Author: World Institute for Development Economics ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Double UNU-WIDER Special Issue: Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
Author: World Institute for Development Economics ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Double UNU-WIDER Special Issue: Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
Author: Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
Author: Amelia Santos-PaulinoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay
Author: Pranab BardhanPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691156409
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The recent economic rise of China and India has attracted a great deal of attention. Yet, many of the views regarding their market reforms and high growth have been tendentious, exaggerated, or oversimplified. Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay scrutinizes the phenomenal rise of both nations and demolishes the myths that have accumulated around the economic achievements of these two giants in the last quarter-century. Exploring the challenges that both countries must overcome to become true leaders in the international economy, Pranab Bardhan looks beyond short-run macroeconomic issues to examine structures, and current general performance. Full of valuable insights, Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay provides a nuanced picture of China and India's complex political economy at a time of startling global reconfiguration and change.
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Author: Wim NaudéPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230295150
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Leading international scholars provide a timely reconsideration of how and why entrepreneurship matters for economic development, particularly in emerging and developing economies. The book critically dissects the evolving relationship between entrepreneurs and the state.
The Globotics Upheaval
Author: Richard BaldwinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190901780
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
At the root of inequality, unemployment, and populism are radical changes in the world economy. Digital technology is allowing talented foreigners to telecommute into our workplaces and compete for service and professional jobs. Instant machine translation is melting language barriers, so the ranks of these "tele-migrants" will soon include almost every educated person in the world. Computing power is dissolving humans' monopoly on thinking, enabling AI-trained computers to compete for many of the same white-collar jobs. The combination of globalization and robotics is creating the globotics upheaval, and it threatens the very foundations of the liberal welfare-state. Richard Baldwin, one of the world's leading globalization experts, argues that the inhuman speed of this transformation threatens to overwhelm our capacity to adapt. From computers in the office to automatic ordering systems in restaurants, we are familiar with the how digital technologies offer convenience while also eliminating jobs. Globotics will disrupt the lives of millions of white-collar workers much faster than automation, industrialization, and globalization disrupted the lives of factory workers in previous centuries. The result will be a backlash. Professional, white-collar, and service workers will agitate for a slowing of the unprecedented pace of disruption, as factory workers have done in years past. Baldwin argues that the globotics upheaval will be countered in the short run by "shelter-ism" - government policies that shelter some service jobs from tele-migrants and thinking computers. In the long run, people will work in more human jobs-activities that require real people to use the uniquely human ability of independent thought-and this will strengthen bonds in local communities. Offering effective strategies such as focusing on the social value of work, The Globotics Upheaval will help people prepare for the oncoming wave of an advanced robotic workforce.
Southern Engines of Global Growth
Author: Amelia U. Santos-PaulinoPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019958060X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The volume explores how the Southern Engines, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa are reshaping the world economy. It looks at their development experiences, and examines how these could provide useful lessons to the developing world.
Popular Mechanics
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access
Author: Swan, AlmaPublisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9230010529
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
UNESCO issued this publication to demystify the concept of open access (OA) and to provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place. Its focus is on scientific research from peer-reviewed journal articles. Building capacities in Member States for Open Access is a necessary but not sufficient condition for promotion of the concept. Creating an enabling policy environment for OA is therefore a priority. This publication will serve the needs of OA policy development at the government, institutional and funding agency level. The overall objective of the Policy Guidelines is to promote Open Access in Member States by facilitating understanding of all relevant issues related to Open Access. The guidelines are not prescriptive in nature, but are suggestive to facilitate knowledge-based decision-making to adopt OA policies and strengthen national research systems.
The Rise of China and India
Author: A. Santos-PaulinoPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230282091
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This volume is a timely addition to the emerging literature on the rise of China and India, focusing on how rapid economic growth and geopolitical changes in these countries are reshaping the world economy and global governance. It covers issues such as productivity, labor market, trade competition, and energy.