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Economic complexity and human development : how economic diversification and social networks affect human agency and welfare / / Dominik Hartmann
| Economic complexity and human development : how economic diversification and social networks affect human agency and welfare / / Dominik Hartmann |
| Autore | Hartmann Dominik |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 218 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 306.3 |
| Collana | Routledge Studies in Development Economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Development economics - Social aspects
Economic development - Social aspects Economics - Sociological aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Economics
Capability approach Diversification (finance) Entrepreneurship Human development (economics) |
| ISBN |
1-135-11894-9
0-203-72208-6 1-135-11887-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Economic complexity and human development; 2 Development paradigms; 2.1 The economic growth paradigm; 2.2 Innovation and structural change; 2.3 Human development; 2.4 Modern integral development approaches; 2.5 Empirical example: Revealing different bottlenecks for development in Latin America; 2.6 Chapter conclusion; 3 Towards a 'Sen meets Schumpeter' approach; 3.1 Complementarity of Sen and Schumpeter's perceptions of development
3.2 Contributions and challenges of linking approaches 3.3 Using complexity thinking to create bridges: Networks, diversity and inequality; 3.4 Chapter conclusion; 4 Economic diversification and human development; 4.1 Economic diversification in the history of economic thought; 4.2 The relevance of economic diversification for human development; 4.3 Disentangling positive, negative and dynamic effects; 4.4 Addressing constructive critiques; 4.5 Empirical exploration of the effects of economic diversification on human development; 4.6 Chapter conclusion 5 Social networks, innovation and human development 5.1 Social capital theory; 5.2 Social networks and innovation; 5.3 Summary of positive and negative effects of social networks; 5.4 Introduction to social network analysis; 5.5 Case study in Peru: Measuring peasants' social capital and innovation; 5.6 Chapter conclusion; 6 Entrepreneurship and human development; 6.1 Entrepreneurship theories; 6.2 Micro-entrepreneurship in developing countries: Obligation or capability enhancement?; 6.3 Social entrepreneurship; 6.4 Destructive entrepreneurship; 6.5 Case study in the north-east of Brazil 6.6 Chapter conclusion 7 Policy dimensions for structural change and human development; 7.1 The need for state intervention; 7.2 Market failures and polarization effects; 7.3 Specialization and diversification in the process of structural change; 7.4 Institutional architecture for structural change and human development; 7.5 Labour market and human agency policies; 7.6 Chapter conclusion; 8 Conclusion: Key ideas and research outlook; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910263754203321 |
Hartmann Dominik
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| Taylor & Francis, 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Education, learning, training : critical issues for development / / edited by Gilles Carbonnier, Michel Carton, and Kenneth King ; contributors, Patrick Aebischer [and sixteen others]
| Education, learning, training : critical issues for development / / edited by Gilles Carbonnier, Michel Carton, and Kenneth King ; contributors, Patrick Aebischer [and sixteen others] |
| Autore | Carbonnier G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Brill, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 217 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 370.711 |
| Collana | International Development Policy |
| Soggetto topico | Teachers - Training of |
| Soggetto non controllato |
international development
Africa Capability approach China Higher education Lifelong learning Massive open online course |
| ISBN | 90-04-28115-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 International Education and Development: Histories, Parallels, Crossroads / Gilles Carbonnier , Michel Carton and Kenneth King -- 2 International Education Policies, Issues, and Challenges / Nicholas Burnett -- 3 International Investment in Education for Development: Public Good or Economic Tool? / Alexandra Draxler -- 4 Tertiary Technical Education and Youth Integration in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico / Claudia Jacinto and Ana García de Fanelli -- 5 Why Commodity Booms Have Not (Yet?) Boosted Human Capital: Bolivia’s Struggle to Create a Skilled Workforce / Fritz Brugger and Kathlen Lizárraga Zamora -- 6 Lifelong Learning in a Learning Society: Are Community Learning Centres the Vehicle? / Manzoor Ahmed -- 7 Exploring the Value of the Capability Approach for Vocational Education and Training Evaluation: Reflections from South Africa / Lesley Powell and Simon McGrath -- 8 China’s Higher Education Engagement with Africa: A Different Partnership and Cooperation Model? / Kenneth King -- 9 Western African Student Migration: A Response to the Globalisation of Knowledge / Denise Efionayi and Etienne Piguet -- 10 Boosting Higher Education in Africa through Shared Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) / Gérard Escher , Dimitrios Noukakis and Patrick Aebischer -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910135484703321 |
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Carbonnier G
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| Brill, 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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