Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 – Economic Growth in the States of the United States: Findings and Lessons from Four Empirical Studies (pp. 1-28)
J. Norman Baldwin, William A. McCracken III and Michael J. New (Department of Political Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, and others)

Chapter 2 – Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in OECD Countries (pp. 29-56)
Wenyu Zang and Mark Baimbridge (Division of Economics, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK, and others)

Chapter 3 – Economic Growth and Self-Consumption in Oil Producing Countries: Empirical Evidence and Perspectives (pp. 57-86)
José Alberto Fuinhas, António Cardoso Marques and Alcino Pinto Couto (University of Beira Interior, Management and Economics Department and NECE, Estrada do Sineiro, Covilhã, Portugal)

Chapter 4 – Drivers of Economic Growth in Latin America: Evolution and Challenges (pp. 87-108)
Víctor M. González-Sánchez and Susana de los Ríos Sastre (UNED – National University of Distance Education, Department of Applied Economy, Spain, and others)

Chapter 5 – Regional Development Strategy, Market Segmentation and Economic Growth (pp. 109-134)
Song Donglin, Fan Xin and Zhao Xinyu (School of Economics, Jilin University, Jilin Changchun, and Jilin University of Finance and Economics, China)

Chapter 6 – Does Economic History Repeat Itself? Religion, Work Ethic and Economic Growth in Modern Turkey (pp. 135-164)
Jochen Hirschle (Department of Sociology, University of Innsbruck, Austria)

Chapter 7 – On Being Happy in Uncertain Economic Times (pp. 165-192)
Sally Fiona Kelty (School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia)

Chapter 8 – Financial Education and Economic Growth: An Overview of Public and Private Policies around the World (pp. 193-214)
Víctor M. González-Sánchez and Susana de los Ríos Sastre (UNED – National University of Distance Education, Department of Applied Economy, Spain, and others)

Index