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  • Informal Urban Street Markets

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Clifton Evers, Kirsten Seale ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development and Society
    Through an international range of research, this volume examines how informal urban street markets facilitate the informal and formal economy not merely in terms of the traditional concerns of labor and consumption, but also in regards to cultural and spatial contingencies. In many places, street markets and their populace have been marginalized and devalued. At times, there are clear governance ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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  • K eBook

    by Bernardo Kucinski ...
    Translated by Sue Branford ...
    A remarkable novel written by the Brazilian journalist Bernardo Kucinski. K is the story of a father who searches desperately for his daughter, ‘disappeared’ during the military dictatorship in Brazil. The father is himself a refugee from Poland in the 1930s. He is racked by feelings of guilt—that because he was immersed in his Yiddish writing and scholarship, he did not really know his daughter ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • World Heritage

    Benefits Beyond Borders

    Edited by Amareswar Galla ...
    Published on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this thematic collection of case studies provides a thorough understanding of World Heritage sites and their Outstanding Universal Value in the context of sustainable development. The case studies describe twenty-six thematically, typologically and regionally diverse World Heritage sites illustrating their benefits to local ... Read more

    $50.09 USD

  • Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest

    Concepts, Policies and Politics

    Edited by A. Barrientos, D. Hulme ...
    Series series Palgrave Studies in Development
    Social protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analyzing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and the poorest. ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Siren Song

    Chilean Water Law As a Model for International Reform

    by Carl J. Bauer ...
    Increasing scarcity, conflict, and environmental damage are critical features of the global water crisis. As governments, international organizations, NGOs, and corporations have tried to respond, Chilean water law has seemed an attractive alternative to older legislative and regulatory approaches. Boldly introduced in 1981, the Chilean model is the worlds leading example of a free market approach ... Read more

    $150.00 USD

  • Culture, Institutions, and Development

    New Insights Into an Old Debate

    Edited by Jean-Philippe Platteau, Robert Peccoud ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    Does culture matter? This question has taken on added significance since fundamentalist revivalism has recently gained ground in different parts of the world. The old controversy between Max Weber and Karl Marx, which centres around the extent to which cultural factors such as social norms and values affect economic growth is of critical importance, particularly because of its policy implications. ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Technology and the City

    Systems, applications and implications

    by Tan Yigitcanlar ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    The interplay between smart urban technologies and city development is a relatively uncharted territory. Technology and the City aims to fill that gap, exploring the growing importance of smart technologies and systems in contemporary cities, and providing an in-depth understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of smart urban technology adoption, and its implications for our cities ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • China on the Ground in Latin America

    Challenges for the Chinese and Impacts on the Region

    by E. Ellis ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    An analysis of the new physical presence of Chinese companies operating in Latin America and the Caribbean, the associated challenges that they face, and how they are impacting the region and its relationship with the PRC. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Varieties of Capitalism in Southeast Asia

    by Joel David Moore ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explains the political origins and evolution of capitalist institutions in developing countries by looking at distinct patterns in the electronics industry in three Southeast Asian countries: Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. An analysis of the political determinants of these patterns has a number of theoretical and practical implications. It includes a new explanation for family ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Global Citizen Action

    Edited by Michael Edwards, John Gaventa ...
    Civil society, or citizen's groups, have taken centre stage in international policy debates and global problem solving. They hold out the promise of a global community and global governance. This volume, by leading scholars and participants, shows how to understand the changes that are occurring, particularly in relation to the international institutions involved. It includes case studies from all ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Making the Poor Free?

    India’s Unique Identification Number

    by S.K. Das ...
    While handing over the first set of 12-digit unique identification numbers to ten tribal families of Tembhli, a dusty village tucked away in a far corner of Maharashtra, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, 'UID will help hundreds of people in India, whose pride was hurt for so many years because of the lack of an identity. This will be their source of recognition from now on'. The Aadhaar ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Non-Governmental Public Action and Social Justice

    Edited by J. Howell ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt. The authors examine how established trades unions struggle to reform, how non-governmental public actors negotiate various dilemmas, and the efforts of non-governmental public actors to secure justice. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD