Intangible Capital and Growth: Essays on Labor Productivity, Monetary Economi…

Intangible Capital and Growth examines the importance of intangible capital for economic growth and labor productivity in advanced economies. The book brings together eight essays by Felix Roth on intangible capital, productivity growth, monetary economics, and political economy. It explores different forms of intangible capital, including human capital, social capital, rule of law, computerize…

Regional Development in Africa

Regional Development in Africa, by Norbert Edomah, examines the processes, challenges, and opportunities associated with regional development across the African continent. The book explores the interconnected economic, social, infrastructural, institutional, and environmental factors that influence development at the regional level. Particular attention is given to the role of infrastructure, e…

Cities for Talent: Good Practices for Internationalisation in Medium-Sized Eu…

Cities for Talent: Good Practices for Internationalisation in Medium-sized European Cities explores how medium-sized European cities can attract, facilitate, and integrate skilled migrants while maintaining social cohesion and serving local populations. The book combines academic research with policy reflections and thematic case studies to examine challenges related to internationalisation, ta…

Indonesia Stocktaking Report on Sustainable Transport and Climate Change; Dat…

COVID-19 and the Informal Economy

\\\"This comprehensive volume examines the deep and disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers, who constitute the vast majority of the global workforce, particularly in developing nations. Integrating empirical findings and case studies across 11 cities worldwide, the book analyzes how pandemic-related lockdowns and containment measures severely disrupted the livelihood…

Estrategia industrial de Chile para la década de los años 70rnDocumentos In…

This historical recovery volume compiles a comprehensive set of previously unpublished documents prepared by the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) between 1968 and 1970, which outlined a rigorous industrial development strategy for Chile spanning the 1970–1980 decade. Due to the severe political disruptions and economic upheavals that followed under the government of Salvador Allend…