As one of the most pioneering development economists, Hans Singer has stimulated many of the ideas that have engaged the attention of the world community for several decades. Not only has he helped to form an understanding of the problems of developing countries, but he has also shown what might...

Agrifood corporations, global governance, and sustainability: a framework for analysis / Jennifer Clapp, Doris Fuchs -- Retail power, private standards, and sustainability in the global food system / Doris Fuchs, Agni Kalfagianni, Maarten Arentsen -- Certification standards and the governance of...

Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Contributors -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Agrifood Corporations, Global Governance, and Sustainability -- I Corporate Power in International Retail and Trade Governance -- 2 Retail Power, Private Standards, and Sustainability in the Global Food System -- 3...

What can microfinance contribute to the creation of employment and the increase in well-being of the population? We argue that microfinance has an important benefit for the poor, particularly for subsistence entrepreneurs, as a means of handling shocks and smoothing income. By helping to assure...

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Bedeutung von Patentschutzfür den Technologietransfer von Industrie- in Entwicklungsländer. Für den technologischen Wandel in Entwicklungsländern hat Technologietransfer eine hohe Bedeutung, seine genauen Bestimmungsgründe sind jedoch vor allem aus...

"Do firms in developing countries shift trade towards developed economies as a result of high economic growth? The matched customs-manufacturing firm data used in this study confront this hypothesized link with empirical evidence. Our analysis reveals a rising low-income country trade share...