Large Countries’ Development Path: Experience and Theory
ISBN: 9789811656972 / Angielski / Miękka / 371 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book aims to propose a unique analytical framework to find out the general successful experience for large developing countries, which are defined with two main physical characters of large population and vast land. They are naturally crucial for the global development. Thirteen countries are chosen as large developing countries in this book, which are China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Congo (DRC). On the basis of selecting massive data, the author analyzes the performance of large countries in terms of human...
This book aims to propose a unique analytical framework to find out the general successful experience for large developing countries, which are define...
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192,74 zł |
Global Development: The Basics
ISBN: 9780367726317 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Global Development: The Basics is a lively and engaging introduction to the shifting landscape of global development, right from its origins, to today, and on to what the future might look like. Delving into economics, politics, gender and climate change, this book is for readers starting out in their understanding of global development.
Global Development: The Basics is a lively and engaging introduction to the shifting landscape of global development, right from its origins, to today...
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98,31 zł |
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary African Migration
ISBN: 9780367437558 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Handbook provides an authoritative multidisciplinary overview of contemporary African international migration. It endeavours to present a single source on issues such as migration history, trends, migrant profiles, narratives, migration-development nexus, migration governance, diasporas, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.
This Handbook provides an authoritative multidisciplinary overview of contemporary African international migration. It endeavours to present a single ...
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The Remnants of Race Science: UNESCO and Economic Development in the Global South
ISBN: 9780231194358 / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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163,49 zł |
Death and the Textile Industry in Nigeria
ISBN: 9780367524906 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the context of deindustrialization—specifically, the decline of the textile industry in Kaduna, Nigeria—and its consequences for deceased workers’ families.
The author shows how the dead work in various ways for Christians and Muslims who worked in KTL mill in Kaduna, not only for their families who still hope to receive termination remittances, but also as connections to extended family members in other parts of Nigeria and as claims to land and houses in Kaduna. Building upon their actions as a way of thinking about the ways... This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the context of deindustrialization—specifically, the decline of the textile industry in ...
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207,03 zł |
Remapping Security on Europe’s Northern Borders
ISBN: 9780367561000 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book critically analyses the changing EU-Russian security environment in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, with a particular focus on northern Europe where the EU and the Russian Federation share a common border.
This book critically analyses the changing EU-Russian security environment in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, with a particular focus on northern Euro...
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207,03 zł |
Oil and Development in Ghana: Beyond the Resource Curse
ISBN: 9780367621179 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book gives a comprehensive overview of Ghana’s hydrocarbon economy using actor network and assemblage theories to contest the methodological nationalism of mainstream accounts of the resource curse in resource-rich countries.
Drawing upon recent field research focused on Ghana’s oil and gas sector and utilizing the theoretical framework of actor network theory, the authors contend that there is an assemblage of political, economic, social and environmental networks, processes, actions, actors, and structures of power that coalesce to determine the extent to which the country’s... This book gives a comprehensive overview of Ghana’s hydrocarbon economy using actor network and assemblage theories to contest the methodological na...
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207,03 zł |
Industrial Policy and the Transformation of the Colonial Economy in Africa: The Zambian Experience
ISBN: 9780367699611 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book analyses the role industrial policy can play in the transformation of African economies, outlining a specific type of industrial policy, Frontier Industrial Policy as an instrument for transformation. The book will be of interest to researchers across Economics, Development, Postcolonial Studies and African Studies.
This book analyses the role industrial policy can play in the transformation of African economies, outlining a specific type of industrial policy, Fr...
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207,03 zł |
The Politics of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Latin America
ISBN: 9780367707699 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book will be a key resource for researchers across political science, corruption studies, development, and Latin American Studies. It will also be valuable guide for policy makers and professionals in NGOs and international organizations working on anti-corruption advocacy and policy advice.
This book will be a key resource for researchers across political science, corruption studies, development, and Latin American Studies. It will also b...
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217,38 zł |
Philanthropic Foundations in International Development: Rockefeller, Ford and Gates
ISBN: 9780367755423 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on the influence of philanthropic foundations in global development, and on how the global south has engaged with them.
This book focuses on the influence of philanthropic foundations in global development, and on how the global south has engaged with them.
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103,49 zł |
Rethinking Copyright for Sustainable Human Development: Higher Education and Access to Knowledge
ISBN: 9781032102245 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the interface between copyright and higher education, and their complementarities for the advancement of sustainable human development. In its broader sense, the concept of human development is noted as a set of freedoms and human capabilities that are essential for human flourishing.
