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Kicking Off the Bootstraps: Environment, Development and Community Power in Puerto Rico
ISBN: 9780816515912 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While small communities in Third World countries usually seem at the mercy of central governments and foreign capitalists, local activists can help exploited peoples correct environmental abuses and social injustices and seize control of their own destinies.
Kicking Off the Bootstraps is a powerful case history of such an effort. It describes a grassroots activist movement that emerged in the Puerto Rican community of Salinas to counter the poverty and economic dependence experienced by its citizens in the wake of "Operation Bootstrap," a post-World War II industrial... While small communities in Third World countries usually seem at the mercy of central governments and foreign capitalists, local activists can ...
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ARTISANS AND COOPERATIVES
ISBN: 9780816520510 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With new markets opening up for goods produced by artisans from all parts of the world, craft commercialization and craft industries have become key components of local economies. Now with the emergence of the Fair Trade movement and public opposition to sweatshop labor, many people are demanding that artisans in third world countries not be exploited for their labor. Bringing together case studies from the Americas and Asia, this timely collection of articles addresses the interplay among subsistence activities, craft production, and the global market. It contributes to... With new markets opening up for goods produced by artisans from all parts of the world, craft commercialization and craft industries have be... |
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Artisans and Cooperatives: Developing Alternative Trade for the Global Economy
ISBN: 9780816520886 / Angielski / Miękka / 217 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With new markets opening up for goods produced by artisans from all parts of the world, craft commercialization and craft industries have become key components of local economies. Now with the emergence of the Fair Trade movement and public opposition to sweatshop labor, many people are demanding that artisans in third world countries not be exploited for their labor. Bringing together case studies from the Americas and Asia, this timely collection of articles addresses the interplay among subsistence activities, craft production, and the global market. It contributes to... With new markets opening up for goods produced by artisans from all parts of the world, craft commercialization and craft industries have be... |
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History of Metals in Colonial America
ISBN: 9780817300531 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of the introduction and growth of the technology of metals in the North American colonial period entails significant developments beyond the transfer of the technology from the Old World to the New. In the struggle to create an indigenous industry, in the efforts to encourage and support the work of metals craftsmen, in the defiance of British attempts to regulate manufacturing of metals, the colonial society developed a metals technology that became the basis for future industrial growth. The author traces colonial industrial development from the sixteenth through the...
The story of the introduction and growth of the technology of metals in the North American colonial period entails significant developments bey...
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President Johnson's War on Poverty: Rhetoric and History
ISBN: 9780817302665 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In January 1964, in his first State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson announced a declaration of unconditional war on poverty. By the end of the year the Economic Opportunity Act became law. The War on Poverty illustrates the interweaving of rhetorical and historical forces in shaping public policy. Zarefsky suggest that an important problem in the War on Poverty lay in its discourse. He assumes that language plays a central role in the formulation of social policy by shaping the context within which people view the social... Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In January 1964, in his first State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson announced a d... |
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President Johnson's War on Poverty: Rhetoric and History
ISBN: 9780817352455 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Readers of this fine book will learn far more about the War on Poverty and the foibles of U.S. liberalism in the postwar period than they will about rhetoric. This is both a great service and a great mercy.
"Zarefsky's effort is a gem. It uses rhetorical analysis to its best advantage: as a narrative thread rather than as an explanation.""-- Journal of Communication" "Provocative and subtly argued . . . an important and original study.""-- Choice" "Zarefsky's concentration on the struggles fought over the symbols of the antipoverty effort makes for an engrossing analysis of the... "Readers of this fine book will learn far more about the War on Poverty and the foibles of U.S. liberalism in the postwar period than they will about ...
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Globalization and the American South
ISBN: 9780820326474 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1955 the Fortune magazine list of America's largest corporations included just 18 with headquarters in the Southeast. By 2002 the number had grown to 123. In fact, the South attracted over half of the foreign businesses drawn to the United States in the 1990s. The eight original essays collected here consider this stunning dynamism in ways that help us see anew the region's place in that ever-accelerating, transnational flow of people, capital, and technology known collectively as "globalization."
Moving between local and global perspectives, the essays discuss how once faraway places... In 1955 the Fortune magazine list of America's largest corporations included just 18 with headquarters in the Southeast. By 2002 the number had grown ...
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Globalization and the American South
ISBN: 9780820326481 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1955 the Fortune magazine list of America's largest corporations included just 18 with headquarters in the Southeast. By 2002 the number had grown to 123. In fact, the South attracted over half of the foreign businesses drawn to the United States in the 1990s. The eight original essays collected here consider this stunning dynamism in ways that help us see anew the region's place in that ever-accelerating, transnational flow of people, capital, and technology known collectively as "globalization." Moving between local and global perspectives, the essays discuss how once faraway places... In 1955 the Fortune magazine list of America's largest corporations included just 18 with headquarters in the Southeast. By 2002 the number had gro... |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Toward Economic Recovery
ISBN: 9780821336731 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The report was drafted by a team of Bank staff and consultants led by Wei Di under the general guidance of Christine Wallich.
The report was drafted by a team of Bank staff and consultants led by Wei Di under the general guidance of Christine Wallich.
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Between State and Market: Mass Privatization in Transition Economies
ISBN: 9780821339473 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Enhancing the Role of Government in the Pacific Island Economies
ISBN: 9780821343517 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the East Asian financial crisis, the Pacific Island Member Countries (PMC) appear to be headed toward recession. The governments are increasingly aware that state-led growth, based upon high levels of public investment and financial aid, has not substantially increased per capita income or the quality of life. Building a more resilient economic base has become a matter of political urgency. This report discusses how the PMC's development agenda could be implemented and emphasizes interlinking themes about enhancing the role of government.
