissenschaftlichen und politischen Diskussionen ist der Beitrag so genannter Diasporagemeinden zur Entwicklung ihrer Herkunftsländer registriert worden. Es besteht jedoch ein erheblicher Wissensbedarf bezüglich (1.) der Typen und Muster ökonomischer, sozialer und kultureller...

This issue of 'International Development Policy' looks at recent paradigmatic innovations and development trajectories in Latin America, with a particular focus on the Andean region. After a period of robust growth, poverty alleviation and inequality reduction associated with high commodity...