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A World of Difference: Encountering and Contesting Development
ISBN: 9781606232620 / Angielski / Miękka / 665 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Widely regarded as the authoritative text on development geography, this volume examines the nature and causes of global inequality and critically analyzes contemporary approaches to economic development across the third world. Students gain a deeper understanding of the interacting dynamics of culture, gender, race, and class; biophysical factors, such as climate, population, and natural resources; and economic and political processes--all of which have led to the present-day disparities between the first and third worlds. Numerous examples, sidebars, and figures illustrate how people in the...
Widely regarded as the authoritative text on development geography, this volume examines the nature and causes of global inequality and critically ana...
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Southeast Asia: The Long Road Ahead (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 9789814280808 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Southeast Asia is going through tremendous changes. The market-oriented economies of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand have been showing robust growth, particularly before the Asian financial crisis of 1997/98. This title focuses on various important economic aspects of Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia is going through tremendous changes. The market-oriented economies of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thail...
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396,71 |
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Institutional Change and the Development of Industrial Clusters in China: Case Studies from the Textile and Clothing Industry
ISBN: 9789814289047 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uses the New Institutional Economics Approach (NIE) to examine the formation and development of industrial clusters in China through multiple case studies of textile and clothing clusters in the Zhejiang province. This work illustrates the interaction between institutional change and the industrial development of China in transition.
Uses the New Institutional Economics Approach (NIE) to examine the formation and development of industrial clusters in China through multiple case stu...
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Studies on Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences
ISBN: 9783631714157 / Angielski / Miękka / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is a collection of empirical and theoretical research papers in the social sciences regarding the Balkans and the Near East written by researchers from several different universities and institutions. The studies include a wide range of topics from economic, financial, political, agricultural, sociological, international relations to historical, cultural, and feminist issues in the region of the Balkan and Near East. The book is aimed at educators, researchers, and students interested in the Balkan and Near Eastern countries.
This volume is a collection of empirical and theoretical research papers in the social sciences regarding the Balkans and the Near East written by res...
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399,56 |
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The Social Health of the Nation: How America Is Really Doing
ISBN: 9780195133493 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rejecting the notion that economic indicators are the only valid measu res of progress in the United States, the authors offer a fuller and d eeper view of the quality of life in the United States, presenting rel iable information on such factors as the well being of America's youth, accessibility of health care, the quality of education, and the adeq uacy of housing. The book will include initial publication of this yea r's Index of Social Health, developed;by the authors, which has been a nationally covered media event for the past twelve years. Drawing on a grant from the Ford Foundation,...
Rejecting the notion that economic indicators are the only valid measu res of progress in the United States, the authors offer a fuller and d eeper vi...
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400,12 |
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Applied Economics for Development: Empirical Approaches to Selected Social and Economic Issues in the Transition Economies
ISBN: 9781622731497 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Transition economies experience transformation of their economic system. Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a number of former socialist countries underwent transitions from central planning to a market economy. More generally, many rapidly growing economies undergo no less profound transformations of their economic systems. Contrary to common misconception, the transition process cannot be simply reduced to eliminating state intervention and liberalizing the economy. Economies under transition exhibit a unique set of policy challenges. Unlike developed market... Transition economies experience transformation of their economic system. Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a number of former socia... |
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400,14 |
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The Florida Experience: Land and Water Policy in a Growth State
ISBN: 9781617260711 / Angielski / Twarda / 379 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Resources for the Future Library Collection' brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues.
'The Resources for the Future Library Collection' brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year histo...
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Conservation and Economic Efficiency: An Approach To Materials Policy
ISBN: 9781617260520 / Angielski / Twarda / 291 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is part of the collection which brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues.
This volume is part of the collection which brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as ...
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Canada's Global Villagers: Cuso in Development, 1961-86
ISBN: 9780774826037 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Established in 1961, the same year as the US Peace Corps, Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) became the first Canadian NGO to undertake development work from a secular stance and in a context of rapid decolonization. Drawing on extensive research and interviews, Ruth Compton Brouwer tells the story of a group of young women and men who confronted the complexities of ?underdevelopment? in countries such as India and Nigeria and who overcame their initial naivete as they sought to fit into the host communities that had requested their services. Later, as returned volunteers, they... Established in 1961, the same year as the US Peace Corps, Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) became the first Canadian NGO to undertake de... |
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Gastronomy for Tourism Development: Potential of the Western Balkans
ISBN: 9781789737561 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Western Balkans and associated countries are striving to achieve and foster their economic growth, social well-being, and sustainable development. For all three of these areas, the tourism sector is a major source of income, change, and innovation, and the common gastronomic heritage of the Western Balkans presents a unique opportunity to develop tourism products that go far beyond different national identities. Today, several dishes, preparation methods, and service procedures are recognised as the Gastronomy of the Balkans, presenting a fascinating “melange” of West-European,...
The Western Balkans and associated countries are striving to achieve and foster their economic growth, social well-being, and sustainable development....