Following the East Asian financial crisis, the Pacific Island Member Countries (PMC) appear to be headed toward recession. The governments are increas...
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Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research in Development Projects
ISBN: 9780821344316 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Much of the early work on poverty was highly quantitative: ... It became increasingly clear, however, that while numbers are essential for policy and monitoring purposes, it is also important to understand people's perception of poverty and their mechanisms for coping with poverty and other situations of extreme economic and social stress. Researchers have recognized over the past few years that quantitative analysis of the incidence and trends in poverty, while essential for national economic development planning, must be complemented by qualitative methods that help planners and managers...
Much of the early work on poverty was highly quantitative: ... It became increasingly clear, however, that while numbers are essential for policy and ...
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Uganda's Recovery: The Role of Farms, Firms, and Government
ISBN: 9780821346648 / Angielski / Miękka / 491 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uganda's recovery over the past 15 years from economic decline, conflict, and repressive government to macroeconomic stability, high growth, and considerable political freedom signifies a major turnaround in Africa. What makes Uganda's postconflict recovery significant is that it coincides with one of the most ambitious programs of economic liberalization on the African continent. This book focuses on postconflict recovery and economic liberalization. This book also provides a detailed discussion of the many issues policymakers have to consider when they try to guide a country out of a tragic...
Uganda's recovery over the past 15 years from economic decline, conflict, and repressive government to macroeconomic stability, high growth, and consi...
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Aid and Reform in Africa: Lessons from Ten Case Studies
ISBN: 9780821346693 / Angielski / Miękka / 696 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of Choice magazine's Outstanding Academic Title award Since the early 1980s, virtually every African country has received large amounts of aid to stimulate policy reform. The results have varied enormously. Ghana and Uganda were successful reformers that grew rapidly and reduced poverty. Ethiopia and Cote d'Ivoire have shown significant reform in recent years, but it remains to be seen whether it will be sustainable. 'Aid and Reform in Africa' summarizes the findings from case studies that investigate whether, when, and how foreign aid has affected economic policy in Africa. The main...
Winner of Choice magazine's Outstanding Academic Title award Since the early 1980s, virtually every African country has received large amounts of aid...
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Faith in Development: Partnership Between the World Bank and the Churches of Africa
ISBN: 9780821348482 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Faith in Development' discusses the principles and practicalities of a partnership, covering a broad range of development topics. It draws on an extraordinary conference held in Nairobi in March 2000, organized jointly by the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa and the World Bank, to explore closer collaboration, especially at the grassroots level. This book provides a fascinating glimpse of the spiritual dimensions of poverty. Foreword by James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, and George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury.
'Faith in Development' discusses the principles and practicalities of a partnership, covering a broad range of development topics. It draws on an extr...
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Economic Analysis of Investment Operations: Analytical Tools and Practical Applications
ISBN: 9780821348505 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Economic Analysis of Investment Operations' presents general principles and methodologies that are applicable across sectors, including quantitative risk analysis. It provides both theory and practice about how to evaluate transportation, health, and education projects; and explains how to assess the environmental impact of projects. It provides a fresh look at the tools of project analysis and explains how to apply quantitative analysis of costs and benefits from multiple perspectives--including the private sector, the public sector, bankers, and the country as a whole. The examples used to...
'Economic Analysis of Investment Operations' presents general principles and methodologies that are applicable across sectors, including quantitative ...
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India: The Challenges of Development
ISBN: 9780821349687 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE) reviews the development effectiveness of World Bank assistance to India during the 1990s. It builds on evaluations of sector assistance programs, projects, and nonlending services to make these assessments. This report uses the standard evaluation categories of outcome, sustainability, and institutional development.
This Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE) reviews the development effectiveness of World Bank assistance to India during the 1990s. It builds on evalua...
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A Strategy for Development
ISBN: 9780821349809 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'A Strategy for Development provides a thoughtful yet readily accessible overview of current thinking on key development issues. It adds up to a very fine book.' -- Albert O. Hirschman, Prof. Emeritus, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ 'This book offers fresh evidence and clear arguments for an approach to poverty reduction that brings together two ideas sometimes incorrectly thought to be at odds: empowering poor people and creating an economic climate that facilitates investment and growth.' -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Prof.,...
'A Strategy for Development provides a thoughtful yet readily accessible overview of current thinking on key development issues. It adds up to a very ...
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Globalization, Growth and Poverty: Building an Inclusive World Economy
ISBN: 9780821350485 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Globalization is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although this international integration presents considerable opportunities for developing countries, it also contains significant risks. Associated with international integration are concerns about increasing inequality, shifting power, and cultural uniformity. 'Globalization, Growth, and Poverty' focuses on globalization in terms of growing economic integration resulting from the increased flow of goods and services, people, capital, and information. The...
Globalization is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although thi...
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Building a Sustainable Future: The Africa Region Environment Strategy
ISBN: 9780821351468 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Africa, most especially Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank's mission, to fight poverty, is strongly linked with environmental protection and better management of renewable natural resources. In both rural and urban areas, the poor of Africa are impacted by the loss of natural resources and environmental services. They are also at the highest risk from natural disasters--most particularly floods and drought. This environmental strategy report identifies the current thinking of the Africa region within the World Bank Group. It helps detail the World Bank's commitment to assist African...
In Africa, most especially Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank's mission, to fight poverty, is strongly linked with environmental protection and better...
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