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Food Aid : The Challenge and the Opportunity
ISBN: 9780198285182 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Food aid, which has played a key role in responding to the crises afflicting millions of people in developing countries, is the focus of much political discussion, both nationally and internationally. While it has achieved notable successes, there is still doubt and criticism regarding the appropriateness of food aid, and confusion about the deep-rooted problems which perpetuate these calamities. This book provides a lucid discussion of the central issues involved, presenting a balanced assessment of the uses and misuses of food aid and relating these to the complex realities of the...
Food aid, which has played a key role in responding to the crises afflicting millions of people in developing countries, is the focus of much politica...
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428,51 zł |
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Contingent Lives : Fertility, Time, and Aging in West Africa
ISBN: 9780226058528 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Most women in the West use contraceptives in order to avoid having children. But in rural Gambia and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, many women use contraceptives for the opposite reason-to have as many children as possible.
Using ethnographic and demographic data from a three-year study in rural Gambia, Contingent Lives explains this seemingly counterintuitive fact by juxtaposing two very different understandings of the life course: one is a linear, Western model that equates aging and the ability to reproduce with the passage of time, the other a Gambian model that views... Most women in the West use contraceptives in order to avoid having children. But in rural Gambia and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, many women use...
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143,77 zł |
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Active Social Capital : Tracing the Roots of Development and Democracy
ISBN: 9780231125703 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from sixty-nine villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce. Does social capital provide a viable means for advancing economic development, promoting ethnic peace, and strengthening democratic governance? The world is richer than ever before, but more than a fifth of its people...
The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality...
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464,44 zł |
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Active Social Capital : Tracing the Roots of Development and Democracy
ISBN: 9780231125710 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from sixty-nine villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce. Does social capital provide a viable means for advancing economic development, promoting ethnic peace, and strengthening democratic governance? The world is richer than ever before, but more than a fifth of its people...
The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality...
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142,09 zł |
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Rethinking Development in Latin America
ISBN: 9780271028941 / Angielski / Miękka / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Understanding development in Latin America today requires both an awareness of the major political and economic changes that have produced a new agenda for social policy in the region and an appreciation of the need to devise better conceptual and methodological tools for analyzing the social impact of these changes. Using as a reference point the issues and theories that dominated social science research on Latin America in the period 1960-80, this volume contributes to "rethinking development" by examining the historical events that accounted for the erosion or demise of once-dominant... Understanding development in Latin America today requires both an awareness of the major political and economic changes that have produced a new ag... |
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181,15 zł |
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Health, Food, and Nutrition in Third World Development
ISBN: 9780313241420 / Angielski / Twarda / 617 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The development of effective health, food, and nutrition policies are essential to the rapid economic and social development of Third World countries. The essays in this volume cover basic issues such as development of the food supply, health care programs, the human environment, nutrition and malnutrition, the politics of food scarcity, and the impact of health and nutrition on the economy.
The development of effective health, food, and nutrition policies are essential to the rapid economic and social development of Third World countri... |
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428,51 zł |
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In the Public's Interest: Evictions, Citizenship, and Inequality in Contemporary Delhi
ISBN: 9780820350103 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. This book studies the recent legacy of basti "evictions" in Delhi--mass clearings of some of the city's poorest neighborhoods--as a way to understand how the urban poor are disenfranchised in the name of "public interest" and, in the case of Delhi, by the very courts meant to empower and protect them. Studying bastes, says Gautam Bhan, provokes six clear lines of inquiry applicable to studies of urbanism across the global south. The first is the long-standing debate over urban informality and illegality: the debate's impact on conceptions and practices of urban... This book studies the recent legacy of basti "evictions" in Delhi--mass clearings of some of the city's poorest neighborhoods--as a way to u... |
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135,08 zł |
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In the Public's Interest: Evictions, Citizenship, and Inequality in Contemporary Delhi
ISBN: 9780820350097 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. This book studies the recent legacy of basti "evictions" in Delhi--mass clearings of some of the city's poorest neighborhoods--as a way to understand how the urban poor are disenfranchised in the name of "public interest" and, in the case of Delhi, by the very courts meant to empower and protect them. Studying bastes, says Gautam Bhan, provokes six clear lines of inquiry applicable to studies of urbanism across the global south. The first is the long-standing debate over urban informality and illegality: the debate's impact on conceptions and practices of urban... This book studies the recent legacy of basti "evictions" in Delhi--mass clearings of some of the city's poorest neighborhoods--as a way to u... |
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403,41 zł |
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Planning and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising World
ISBN: 9780415357968 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Throughout the world there is an increasing movement of populations into urban areas and cities. As a result the demographic, economic, social and cultural characteristics of urban areas are changing, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanization. This book explores the different approaches to this internationally within the fields of housing and urban planning with a particular focus on developing countries. Concepts such as "informal settlements,""shelter" and "housing deficit" are explained. The impact of rapid urbanization and associated globalization on land use and housing is...
Throughout the world there is an increasing movement of populations into urban areas and cities. As a result the demographic, economic, social and cul...
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851,72 zł |
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Planning and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising World
ISBN: 9780415357975 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Written specifically as a teaching text and authored by a team of leading academics in the field, this is the first book to bring together the key issues of rapid urbanisation with approaches to planning and housing. Outlining and explaining core concepts from a ~informal settlementsa (TM) to a ~sustainabilitya (TM), it focuses on the rapid urbanization of developing countries with case studies from Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The impact of rapid urbanization and associated globalization on land-use and housing is described and analyzed with reference to the particular... Written specifically as a teaching text and authored by a team of leading academics in the field, this is the first book to bring together the key ... |
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229,61 zł |
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The Sociology of Post-Colonial Societies : Economic Disparity, Cultural Diversity and Development
ISBN: 9780521578004 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is the completely revised and updated version of the immensely successful Sociology of the Third World. This book is about the division of the world into rich and poor countries, and the disparities between rich and poor people, especially in poor countries. It analyzes economic conditions and living standards in poor countries. It discusses droughts, famines and environmental concerns, questions about limits to growth and sustainable development and reviews theoretical perspectives on development and underdevelopment. Later chapters describe the effect and psychology of modernization.