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402,08 |
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Cluster-Based Industrial Development: An East Asian Model
ISBN: 9780230004832 / Angielski / Twarda / 243 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite its utmost importance, the issue of industrial development has been largely neglected in the literature for the last few decades. The authors have conducted comparative case studies between Chinese and Japanese industries.
Despite its utmost importance, the issue of industrial development has been largely neglected in the literature for the last few decades. The authors ...
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Pro-Poor Macroeconomics: Potential and Limitations
ISBN: 9780230004887 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tackles the disagreements that affect those looking to establish the macroeconomic policies needed to halve poverty over the next ten years. It presents a pro-poor macroeconomic policy allowing countries to recapture policy space, help promote growth, reduce inequality and diminish poverty in a sustainable way.
This book tackles the disagreements that affect those looking to establish the macroeconomic policies needed to halve poverty over the next ten years....
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Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
ISBN: 9780230004894 / Angielski / Twarda / 265 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is written in light of the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more than a dozen different quantitative techniques and provides empirical illustrations based on data sources from developed or developing countries.
This book is written in light of the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more...
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Tackling Japan's Fiscal Challenges: Strategies to Cope with High Public Debt and Population Aging
ISBN: 9780230007871 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines how Japan should cope with fiscal challenges, as demands on the budget from an ageing society have necessitated the reigning in of public debt and the revamp of the pension and healthcare systems. It combines insights from academic research with the views of policymakers to distil key issues that need to inform public debate.
This book examines how Japan should cope with fiscal challenges, as demands on the budget from an ageing society have necessitated the reigning in of ...
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Corruption and Development: The Anti-Corruption Campaigns
ISBN: 9780230525504 / Angielski / Twarda / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a multidisciplinary interrogation of the global anti-corruption campaigns of the last ten years, arguing that while some positive change is observable, the period is also replete with perverse consequences and unintended outcomes. Contributors to the volume unravel the normative assumptions, power relationships and problems of intervention within anti-corruption campaigns in development theory and practice; evaluate and deconstruct donor policy in the area of anti-corruption; and look at new institutional initiatives to build transparency and accountability in government.
This book provides a multidisciplinary interrogation of the global anti-corruption campaigns of the last ten years, arguing that while some positive c...
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Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa
ISBN: 9780312125387 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Horn of Africa has suffered repeated disasters: wars, drought, famine, mass refugee movements and environmental decline. This book explains the historical and political background to these crises and outlines the prospects for development in the region. Experts on the Horn cover a broad range of topics, including ethnic conflict, gender and refugees, food security, the survival of pastoralism, the future of independent Eritrea, operations of intelligence agencies and the possibilities for regional cooperation.
The Horn of Africa has suffered repeated disasters: wars, drought, famine, mass refugee movements and environmental decline. This book explains the hi...
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Contemporary Economic Issues: Regional Experience and System Reform
ISBN: 9780312215064 / Angielski / Twarda / 267 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide to the experiences economic reform since the second world war, and system reform and economic integration across the world in the past decade. The first part of the book examines why only a small number of developing countries have succeeded in their modernization attempts this century. What lessons can be learnt from the successes of the East Asian NIEs and failures of other economies to emulate them? The very different experiences of the transition to market economies in the former socialist countries of Eastern Europe and China is the focus of the next section, with comparisons...
A guide to the experiences economic reform since the second world war, and system reform and economic integration across the world in the past decade....
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Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World
ISBN: 9780312216597 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries. In the past decade, they have been increasingly drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. This book explores the experiences of women in diverse local contexts within different cultures and faiths, drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It draws out the contradictory and fragmented impact of globalization at the local level on the lives of women in the developing world.
The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries. In the past decade, they have been increasingly ...
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The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America
ISBN: 9780312222772 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study examines fundamental theoretical and conceptual issues of social change in Latin America in the context of detailed empirical analysis. It challenges the major assumptions and propositions that underlie globalization theory, reworking and fine tuning the concepts of imperialism and social class as relevant to understanding the 'new world order'. The study centers on the structural features of Latin America and the state policies reconcentrating power in the capitalist class at the expense of labor. The study surveys the contradictory tendencies of concentrated wealth and power and...
This study examines fundamental theoretical and conceptual issues of social change in Latin America in the context of detailed empirical analysis. It ...
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Wage Labour in Southeast Asia Since 1840: Globalization, the International Division of Labour and Labour Transformations
ISBN: 9780333736968 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Amarjit Kaur examines wage labour's role in economic growth and change in Southeast Asia since 1840. Her study focuses on globalization; the international division of labour and how transnational economic processes shaped and continue to shape labour systems. There are five main themes - labour processes, migration and labour systems; labour circulation or mobility; the gendered nature of labour relations; and, class consciousness, worker organization and labour standards. A wide-ranging study which will be of great interest to historians, economists and Asia specialists.
Amarjit Kaur examines wage labour's role in economic growth and change in Southeast Asia since 1840. Her study focuses on globalization; the internati...
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