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ilość książek w kategorii: 1100
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Controlling the World Bank and IMF: Shareholders, Stakeholders, and the Politics of Concessional Lending
ISBN: 9781349445752 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Liam Clegg provides an innovative reading of where power lies in the institutions' concessional lending operations, drawing its focus on shareholders and stakeholders from staffs' own understandings of their operational environments.
Liam Clegg provides an innovative reading of where power lies in the institutions' concessional lending operations, drawing its focus on shareholders ...
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402,53 |
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Europeanization and Civil Society: Turkish NGOs as Instruments of Change?
ISBN: 9781349441860 / Angielski / Miękka / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a critical investigation of the relationship between Turkish NGOs and the European Union (EU) and a nuanced assessment of the opportunities and limitations to fashioning social change by funding NGOs.
Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a criti...
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201,24 |
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Hiv/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Politics, Aid and Globalization
ISBN: 9781349306923 / Angielski / Miękka / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This bookexplains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surrounding the root causes of the pandemic and its continuing proliferation and examines the local and global socio-political forces that have contributed to the spread and impact of the disease."
This bookexplains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surro...
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201,24 |
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The History and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention and Aid in Africa
ISBN: 9781349444199 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, international relations, policy, and non-governmental organizations to analyze the themes, continuities and discontinuities in Western humanitarian engagement with Africa.
The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, internati...
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201,24 |
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Global Matters for Non-Governmental Public Action
ISBN: 9781349331499 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jude Howell brings together eight in-depth studies of the politics of global non-governmental public action. Covering detailed empirical research around the themes of environmentalism, security, children's rights and more, the contributors explore the complex politics amongst non-governmental public actors acting transnationally.
Jude Howell brings together eight in-depth studies of the politics of global non-governmental public action. Covering detailed empirical research arou...
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201,24 |
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Global Activism in Food Politics: Power Shift
ISBN: 9781349465095 / Angielski / Miękka / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who should provide food, and through what relationships? Whose livelihoods should be protected? For over 20 years the peasant farmers of La Via Campesina have been engaged in the fight against injustice, hunger and poverty under the banner of food sovereignty, 'the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems'. They campaign for healthy, sustainable alternatives to an industrial food system controlled by agribusiness companies and the architects of...
Who should provide food, and through what relationships? Whose livelihoods should be protected? For over 20 years the peasant farmers of La Via Campes...
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201,24 |
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Transnational Civil Society and the World Bank: Investigating Civil Society's Potential to Democratize Global Governance
ISBN: 9781349447275 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Transnational civil society is often seen as an important contributor to the democratization of global governance. In their engagement with the World Bank, however, transnational civil society organizations prioritize pre-existing mission over responsiveness to claimed stakeholders and undercut the authority of developing country governments.
Transnational civil society is often seen as an important contributor to the democratization of global governance. In their engagement with the World ...
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301,89 |
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Transnational Partnerships: Effectively Providing for Sustainable Development?
ISBN: 9781349471584 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why are some transnational public-private partnerships (PPPs) highly effective, while others are not? The contributors compare 21 transnational PPPs that seek to provide collective goods in the field of sustainable development.
Why are some transnational public-private partnerships (PPPs) highly effective, while others are not? The contributors compare 21 transnational PPPs t...
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201,24 |
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New Technology, Organizational Change and Governance
ISBN: 9781349442911 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innovative practices. This book analyzes the impact of new technologies testing empowerment, engagement and democratization against the new organizational morphology of political parties and corporations.
Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innova...
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201,24 |
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Capacity Building for Sustainable Development
ISBN: 9781780646169 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Capacity building has been a topic of intense focus in many "core" or industrialized countries. This book explores the theoretical underpinnings of capacity building to sustain the natural resources, cultural resources, and human resources of communities. It reviews the extensive literature on capacity building strategies and policies and examines the implication of sustainable development and sustainability of communities around the world. The approach is theoretical and applied. It offers methods of operationalizing sustainable development and sustainability theories and explores capacity...
Capacity building has been a topic of intense focus in many "core" or industrialized countries. This book explores the theoretical underpinnings of ca...