This is the completely revised and updated version of the immensely successful Sociology of the Third World. This book is about the division of the wo...
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225,34 zł |
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The Role of Social Capital in Development : An Empirical Assessment
ISBN: 9780521812917 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Social capital can be defined as the institutions and networks of relationships between people, complemented by the attitudes, norms and values that underlie them. Based on a large volume of newly collected data from ten countries, this is the first book to provide a rigorous empirical testing of the link between social capital and economic development. It documents the pervasive role of social capital in accelerating poverty alleviation and rural development, facilitating the provision of goods and services, and easing political transition and recovery from civil conflicts.
Social capital can be defined as the institutions and networks of relationships between people, complemented by the attitudes, norms and values that u...
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583,13 zł |
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Insecurity and Welfare Regimes in Asia, Africa and Latin America : Social Policy in Development Contexts
ISBN: 9780521834193 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Written by a team of internationally respected experts, this book explores the conditions under which social policy--defined as the public pursuit of secure welfare--operates in the poorer regions of the world. Making an important contribution by breaking away from the traditional focus on Europe and North America, it develops a new conceptual framework for understanding different types of welfare regimes in a range of countries of Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Written by a team of internationally respected experts, this book explores the conditions under which social policy--defined as the public pursuit of ...
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511,73 zł |
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Wellbeing in Developing Countries : From Theory to Research
ISBN: 9780521857512 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In a world where many experience unprecedented levels of wellbeing, chronic poverty remains a major concern for many developing countries and the international community. Conventional frameworks for understanding development and poverty have focused on money, commodities and economic growth. This 2007 book challenges these conventional approaches and contributes to a new paradigm for development centred on human wellbeing. Poor people are not defined solely by their poverty and a wellbeing approach provides a better means of understanding how people become and stay poor. It examines three...
In a world where many experience unprecedented levels of wellbeing, chronic poverty remains a major concern for many developing countries and the inte...
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511,73 zł |
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African Families in the Twenty-First Century : Prospects and Challenges
ISBN: 9780595364640 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "African Families in the Twenty-First Century" explores the idea that the family is the basic unit of society and an enduring multifunctional institution in Africa. The functions and structures of African families, as well as the multiple roles played by Africa's women, are undergoing structural changes. The ways in which education, employment, and current economic conditions reshape these complex roles are immense. The challenges facing African families and their members-such as globalization, war, poverty, economic restructuring, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, harmful traditional practices,...
"African Families in the Twenty-First Century" explores the idea that the family is the basic unit of society and an enduring multifunctional institut...
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58,09 zł |
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Society, Intellectuals and Cultural Change In the Developing Countries
ISBN: 9780595412433 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As a result of centuries-old interactive internal and external cultural and economic factors, developing countries suffer from illiteracy, poverty, corruption, oppression, and other ills. These have led and continue to lead to the disruption of the natural flow of socio-political and economic development.
In the developing countries, there is inadequate grasp of politics, which permeates all social relations, and is a way to gain and wield influence with a view to achieve certain goals. In order for the developing people to be able to achieve progress in nation-building, political... As a result of centuries-old interactive internal and external cultural and economic factors, developing countries suffer from illiteracy, poverty, co...
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77,19 zł |
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Technology and Developing Countries : Practical Applications, Theoretical Issues
ISBN: 9780714641393 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. The relationship between technology and development is explored by economists, policy analysts and other experts.
The relationship between technology and development is explored by economists, policy analysts and other experts.
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261,51 zł |
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Uncertain Safari : Kenyan Encounters and African Dreams
ISBN: 9780761828396 / Angielski / Twarda / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Uncertain Safari deals with the contours and complexities of African life today. Based on author Allan Winkler's personal experiences living and working in Kenya and traveling to many other parts of the continent, the book focuses primarily on East Africa and concentrates on Kenya in particular.
Uncertain Safari deals with the contours and complexities of African life today. Based on author Allan Winkler's personal experiences living and worki...
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473,42 zł |
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Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region
ISBN: 9780765613578 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. The subject of Tibet is highly controversial, and Tibet, as a political entity, is defined differently from source to source and audience to audience. The editors of this path-breaking, multidisciplinary study have gathered some of the leading scholars in Tibetan and ethnic studies to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Tibet question. "Contemporary Tibet" explores essential themes and issues concerning modern Tibet. It presents fresh material from various political viewpoints and data from original surveys and field research. The contributors consider such topics as representations and...
The subject of Tibet is highly controversial, and Tibet, as a political entity, is defined differently from source to source and audience to audience....
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165,82 zł |
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The Spirit of Development : Protestant NGOs, Morality, and Economics in Zimbabwe
ISBN: 9780804753364 / Angielski / Miękka / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Religious NGOs are important sources of humanitarian aid in Africa, entering where the welfare programs of weakened states fail to provide basic services. As collaborators and critics of African states, religious NGOs occupy an important structural and ideological position. They also, however, illustrate a key irony--how economic development, a symbol of science, progress, and this-worldly material improvement, borrows heavily from other-worldly faith. Through a study of two transnational NGOs in Zimbabwe, this book offers a nuanced depiction of development as both liberatory and limiting....
Religious NGOs are important sources of humanitarian aid in Africa, entering where the welfare programs of weakened states fail to provide basic servi...
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118,52 zł |
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