Economic growth in the 21st century : perspectives, role of governmental policies, potential and constraints / Cody, Accosi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Accosi, Cody, editor.

Series:

Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Economic history--21st century.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Global Financial crisis that led to the Great Recession resulted in differing levels of economic turmoil across developed industrialised economies, with particularly acute implications for Eurozone countries where it triggered a sovereign debt crisis given their fundamental lack of economic cohesion and appropriate policy tools. This book discusses the foreign direct investment and economic growth in OECD countries. It also discusses the economic growth and self-consumption in oil producing countries; the drivers of economic growth in Latin America; financial education and economic growth;

Contents:

""ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PERSPECTIVES, ROLE OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES, POTENTIAL AND CONSTRAINTS""; ""ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PERSPECTIVES, ROLE OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES, POTENTIAL AND CONSTRAINTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES: FINDINGS AND LESSONS FROM FOUR EMPIRICAL STUDIES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE THEORIES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH TESTED""; ""THEORY AND POLITICAL PREDICTORS OF UNEMPLOYMENT""; ""METHODS OF ANALYSIS""; ""FINDINGS""

""SUMMARY OF THE AGGREGATE FINDINGS""""CONCLUSION: LESSONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH""; ""APPENDIX 1. VARIABLE LABELS AND DEFINITIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OECD COUNTRIES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. FDI TRENDS AND DISTRIBUTION IN DEVELOPED OECD COUNTRIES""; ""3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FDI AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND FINDINGS""; ""FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: ECONOMIC GROWTHAND SELF-CONSUMPTION IN OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE AND PERSPECTIVES""; ""ABSTRACT""

""1. INTRODUCTION""""2. LITERATURE REVIEW""; ""3. DATA AND METHODOLOGY""; ""4. RESULTS""; ""5. DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA: EVOLUTION AND CHALLENGES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""3. EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""4. ICT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""5. EXTERNAL SECTOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, MARKET SEGMENTATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""ABSTRACT""

""1. INTRODUCTION""""2. THE RE-EXAMINATION AND TENDENCY ANALYSIS OF MARKET SEGMENTATION MEASUREMENT HYPOTHESIS""; ""3. MARKET SEGMENTATION AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""4. MARKET SEGMENTATION AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE IMPACT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES""; ""CONCLUSION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6: DOES ECONOMIC HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?RELIGION, WORK ETHIC AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MODERN TURKEY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THEORETICAL BACKGROUND: RELIGION AND THE RISE OF CAPITALISM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MAX WEBER""

""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: SECULAR TURKEY AND THE RESURGE OF ISLAM""""EMPIRICAL ANALYSES: DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY, RELIGION, AND WORK ETHIC""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 7: ON BEING HAPPY IN UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHOD""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 8: FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POLICIES AROUND THE WORLD""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. FINANCIAL EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY""

""3. REVIEW OF RELEVANT INITIATIVES ON FINANCIAL EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 16, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-599-7

OCLC:

916949989