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Inside Ngos: Managing Conflicts Between Headquarters and the Field Offices in Non-Governmental Organizations
ISBN: 9781853394133 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inside NGOs acknowledges that NGOs are complex entities consisting of diverse offices staffed by diverse members who hold diverse values. It concentrates on the tension that arises between headquarters and field offices and suggests ways to resolve areas of conflict. The author addresses the major areas of tension existing between headquarters and field offices, which will be familiar to those working for NGOs, including flexibility and consistency in administrative practice, diversity and similarity of NGO staff, and field-orientated and organizationally-oriented attitudes of those staff....
Inside NGOs acknowledges that NGOs are complex entities consisting of diverse offices staffed by diverse members who hold diverse values. It concentra...
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153,95 |
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Repenser les economies africaines pour le developpement
ISBN: 9782869783294 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Re-thinking African Economies for Development is delivered in the particularly historic context of the fiftieth independence anniversary of most African countries. This moment, therefore, calls for an assessment and suggestions for new alternatives. African countries have been searching for models of development since attaining political independence. Taking cognizance of the fact that African economies are today stuck in an impasse, many innovative ideas are proffered by the contributors to this book for new development strategies. These ideas are essentially hinged upon the successful...
Re-thinking African Economies for Development is delivered in the particularly historic context of the fiftieth independence anniversary of most Afric...
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239,27 |
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Mexico : What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
ISBN: 9780199773886 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today all would agree that Mexico and the United States have never been closer--that the fates of the two republics are inextricably intertwined. It has become an intimate part of life in almost every community in the United States, through immigration, imported produce, business ties, or illegal drugs. It is less a neighbor than a sibling; no matter what our differences, it is intricately a part of our existence. In this outstanding contribution to Oxford's acclaimed series, What Everyone Needs to Know(R), Roderic Ai Camp gives readers the most essential information about our...
Today all would agree that Mexico and the United States have never been closer--that the fates of the two republics are inextricably intertwined. It h...
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Informal and Formal Social Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
ISBN: 9789970252411 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, social protection issues have gained unprecedented momentum in Africa. This is reflected in the fact that most African countries have either introduced or are considering social protection measures, as witnessed by initiatives within the African Union (AU), African national governments and their development partners in the international donor community. The 2004 Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action, the 2006 Livingstone and Yaounde Calls for Action, the 2008 African Union Social Policy Framework for Africa and the 2010 Social Ministers Khartoum Declaration on Social...
In recent years, social protection issues have gained unprecedented momentum in Africa. This is reflected in the fact that most African countries have...
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269,19 |
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The Agrarian Question in Tanzania? a State of the Art Paper
ISBN: 9789171066848 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are about four million peasant families in Tanzania. They farm on the smallest scale, the average farm being two acres in size. The principal agricultural equipment is the hand hoe. Since the onset of the colonial era, those in authority have pursued policies to dominate the peasantry. It is argued that the small scale of operations has contributed to the widespread poverty among farmers. There is still good agricultural land that is not farmed, but the current land tenure of peasants reproduces itself on new farmland. The conclusion is that in order to accelerate agricultural...
There are about four million peasant families in Tanzania. They farm on the smallest scale, the average farm being two acres in size. The principal ag...
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60,43 |
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Sustainable Livestock Management for Poverty Alleviation and Food Security
ISBN: 9781845938277 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Good animal husbandry practices and animal health are vital for people living in poorer countries. This guide is suitable for those responsible for training farmers in poor countries, taking into account traditional farming systems, existing inputs and resources, sustainable farming initiatives and advising on the right approaches to training.
Good animal husbandry practices and animal health are vital for people living in poorer countries. This guide is suitable for those responsible for tr...
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266,54 |
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Health and Education for All: What You Need to Know
ISBN: 9780855986285 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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46,05 |
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A Chinese Biogas Manual
ISBN: 9780903031653 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uses diagrams and pictures to show how the basic design of the biogas pit can be adapted for construction in different soils, from sandstone to sheer rock, which should encourage other developing countries to embark on their own biogas programs. Reprinted in 1997.
Uses diagrams and pictures to show how the basic design of the biogas pit can be adapted for construction in different soils, from sandstone to sheer ...
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100,00 |
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Agroecology
ISBN: 9781853392955 / Angielski / Miękka / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on new research results and practical findings, this new, revised edition of a classic text re-emphasizes the importance of agroecology as the discipline that provides the basic ecological principles of how to study, design and manage agroecosystems. By separating myth from reality, Miguel Altieri extracts the key principles of sustainable agriculture and expounds on management systems that "really work." Providing case studies of sustainable rural development in developing countries, he goes beyond a mere description of practices to include data that reveal the socioeconomic and...
Based on new research results and practical findings, this new, revised edition of a classic text re-emphasizes the importance of agroecology as the d...
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Rising from the Ashes
ISBN: 9781853394393 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on case histories of emergency relief programmes that have successfully promoted development, the book offers guidelines for fashioning assistance programmes designed to counter the effects of both natural and human-caused disasters. The authors argue that relief efforts must support and enhance existing capacities and they present an analytical framework for assessing the characteristics and needs of afflicted communities.
