"Perspectives on Economic Development: Public Policy, Culture, and Economic Development" ed. by Ryan Merlin Yonk, Vito Bobek

This volume explores how different policy environments impact economic development in light of the interplay with other factors.

Among the most discussed and contested areas of policy are those that surround economic development. Among the wide universe that is public policy, those policies that claim to enhance economic development have long been viewed as particularly important, and discussions over what the best approaches are have been varied, heated, and often at the core of the success or failure of governments. From discussion of tax policy in the Russian Federation, to the interplay of economic development and culture in Namibia, to the complex interplay between tourism and extractive industries in the United States, this volume explores a range of policy realities.


Contents
1.Why Coevolution of Culture and Institutions Matters for Economic Development and Growth?
2.Developing Together? Understanding the Interaction between, Amenity-Based Tourism, Agriculture, and Extractive Industries in the Northern Rockies
3.Namibia’s Triple Challenge and Its Economic Development
4.Economic, Social, and Environmental Dimensions of Development in Sudan
5.An Analysis of Drivers of International Investment Decisions in South Africa
6.Budget Deficit and the Federal Government Debt in Malaysia
7.The Direction of Reforming the Tax System on the Basis of the Scientific Systemonomic Author’s Model: Nalogonomy
8.The Financing of Spanish Colonial Commerce in America: The Almojarifazgo and the Port of Veracruz