The transitional economies of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) have enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth and poverty reduction between 2000 and 2007 and this occurred in concomitance with significant increases in private and public transfers to households. The paper assesses the relative...

"Contributing authors to this volume re-examine the concept of the developmental state by providing further theoretical specifications, undertaking critical appraisal and theoretical re-interpretation, assessing its value for the emerging economies of China and India, and considering its...

Der "Pro-Poor Growth" Ansatz in der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit zielt darauf ab, den Ärmsten zu ermöglichen am wirtschaftlichen Wachstum in ihren Ländern zu partizipieren und davon zu profitieren. Anhand der Fallstudie des boomenden Tourismussektor in Labuan Bajo in Indonesien,...

Economic diversification : new thinking -- Industrial diversification and the evolving position of natural resources in the Canadian economy -- Diversification of the saudi economy : challenges and prospects -- Diversification in latin american oil exporters : was no intervention a better policy...