Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- The Misfortunes of Prosperity -- Slowdown in Growth

THEORIES -- 10 The Moral Foundations of Economic Growth -- 11 The Political Economy of the Higher Virtues

. Governments are realizing that without effective social policies, the equality and growth of a society are

investigates the transformations that are taking place and their ecological, social, and economic impact.

Mega-Urban Regions -- Part 3: Case Studies of ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions -- 12 The Johor-Singapore-Riau Growth

being constantly improved in order to enhance their economic competitiveness. Significant improvements

-- BACKGROUND: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, URBAN GROWTH AND DECAY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLU

War II and the circumstances that shaped its growth, tracing its impact, in turn, on local historical

Socioeconomic Setting -- GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- EDUCATION -- ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

, industrialization and economic development, the politics of gold, and liberal economic ideology provided converging

Nitrogen -- Growth of Individual Economic Sectors -- International Trade -- Results of Alternative