wyszukanych pozycji: 7
Food Security: Indicators, Measurement, and the Impact of Trade Openness
ISBN: 9780199236558 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. What are the implications of the WTO's Agreement on Agriculture for food security in poor countries? Are economic reforms and high growth rates in some countries protecting the well-being of the poor by improving the status of nutrition? Are we measuring hunger adequately? Do we need new tools and indicators? Does women's socio-economic status matter for child-health? Are targeted programmes successful in identifying and helping the truly needy?
Despite the scale of human suffering inflicted by malnutrition, the fight against world hunger has recently been overshadowed by the campaign to... What are the implications of the WTO's Agreement on Agriculture for food security in poor countries? Are economic reforms and high growth rates in som...
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515,80 zł |
Linking the Formal and Informal Economy: Concepts and Policies
ISBN: 9780199204762 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. more nolume brings together a significant new collection of studies on formality and informality in developing countries. Containing contributions from some of the very best analysts in development studies, the volume is multidisciplinary in nature, with contributions from anthropologists, economists, sociologists, and political scientists.
more nolume brings together a significant new collection of studies on formality and informality in developing countries. Containing contributions fro...
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727,05 zł |
Linking the Formal and Informal Economy: Concepts and Policies
ISBN: 9780199237296 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The concepts of formal and informal remain central to the theory and practice of development more than half a century after they were introduced into the debate. They help structure the way that statistical services collect data on the economies of developing countries, the development of theoretical and empirical analysis, and, most important, the formulation and implementation of policy.
This volume brings together a significant new collection of studies on formality and informality in developing countries. The volume is multidisciplinary in nature, with contributions from... The concepts of formal and informal remain central to the theory and practice of development more than half a century after they were introduced into ...
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269,75 zł |
Informal Labour Markets and Development
ISBN: 9781403987556 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 265 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book presents significant new research on the informal labour markets of developing countries. Examining the critical role of informal labour markets in allowing countries to adjust successfully to the forces of globalization, this volume also brings to the fore a number of problems associated with the expansion of informal employment, such as poor working conditions, the lack of worker protection and the proliferation of urban slums. Comprising theoretical and empirical case studies from Africa, Asia, Central Europe and Latin America, it facilitates comparisons across developing...
This book presents significant new research on the informal labour markets of developing countries. Examining the critical role of informal labour mar...
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469,06 zł |
Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction
ISBN: 9780230201774 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-poor development in order to derive best practices in this field. This is an important companion for professionals and policymakers, and also a vital reference source for students.
This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-po...
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390,87 zł |
Urbanization and Development in Asia: Multidimensional Perspectives
ISBN: 9780198078531 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Over the last few decades, globalization has had a visible effect on urbanization and migration patterns across much of Asia. Analyses of migration patterns reveal that some of the largest movements of people in the world actually take place in the form of internal migration within certain regions and countries, as people move from rural areas to booming urban centres. With the help of selected case studies from India, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Phillipines, this volume examines the following issues: Why do people move from rural to urban areas? In what ways does...
Over the last few decades, globalization has had a visible effect on urbanization and migration patterns across much of Asia. Analyses of migration pa...
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319,52 zł |
Food Insecurity, Vulnerability and Human Rights Failure
ISBN: 9780230553576 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. World hunger is prevalent yet receives relatively less attention compared to poverty. The MDGs have taken a step to address this with the resolution of halving the number of starving people in the world by 2015. Hunger though is not a straightforward problem of producing enough to feed the world's population; it has many cross-cutting dimensions. This volume discusses the significance of human rights approaches to food and the way it relates to gender considerations, addressing links between hunger and the HIV/AIDS pandemic, agricultural productivity and the environment.
World hunger is prevalent yet receives relatively less attention compared to poverty. The MDGs have taken a step to address this with the resolution o...
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390,87 zł |