Researching Developing Countries. A Data Resource Guide for Social Scientists

✍ Scribed by Forrest Daniel Wright

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 152
• Series: Chandos information professional series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Why are some countries rich while others are poor? Why are some well governed while others experience frequent conflict? And how do you measure a country’s true success anyways? Social scientists have attempted to answer these types of questions for decades, and have increasingly turned to data for this task. Researching Developing Countries: A Data Resource Guide for Social Scientists serves as a reference guide for social scientists and students interested in answering these complex questions. The book will also be helpful to librarians serving the social science disciplines. Topics covered in the book include: human development, economics, governance, conflict, demographics, migration and refugees, environment, foreign aid, energy and infrastructure, innovation and entrepreneurship, geography and urban development, and public opinion.

• Covers over 30 countries with emerging markets
• Explores a wide array of topics for each country and their investment opportunities
• Includes a focus on international audiences as the book expands beyond the US market

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter,Copyright,About the Author,Preface,Acknowledgment,IntroductionEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Human Development, Pages 1-23
Chapter 2 - Economics, Pages 25-55
Chapter 3 - Governance, Pages 57-69
Chapter 4 - Conflict, Pages 71-86
Chapter 5 - Demographics, Pages 87-94
Chapter 6 - Environment, Pages 95-105
Chapter 7 - Foreign Aid, Pages 107-111
Chapter 8 - Energy and Infrastructure, Pages 113-118
Chapter 9 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Pages 119-124
Chapter 10 - Geography and Urban Development, Pages 125-128
Chapter 11 - Public Opinion, Pages 129-133
Conclusion, Page 135
Bibliography, Pages 137-138
Index, Pages 139-150