wyszukanych pozycji: 9
The people vs. the state : reflections on UN authority, US power and the responsibility to protect
ISBN: 9789280812077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The author, former senior vice-rector of the United Nations University and UN assistant secretary general, is described as one of the intellectual godfathers of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). This title brings together his opinion articles from several newspapers in Australia, Canada, India, and Japan, and the "International Herald Tribune".
The author, former senior vice-rector of the United Nations University and UN assistant secretary general, is described as one of the intellectual god...
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128,60 zł |
Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies
ISBN: 9789280812053 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A number of leading experts in the fields of public law, political science and democratization studies contributed to this book to identify ways of making African governments accountable and describe the extent to which these mechanisms work in practice. It presents new knowledge about legal and political developments in a number of African countries that are relevant to the policy goal of developing and deepening democratic governance and accountable government on the continent. This book is of interest to academics, students and practitioners in the fields of public law, public...
A number of leading experts in the fields of public law, political science and democratization studies contributed to this book to identify ways of ma...
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263,14 zł |
Inclusive Wealth Report 2012: Measuring Progress Toward Sustainability
ISBN: 9781107032316 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Presents an economic index that measures the wealth of nations through a comprehensive analysis of a country's productive base.
Presents an economic index that measures the wealth of nations through a comprehensive analysis of a country's productive base.
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287,96 zł |
Inclusive Wealth Report 2014
ISBN: 9781107524002 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Economic production indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP) and the Human Development Index (HDI) fail to reflect the state of natural resources or ecological conditions and both focus exclusively on the short term. The Inclusive Wealth Report 2014 is the second book in an important biennial series that provides a new framework for measuring the inclusive wealth of nations. It provides an overview of how the capital asset components of inclusive wealth evolved between 1990 and 2010, and analyses the meaning of these trends for sustainability. While the asset base studied is largely...
Economic production indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP) and the Human Development Index (HDI) fail to reflect the state of natural resourc...
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306,62 zł |
Structural Transformation and Economic Development: Cross Regional Analysis of Industrialization and Urbanization
ISBN: 9780815350866 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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239,93 zł |
SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation: Balancing the Water Cycle for Sustainable Life on Earth
ISBN: 9781789731064 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Providing safe and clean water for all without damaging the environment is one of the biggest challenges of the SDGs. SDG6 is an ambitious goal which seeks to establish the framework through which environmentally responsible water resource management, sanitation and security can be achieved. Bridging academic discussion and real-world case studies, this book considers the challenge of balancing the provision of the basic human right of access to water whilst not eroding our capacity to live sustainably in a rapidly changing world. It considers the impact of climate change on the water...
Providing safe and clean water for all without damaging the environment is one of the biggest challenges of the SDGs. SDG6 is an ambitious goal which ...
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252,56 zł |
Legitimacy and Politics: A Contribution to the Study of Political Right and Political Responsibility
ISBN: 9780521782616 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Instances of corruption, extremism, and public distrust have increasingly raised the question of political legitimacy in recent years. The author examines the issue by looking at the conditions necessary for a "rule of law" to exist. He argues that in a democracy the greater the powers given to a political leader, the greater that leader's responsibilities toward society. In order to enjoy legitimacy therefore, our rulers must assume these responsibilities and be held accountable for them. This book will be of interest to political and social theorists and political philosophers.
Instances of corruption, extremism, and public distrust have increasingly raised the question of political legitimacy in recent years. The author exam...
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451,11 zł |
SDG2 - Zero Hunger: Food Security, Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture
ISBN: 9781789738063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. SDG2 links food security, nutrition and a sustainable but climate resilient agriculture. This multi-dimensional goal encompasses several specific targets and indicators, aimed at ending hunger, improving nutrition and achieving food security through sustainable and resilient agriculture and income increase. This book assesses the implications of SDG2 for the economic, social and environmental domains of communities and countries. Three case study countries (Nigeria, Ghana, and The Gambia) were used to record values of their SDG2 indicators to demonstrate the operationalization of keeping...
SDG2 links food security, nutrition and a sustainable but climate resilient agriculture. This multi-dimensional goal encompasses several specific targ...
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230,59 zł |
Adaptiveness: Changing Earth System Governance
ISBN: 9781108749145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Rapid and transformational actions are ever more urgently needed to achieve a just, resilient, and ecologically sustainable global society, as envisioned and supported by the Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, dynamic governance approaches are vital for addressing changing and uncertain conditions. At many levels, governance needs to be responsive and flexible - in one word - adaptive. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the conceptual development of adaptiveness as a key concept in the environmental governance literature, complemented by applications from global, regional,...
Rapid and transformational actions are ever more urgently needed to achieve a just, resilient, and ecologically sustainable global society, as envisio...
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189,12 zł |