There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

" This book will argue that global economic growth is over because of a convergence of
three factors: resource depletion, environmental impacts, and systemic financial and …

A new edition of a book that takes a comprehensive look at the ways economic processes
affect global environmental outcomes. This comprehensive and accessible book fills the …

Neoclassical economics focuses on the efficiency of a free-market system and the
associated role of the public sector. As a school of thought, it has been around for over a …

Economy//Society is an accessible introduction to the ways in which economic exchanges
are embedded in social relationships. Bruce Carruthers and Sarah Babb tackle big issues …

Abstract Does the World Bank still have an important role to play? How might it fulfill that
role? The paper begins with a brief account of how the Bank works. It then argues that, while …

Because of the absence of evidence to show for its utility, the notion of 'development'has
been fraught with many debates over the years. This paper is concerned with re-examining …

While conservative critics complain that serious attention to anthropogenic climate change
will adversely impact economic growth, radical environmentalists contend that mitigating …

This book explores the evolution of the 30 functioning multilateral development banks
(MDBs). MDBs have their roots in the growing system of international finance and …