2018 Business, Management & Economics

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ECONOMIC AND GEOPOLITICAL HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH ON MILITARY
PERSPECTIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH EXPENDITURE ON ECONOMIC AND
OF INDEPENDENT STATES AND EURASIA POLITICAL RESOURCES

Edited by Oxana Karnaukhova, Alexandra Udovikina & Edited by Ramesh Chandra Das
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Explores the interplay between the military expenditure
Explores the importance and influence of the and economic growth and development across countries.
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SUSTAINABLE
GIS APPLICATIONS IN THE TOURISM AND TOURISM
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Edited by Somnath Chaudhuri & Nilanjan Ray Edited by Debasish Batabyal
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Explores the applications of GIS to the travel industry,
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Additionally, this book analyses the operational functions
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REGAINING GLOBAL STABILITY AFTER
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

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Examines the after-effects of the economic slowdown
and the steps that have been taken to overcome the
consequences of the slowdown as well as strategies to
reduce its impact on economies and societies.

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A GUIDE TO IMF ISEAS Publishing
STRESS TESTING II
Principles, Concepts ACCIDENTAL AND
and Frameworks INTENTIONAL EXPORTERS
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Li Lian Ong & Malaysian MSMEs
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CHINESE CAPITALISM AND ECONOMIC
REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, INTEGRATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
APRIL 2018
Yos Santasombat
IMF Staff May 2018 29pp
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Paperback £27.95 / €32.00 Trends in Southeast Asia, 7

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ASEAN countries, the ethnic Chinese economic elites have
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OUTLOOK,
APRIL 2018 LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT IN ASEAN
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unprecedented global like e-commerce are accelerating the demand for efficient
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account crises caused by seamless logistics requires ASEAN countries to first overcome
abrupt shifts in global asset allocations, and evaluate the their domestic challenges. Each country needs to develop
opportunities for all member countries, especially low- comprehensive plans.
income countries, to grow.

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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CHINESE Naval Institute Press
INVESTMENT IN CAMBODIA
DEGLOBALIZATION
Vannarith Chheang The Fragmenting
May 2018 255pp World Economy
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grievances of everyday people, without scapegoating
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The Politics of Public
Debt Accumulation in The University of North Carolina Press
Developed Countries
PUTINOMICS
Zsofia Barta Power and Money in Resurgent Russia
Mar 2018 224pp
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to allow policy makers to successfully put into place painful
adjustment measures.

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ECONOMETRIC MODELING ASIA-PACIFIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT
AND FORECASTING REPORT 2017
Channelling Trade and Investment into
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TRAVEL INDUSTRY INDUSTRIAL COMMODITY STATISTICS
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tourism operators. gas units.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTICS The University of Wisconsin Press
YEARBOOK 2016, VOLUME II
Trade by Product DEAD IN THE WATER
Global Lessons from
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ECONOMICS BESTSELLERS OPTIMIZATION IN MICROECONOMICS
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DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS HIGHLIGHT

HIGHLIGHT THE LEAST
DEVELOPED
INDIAN COUNTRIES
ECONOMY REPORT 2017
Performance Transformational
and Policies, Energy Access
18th Edition
United Nations
Edited by Uma Kapila Conference on Trade and
May 2018 512pp Development
9789332704343 Mar 2018 190pp
Paperback 9789211129144
£19.50 / €23.00 Paperback
The new eighteenth £58.50 / €66.00
edition of the widely Focuses on the role of access to modern energy in
adopted textbook on economic structural transformation - a critical issue both
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The book provides a comprehensive coverage of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report
Indian economy. The author has made an effort to focuses on the particular circumstances, challenges and
keep the language simple without compromising the experiences of the LDCs.
effectiveness of the argument or diluting the analyses. United Nations Publications
Academic Foundation
HIGHLIGHT
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ATLAS OF
INDIA SUSTAINABLE
TRANSFORMED DEVELOPMENT
GOALS 2018
Twenty- From World
Five Years of Development
Economic Reforms Indicators
Edited by Rakesh
Mohan The World Bank
May 2018 128pp
Aug 2018 680pp 9781464812507
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the overall functioning of the economy? World Bank Group Publications
Brookings Institution Press

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Academic Foundation Asian Development Bank

INDIAN ECONOMY ASIA BOND MONITOR – MARCH 2018
Performance and Policies, 18th Edition
Asian Development Bank
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Reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency
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options. It covers the 10 members of the Association of
INDIAN ECONOMY SINCE INDEPENDENCE Southeast Asian Nations plus the People's Republic of China;
A Comprehensive and Critical Analysis of Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
India's Economy, 1947-2017
BANGLADESH GENDER EQUALITY
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the editor herself. It will be a great boon for all students of the multisector approach across policies, programs, and projects.
Indian economy…young and old." - Shankar Acharya, Chief It provides insights into gender issues in urban; transport;
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ASEAN+3 BOND MARKET GUIDES

The books in this series provide practical, detailed information on the investment climate, rules, laws, opportunities, and
characteristics of the bond markets in select countries in the Asia region.

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ASEAN+3 BOND MARKET GUIDE 2017 ASEAN+3 BOND MARKET GUIDE 2016
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CAREC ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING INDONESIA
MANUAL 1 Enhancing Productivity Through Quality Jobs
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Focuses on Indonesia's most pressing labor market
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