Drawing on case histories of emergency relief programmes that have successfully promoted development, the book offers guidelines for fashioning assist...
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Children and the Capability Approach
ISBN: 9780230284814 / Angielski / Twarda / 353 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for placing children's issues at the core of human development.
Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both develop...
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Women and Property in Urban India
ISBN: 9780774819282 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Half the world's population now lives in cities. Although sheltering the urban poor is a priority for governments, NGOs, and international development agencies, few studies or initiatives focus on women's needs. In Women and Property in Urban India, Bipasha Baruah draws on research conducted in Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) to map the constraints and opportunities that low-income women throughout the Global South face in securing property, which remains overwhelmingly in male hands. These women's experiences and vulnerabilities open a window to...
Half the world's population now lives in cities. Although sheltering the urban poor is a priority for governments, NGOs, and international development...
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Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa
ISBN: 9781848138797 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The issue of biofuels has already been much debated, but the focus to date has largely been on Latin America and deforestation - this highly original work breaks fresh ground in looking at the African perspective. Most African governments see biofuels as having the potential to increase agricultural productivity and export incomes and thus strengthen their national economies, improving energy balances and rural employment. At the same time climate change may be addressed through reduction of green house gas emissions.
There are, however, a number of uncertainties mounting that challenge... The issue of biofuels has already been much debated, but the focus to date has largely been on Latin America and deforestation - this highly original ...
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Defying Displacement: Grassroots Resistance and the Critique of Development
ISBN: 9780292728905 / Angielski / Miękka / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The uprooting and displacement of people has long been among the hardships associated with development and modernity. Indeed, the circulation of commodities, currency, and labor in modern society necessitates both social and spatial mobility. However, the displacement and resettlement of millions of people each year by large-scale infrastructural projects raises serious questions about the democratic character of the development process. Although designed to spur economic growth, many of these projects leave local people struggling against serious impoverishment and gross violations... The uprooting and displacement of people has long been among the hardships associated with development and modernity. Indeed, the circulation of co... |
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Globalization and Inequality in Emerging Societies
ISBN: 9780230299733 / Angielski / Twarda / 283 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume studies the relation between globalization and inequalities in emerging societies by linking Area and Global Studies, aiming at a new theory of inequality beyond the nation state and beyond Eurocentrism.
This volume studies the relation between globalization and inequalities in emerging societies by linking Area and Global Studies, aiming at a new theo...
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Food and Financial Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Origins, Impacts and Policy Implications
ISBN: 9781845938284 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dramatic increases in food prices, as witnessed on a global scale in recent years, threaten the food security of hundreds of millions of the rural poor in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. This book focuses on recent food and financial crises as they have affected Africa, illustrating the problems using country case studies that cover their origins, effects on agriculture and rural poverty, their underlying factors and making recommendations as to how such crises could best be addressed in the future.
Dramatic increases in food prices, as witnessed on a global scale in recent years, threaten the food security of hundreds of millions of the rural poo...
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Forms of Fanonism: Frantz Fanon's Critical Theory and the Dialectics of Decolonization
ISBN: 9780739140345 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forms of Fanonism is the first study to consciously identify and intensely analyze Fanon's contributions to the deconstruction and reconstruction of Africana Studies, radical politics, and critical social theory.
Forms of Fanonism is the first study to consciously identify and intensely analyze Fanon's contributions to the deconstruction and reconstruction of A...
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Barefoot Revolution: A Report to the Club of Rome
ISBN: 9781853390371 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Calls for a redirection of the economic strategy of the last twenty years.Identifies and measures the impact of an alternative approach through small-scale development projects run by non-governmental organizations.
Calls for a redirection of the economic strategy of the last twenty years.Identifies and measures the impact of an alternative approach through small-...
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138,54 |
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An Introduction to Changing India: Culture, Politics and Development
ISBN: 9780857288059 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An Introduction to Changing India" provides a comprehensive view of the rapid changes occurring in India, particularly in the fields of culture, politics, economics and technology, population, environmental issues and gender. Having carried out anthropological research on kinship, gender issues, politics, class and caste, population issues and the appropriation of information technology in India since the 1990s, the authors draw from their own fieldwork and extensive reading of research reports in order to provide a comprehensive picture of Indian life.
"An Introduction to Changing India" provides a comprehensive view of the rapid changes occurring in India, particularly in the fields of culture, poli...
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Civil Society and Development : A Critical Exploration
ISBN: 9781555876197 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Incorporated into the lexicons of academics, policymakers and grassroots activists, of multilateral development agencies and local NGOs alike, "civil society" has become a topic of widespread discussion. But is there in fact any common understanding of the term? How useful is it when applied to the South, and what difference does it make to bring the concept into the debate on development? This book explores the complex relationships among civil society, the state and market, in the context of democratic development. Drawing on case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America, it also...
Incorporated into the lexicons of academics, policymakers and grassroots activists, of multilateral development agencies and local NGOs alike, "civil ...
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