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265,39 |
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State Fragility, State Formation, and Human Security in Nigeria
ISBN: 9781349435098 / Angielski / Miękka / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the 1990s, attempts at democratic transition have generated hopes for 'civil society' as well as ambivalence about the state. The interdisciplinary studies gathered here explore this dynamic through the complex interactions of state fragility, self-help, and self-organization in Nigeria. Nigeria stands as a particularly interesting case, as its multifaceted associational life extends far beyond civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs): as this volume reveals, there is a 'third sector' of Nigerian society encompassing everything from community...
Since the 1990s, attempts at democratic transition have generated hopes for 'civil society' as well as ambivalence about the state. The interdisciplin...
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201,24 |
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Making Peace: The Contribution of International Institutions
ISBN: 9781349297160 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on their processes, the authors underline the strengths and weaknesses that international actors have created and won't abandon.
Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on their...
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201,24 |
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International Organizations and Environmental Protection: Conservation and Globalization in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781785333620 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pollution, resource depletion, habitat management, and climate change are all issues that necessarily transcend national boundaries. Accordingly, they and other environmental concerns have been a particular focus for international organizations from before the First World War to the present day. This volume is the first to comprehensively explore the environmental activities of professional communities, NGOs, regional bodies, the United Nations, and other international organizations during the twentieth century. It follows their efforts to shape debates about environmental degradation,... Pollution, resource depletion, habitat management, and climate change are all issues that necessarily transcend national boundaries. Accordingly, ... |
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505,22 |
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The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2017
ISBN: 9781857439052 / Angielski / Twarda / 896 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1797,40 |
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Hardball Lobbying for Nonprofits: Real Advocacy for Nonprofits in the New Century
ISBN: 9781349538997 / Angielski / Miękka / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a no-holds-barred, comprehensive, real-world guide to building political power and successfully lobbying for nonprofits in the 21st century, written by an insider who has been in the trenches as both a lobbyist and a government official.
This is a no-holds-barred, comprehensive, real-world guide to building political power and successfully lobbying for nonprofits in the 21st century, w...
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523,30 |
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Violence on the Margins: States, Conflict, and Borderlands
ISBN: 9781349462490 / Angielski / Miękka / 289 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This survey of various African and Asian conflicts examines people's experiences on territorial borders and the ways they affect political configurations. By focusing on individuals' routines and daily life, these contributions treat borderland dynamics as actual political units with their own actions and outcomes.
This survey of various African and Asian conflicts examines people's experiences on territorial borders and the ways they affect political configurati...
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201,24 |
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The Promise and Perils of Infrastructure Privatization: The Macquarie Model
ISBN: 9781349381999 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on the Macquarie Group Ltd. From its modest beginnings in Australia, Macquarie has achieved preeminence as the world's leading non-governmental operator of infrastructure assets. Its infrastructure fund model leases (or buys) staid assets ranging from toll roads to airports, piles on debt and reaps handsome rewards.
This book focuses on the Macquarie Group Ltd. From its modest beginnings in Australia, Macquarie has achieved preeminence as the world's leading non-g...
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201,24 |
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Private Foundations and Development Partnerships: American Philanthropy and Global Development Agendas
ISBN: 9781138289536 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the influence of private United States (US) philanthropic foundations in the governance of global problems. Through a close scrutiny of four high profile case studies of public-private collaboration, the work addresses the vacuum present in global governance scholarship regarding the influence of foundations, arguing the influence of these actors extends beyond the basic material, and into the more subtle and complex ideational sphere of policy and governance. This book:
This book explores the influence of private United States (US) philanthropic foundations in the governance of global problems. Through a close scru... |
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The Security Council as Global Legislator
ISBN: 9781138289574 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Security Council resolutions have undergone an important evolution over the last two decades. While continuing its traditional role of determining state-specific threats to peace and engaging accordingly in various peaceful or coercive measures, the Security Council has also adopted resolutions that have effectively imposed legal obligations on all United Nations member states. This book seeks to move away from the discussions of whether the Security Council in the current composition and working methods is representative, capable or productive. Rather it assesses whether... Security Council resolutions have undergone an important evolution over the last two decades. While continuing its traditional role of determining ... |
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The Business of America Is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate
ISBN: 9780190677435 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy? Drawing on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists, The Business of America is Lobbying provides a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why they do it, and why it matters. Since the 1970s, a wave of new government regulations and...
Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest compani...
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