Why has Asia developed while Africa lagged? The Asian Aspiration chronicles the stories of explosive growth and changing fortunes: the leaders, events and polic

In 1960, the GDP per capita of Southeast Asian countries was nearly half of that of Africa. By 1986 the gap had closed and today the trend is reversed, with mor

The Emerald Handbook of Work, Workplaces, and Disruptive Issues in HRM considers the way work, employment and people is being managed across the globe, using a

This volume presents an account of how people in sub-Saharan Africa have fared under changing life circumstances of the past centuries until the present. By int

Why do some states thrive, grow their economies and uplift their people, while others, facing similar challenges, slide into low growth, social dysfunction and