Author: Jacob Wood
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2022-03-22
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1000555054
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The tropics is an area of enormous opportunity and potential. The countries situated between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are largely developing in nature. There is huge interest in the types of business investments made in Southeast Asia, Central Africa, and the Amazonian tropical belts. These tropical regions continue to face opportunities and challenges in attracting foreign direct investments as well as the need to complement and/or compete with larger economies external to the tropics. This book provides an empirical assessment of the key sociocultural, economic, environmental, and political factors that influence the business dynamics of organizations operating within the tropics. It will address but is not limited to topics such as attracting businesses to the tropics, facilitating smooth, stable conditions for business operations and sustainability, national institutions, and regulations that shape the way business is done, and the increasing deployment of new technologies and entrepreneurial innovations which are defining the global tropics as a distinct business region. It will offer readers a key focus for developing a deeper understanding of the factors and frameworks that influence and shape business activity in the area. While the primary audience for the book consists of academics and students from the fields of economics (environmental economics, developmental economics), business, international trade, tourism, and area studies, it will also provide a practical resource for government policy analysts wanting to fully appreciate some of the key economic and business issues facing the region.
Author: Andrew M. Kamarck
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The tropics. Soils. Agricultural enemies. Agriculture research. Minerals. Health hazards. Health research.
Author: Douglas Harry Kedgwin Lee
Publisher:
Published: 1957
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →By way of introduction. Tropical climates. Crop production. Animal production. Human health and efficiency. Industry. Prospect.
Author: Douglas Harry Kedgwin Lee
Publisher:
Published: 1957
Total Pages: 182
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sook Rei Tan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-02-06
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 1003848982
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The living standards and scale of development around the world are vastly unequal. One notable observation is that much of the poverty-stricken area is located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. By contrast, affluent nations are situated in more temperate zones. Such a phenomenon gives weight to the geography hypothesis that seeks to explain the occurrence of global economic inequality, by placing an emphasis on the importance of natural elements such as location and climate in determining the economic conditions of a nation. This book concentrates exclusively and in depth on the key economic phenomena and factors which shape tropical economies today. It examines contemporary economic problems confronting the tropical countries and provides policy recommendations that align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals set in the 2030 Agenda. It contains research works and case studies of tropical economies that are related to the area of development and environment economics. The book’s themes range from economic growth, poverty reduction, income inequality, economic globalization, international trade, capital flow, financial development, and institutional development to environmental sustainability within the Tropics. Recognizing the dynamism and diversity of the tropics, the book encompasses empirical and policy analyses that address the key economic issues and challenges in the region so as to provide an important platform from which new policymaking initiatives can flourish. This book will draw readership primarily from the fields of economics and public policy, particularly under the subject areas of development and environment economics, as well as discussions in the sustainability policy space.
Author: William Arthur Lewis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2005-11-03
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780415381925
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Andrew Martin Kamarck
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780783742748
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Arthur
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-05
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1136607714
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Roger D. Stone
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A few years ago, Roger Stone undertook a formidable challenge: to travel to representative villages in the tropical corners of the developing world to see how and whether economic development plans had improved the quality of the people's lives while also preserving each region's rich plant and animal life. In The Nature of Development, Stone reports on his findings and offers a lively prescription for sustainable economic growth that is environmentally sane and economically sound. By commercial and missionary airplane, bus, off-road vehicle, and dugout canoe--and of course by means of wearying foot journeys--Roger Stone reached his far-flung destinations all over Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Once there, he lived, walked, and talked at length with many diverse peoples: the Awa of Ecuador and Colombia; the Oku, who live near Kilum Mountain in Cameroon; the Hatam of the Arfak Mountains in Indonesia's Irian Jaya province; the resourceful, if underequipped, wardens of Zambia's national park service; the fishermen and farmers of a St. Lucia that Caribbean tourists seldom discover. While in the Amazon basin, he found sad tales of people without a future and of relentless environmental losses. More often, though, he returned with stories of hope and encouragement. For, as The Nature of Development shows, conservation and economic-development agencies can work together, and the governments of poor and rich countries alike can cooperate to improve human lives and stop disastrous ecological losses in the world's richest habitats. As new imperatives replace the global preoccupation with warfare and reckless modes of development, Stone's book carries a resonant and important message about howwe have mistreated our habitats in the past and how we can achieve a new environmental world order.