How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney is a groundbreaking study of the historical, political, and economic processes that shaped Africa’s underdevelopment. Rodney argues that European colonialism and global capitalism systematically extracted wealth from the continent, creating long-term structural inequalities. Drawing from historical evidence and economic analysis, the book demo…
This edited volume analyzes the role of ASEAN within a rapidly changing Pacific and global economic environment. The contributors examine the external economic relations of Southeast Asian nations, the development of regional industries, and the broader impact of international economic trends on ASEAN member states. The book discusses shifts in global trade patterns, resource-based industries, …
Daniel A. Offiong's book, Imperialism and Dependency, examines how imperialism and structures of international dependency have become major obstacles to Africa's economic development. Offiong examines the unequal global economic relations between developed and developing countries, explaining how colonialism and modern economic practices have created patterns of dependency that hinder Africa's …
This book is dedicated to the memory of Dr Titin Suwandi-Guciano (1962-1997), a loving partner and wonderful mother, a gifted economist and a true supportive friend whose spirit and enthusiasm underlined the relationship between the two countries.
Pertamina di Timor Leste berawal dari angan-angan, yang karena dikerjakan dengan sungguh-sungguh dan berkesinambungan, hasilnya bisa melebihi dari ekspektasi. Bertahannya Pertamina di Timor Leste adalah suatu proses yang bisa memberi pelajaran kepada Pertamina tentang membangun bisnis relatif BBM dan Non-BBM di luar negeri.
Hubungan ekonomi dan investasi antara Republik Indonesia (RI) dan Timor Leste telah mengalami perkembangan yang signifikan sejak kemerdekaan Timor Leste pada tahun 2002. Kedua negara ini memiliki potensi untuk memperkuat kerja sama ekonomi dan investasi guna saling menguntungkan. Namun, terdapat sejumlah tantangan dan peluang yang perlu dipertimbangkan dalam upaya mengembangkan hubungan bilater…
ASEAN economic cooperation and integration have come a long way since the organisation's early days, when cooperation was more political and diplomatic than economic in nature. ASEAN now constitutes the most ambitious organization of regional cooperation in the developing world. This book investigates the economics of various ASEAN and ASEAN-centric economic integration initiatives, focusing in…
A Part of the Peace addresses three areas in international affairs which are of particular concern to Canadian foreign policy makers: Multilateralism, regionalism and peacekeeping. The authors consider Canada's continuing involvement within various multilateral institutions, in particular the United Nations and the GATT.
The volume consists of two parts. Part 1 discusses economic friction in the Asia-Pacific region from three aspects: macroeconomic and microeconomic friction, and that between the state and the market mechanism. Included in the discussion are the recent financial crisis and the economic friction it entailed, the trend of regional integration and its impact on internal and external trade and fore…
Emerging Africa describes the too-often-overlooked positive changes that have taken place in much of Africa since the mid-1990s. In 17 countries, five fundamental and sustained breakthroughs are making old assumptions increasingly untenable: - The rise of democracy brought on by the end of the Cold War and apartheid - Stronger economic management - The end of the debt crisis and a more cons…