Adopting a rights-based human development and capability approach (HDCA), this book primarily examines the relevant policy and legal flexibilities under the existing international copyright system, and their implications for access to knowledge required for creative innovation and higher... This book explores the interface between copyright and higher education, and their complementarities for the advancement of sustainable human developm...
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207,03 zł |
Brazilian Elites and their Philanthropy: Wealth at the Service of Development
ISBN: 9781032122137 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party president Lula’s last term in office through to the election of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party president Lula’s last te...
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207,03 zł |
Underdevelopment in Peru: A Profile of Peripheral Capitalism
ISBN: 9781032266589 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At a time when Peru continues to reel from the impact of COVID-19 and the eruption of corruption scandals involving five former presidents, this book analyses the persistence and the structural underpinnings of underdevelopment in Peru.
At a time when Peru continues to reel from the impact of COVID-19 and the eruption of corruption scandals involving five former presidents, this book ...
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698,90 zł |
Post-Capitalist Futures: Paradigms, Politics, and Prospects
ISBN: 9789811665325 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the crises of capitalism continue to intensify, radical thinkers must conjure realistic and inspirational alternative futures beyond this failing social order. This book presents a stimulating array of essays exploring such post-capitalist futures. With contributions and perspectives from the Global North and Global South, central topics include ecosocialism, ecofeminism, degrowth, community economies, and the Green New Deal. There are also chapters offering analyses of land, energy, technology, universal basic services, and (re)localisation of economies. The book is in three parts. The...
As the crises of capitalism continue to intensify, radical thinkers must conjure realistic and inspirational alternative futures beyond this failing s...
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250,57 zł |
The Remnants of Race Science - UNESCO and Economic Development in the Global South
ISBN: 9780231194341 / Angielski / Inna Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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637,59 zł |
Politics of Urban Planning: The Making and Unmaking of the Mumbai Development Plan 2014–2034
ISBN: 9789811686733 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers an interdisciplinary and dynamic account of the politicization of urban planning in Mumbai, India. It presents a unique perspective on the tensions and conflicts pervading the development and regulation of contemporary cities in the wider context of global urbanization, and broadens readers’ understanding of urban planning, chiefly focusing on the interplay between grassroots movements, experts’ involvement, and sociotechnical questions. As the respective chapters of the book show, the various controversies surrounding the Mumbai Development Plan (MDP) have called into...
This book offers an interdisciplinary and dynamic account of the politicization of urban planning in Mumbai, India. It presents a unique perspective o...
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539,74 zł |
Fostering Resilience through Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Perspectives from Indonesia
ISBN: 9789811694370 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia based on various primary and secondary field surveys. In doing so, the book provides a regional comparison of countries in Asia- Pacific, covering issues such as employment generation, formation of gross domestic product (GDP), export development, development constraints, productivity, and investment.To achieve this, the book analyzes the role of partnerships between MSMEs such as large companies, banks and government institutions, and the role of cooperatives. It also includes studies on...
This book focuses on the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia based on various primary and secondary field surveys....
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385,52 zł |
Gendered Inequalities in Paid and Unpaid Work of Women in India
ISBN: 9789811699764 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores Indian women's economic contribution through paid and unpaid work in different sectors of the economy and society in extremely diverse life situations and geographical locations. It highlights gender implications of interlinkages between local, national, regional and global dimensions of women's paid and unpaid work in India. It encompasses a vast canvas of life worlds of working women in the metropolitan, urban, peri-urban, rural, tribal areas in manufacturing, agricultural, fisheries, sericulture, plantation and service sectors of the Indian economy. It provides nuanced...
This book explores Indian women's economic contribution through paid and unpaid work in different sectors of the economy and society in extremely dive...
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539,74 zł |
Islands and Resilience: Experiences from the Pandemic Era
ISBN: 9789811999666 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores island resilience and how island communities come together to achieve wellbeing, have agency over their future and resist ongoing neo-colonialism during disruptive events such as COVID-19 and the increasing threats of climate change. This collection provides examples of lived experiences and the responses of island communities, many of them based in tourism-reliant locations. These examples are based on intensive research by a team of diverse academics and practitioners. The chapters offer case studies that interrogate theories related to resilience, wellbeing and social...
This book explores island resilience and how island communities come together to achieve wellbeing, have agency over their future and resist ongoing n...
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173,46 zł |
Securing Village Life: Development in Late Colonial Papua New Guinea
ISBN: 9781922144843 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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121,81 zł |