1. Why the already difficult task of identifying sources of growth has become even more challenging? / Rup Singh -- 2. Some philosophical reflections on foundations of sustainable social development / Hakan Gundogdu -- 3. Lessons for development economists from the Shanghai experience, 1842-2008 / Niv Horesh -- 4. Natural resources accounting for sustainable development : approaches and some applications / Ramakrishna Nallathiga -- 5. Re-conceptualising the "technology-development" nexus : linking water, energy, people and governance in India / Sam Wong -- 6. The influences of savings and investments on sustainable development and the role of information technology / Leonardo Baggiani -- 7. Developing the financial infrastructure in an emerging market economy : the role of credit rating agencies / Michael Papaioannou, George Tsetsekos -- 8. Does financial liberalization and trade openness promote growth in South Asia? / Muhammad Kahn -- 9. Changing contours of Indian investment abroad : evolution, diagnosis and public policy / Lakhwinder Singh, Varinder Jain -- 10. Does information and communication technologies sustain economic growth? : the underdeveloped and developing countries case / Erkan Erdil, I. Yetkiner, Burcu Türkcan -- 11. An empirical analysis of indices and factors of ICT use by small- and medium-sized enterprises in Japan / Masatsugu Tsuji, Teruyuki Bunno, Hiroki Idota, Hiroaki Miyoshi, Masaru Ogawa, Yasushi Ueki --

12. Telecommunications capital intensity and aggregate production efficiency : a meta-frontier analysis / Alexandre Repkine -- 13. Evaluating the internal capabilities and external linkages of the Philippine IT-enabled services (ITES) industry / Clarissa Sales, Utz Dornberger -- 14. The potentials and pitfalls of the information society project in Turkey : a critical assessment of policy paradigms regarding e-transformation and digital divide / M. Kaynak -- 15. Sustainable development and the digital divide among OIC countries : towards a collaborative digital approach / Chamhuri Siwar, Abdul-Mumin Abdulai -- 16. Regional innovation strategies : Europe and Turkey / Murad Tiryakioglu, Sinan Alcin -- 17. Governance-based regional development and e-government : the Turkish case / Mehmet Sobaci, Bekir Parlak.