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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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224,39 |
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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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104,69 |
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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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224,39 |
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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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224,39 |
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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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773,06 |
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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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264,71 |
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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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614,25 |
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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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570,17 |
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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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407,25 |
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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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570,17 |
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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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183,25 |
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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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108,73 |
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Making Politics in Zimbabwe's Second Republic: The Formative Project by Emmerson Mnangagwa
ISBN: 9783031301285 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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529,44 |
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Borderland Anxieties: Shifting Understandings of Gender, Place and Identity at the India-Burma Border
ISBN: 9789463729789 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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523,69 |
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The UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan: An Anthology
ISBN: 9798987807903 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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87,97 |
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The Power of Perceptions in the Middle East
ISBN: 9783030991524 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book analyzes conflicting political views and narratives held by different forces, both at the local and regional levels in the Middle East. Based on case studies and analysis of local economic projects, it highlights the often conflicting concepts and visions for economic and social development in the Middle East as espoused by rival political groups and grassroots organizations. The book also discusses the power of perceptions and knowledge production in shifting dynamics of power and changing the social-political dynamics in the Middle East. Furthermore, it provides a case study...
This book analyzes conflicting political views and narratives held by different forces, both at the local and regional levels in the Middle East....
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447,98 |
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Atlas of Informal Settlement: Understanding Self-Organized Urban Design
ISBN: 9781350295032 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,62 |
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Chinese Agricultural Technology Aid in Africa
ISBN: 9789811693984 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book presents findings of anthropological studies conducted by researchers from Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in a number of African countries, including Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. The aim of these ethnological studies is to understand the Center’s experience in these countries as well as the way it works in terms of institutional arrangement, interaction between Chinese and local staff and technology transfer. A basic contention of the book is that insofar as these Centers showcase China’s achievements in... The book presents findings of anthropological studies conducted by researchers from Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in a number o... |
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203,61 |
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Development in Nigeria
ISBN: 9781032570853 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book unravels the trajectories and dilemmas of development in Nigeria since its independence in 1960. Despite enormous human and material resources, development progress in Nigeria has not met expectations. By delving into the various factors that have influenced development efforts and initiatives, Development in Nigeria: Promise on Hold? aims to draw out lessons to help the country to achieve its potential. In many ways Nigeria typifies the African puzzle of near-misses, a never-ending drive towards development with enormous promise but no real practical... This book unravels the trajectories and dilemmas of development in Nigeria since its independence in 1960. Despite enormous human and material reso... |
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229,37 |
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Religion, International Relations and Development Cooperation
ISBN: 9789086860357 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Religion is high on the agenda of international politics today. Though there has been a retreat from religion in Europe, the international debate on the meaning and relevance of religion has intensified after the Iranian revolution and has gained new strength with the recent terror attacks, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the proliferation of intrastate conflict, and the process of European integration. The issues of secularism and its relationship to democracy, globalization and foreign policy are explored in this book. It is most relevant for politicians, policymakers, academic...
"Religion is high on the agenda of international politics today. Though there has been a retreat from religion in Europe, the international debate on ...
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348,23 |