{"product_id":"9781349415717","title":"Consumption, Globalization and Development","description":"\u003ch1\u003eConsumption, Globalization and Development\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJ. James\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Development \/ Economic Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume is concerned with the complexities of the relationship between globalization and different groups of consumers in developing countries. Globalization, it is argued, can yield frustration and disappointment as well as welfare gains for consumers; it may, but does not necessarily, displace local products and via the rapid recent expansion of the mass media, it offers policy-makers new opportunities to deal with acute social problems.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJEFFREY JAMES is Professor of Development Economics at Tilburg University in The Netherlands. He was previously Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University, USA; Staff Member in the Technology and Employment Branch, ILO, Geneva; and Research Fellow, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford. His many books in this area include\u003cem\u003e Economics of New Technology in Developing Countries\u003c\/em\u003e (with Francis Stewart);\u003cem\u003e Technology, Institutions and Government Policies\u003c\/em\u003e (with S.Watanabe)\u003cem\u003e; The State, Technology and Industrialization in Africa: The Transition to Egalitarian Development \u003c\/em\u003e(with Keith Griffin); and\u003cem\u003e Technological Systems and Development\u003c\/em\u003e (with Haider A.Khan).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 January 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan UK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781349415717\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e142\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804920189068,"sku":"9781349415717","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349415717.jpg?v=1781788228","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781349415717","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}