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  • Poverty, Hunger, and Democracy in Africa

    Potential and Limitations of Democracy in Cementing Multiethnic Societies

    by D. Bigman ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book evaluates alternative policy options for the African countries to overcome the food crisis and the changing structure of world trade to sustain their impressive growth of the early 2000s.These policies must go beyond economic reforms and seek a solution to the entrenched political problems that divided the continent. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Regional Integration and Policy Challenges in Africa

    Edited by A. Elhiraika, A. Mukungu, W. Nyoike ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The role of integration as a catalyst for economic growth, development and insulation from global shocks has made the concept of regional integration even more attractive to states. This books contains compelling arguments and empirical observations that detail some of the key opportunities governments in Africa are pursuing. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Political Economy of Sustainable Development

    Valuation, Distribution, Governance

    by Dirk Jacob Wolfson ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The author shows how sustainable development may be organized, valued and distributed by introducing situational contracting as an interactive and contextual mode of governance. Situational contracting provides a road map for where we want to go, serving the prevailing ideology in implementing the trade between efficiency and fairness. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean

    Building Capacity and Strengthening Local Food Production Systems

    by C. Beckford, D. Campbell ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    With the exception of Haiti, the sensationalized issues of hunger reported in certain parts of the developing world are largely unknown in the Caribbean. Despite this, there are growing concerns about the state of food security in the region, as declining domestic production and increased dependence on imported food create vulnerability. This study examines some of the contemporary issues ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Infrastructure Redux

    Crisis, Progress in Industrial Pakistan & Beyond

    by N. Anwar ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The focus of this book is on industrial infrastructures of production and circulation, from power distribution and roads to dry ports and airports. It looks at how these infrastructures underpin visions of progress and mediate relations between the state and capitalist firms in industrializing districts in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • A Study of China's Foreign Aid

    An Asian Perspective

    Edited by Y. Shimomura, H. Ohashi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides a new perspective of China's controversial foreign aid strategy. The chapters offer a thorough examination of data to show how China has created knowledge in its long experiences of aid and how this accumulated knowledge could contribute to other developing countries. The book also examines China's aid philosophy and strategy through an Asian perspective, instead of the Western ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Decentring Development

    Understanding Change in Agrarian Societies

    by T. Jakimow ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The ways we understand processes of agrarian change are pressing issues for policy makers and development practitioners. Interpreting changes in two agrarian societies in India and Indonesia, the author reveals how transformations to self are critical factors shaping change, as well as under-recognized consequences of development initiatives. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Sustainable Smart Cities

    Creating Spaces for Technological, Social and Business Development

    Edited by Marta Peris-Ortiz, Dag R. Bennett, Diana Pérez-Bustamante Yábar ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This volume provides the most current research on smart cities. Specifically, it focuses on the economic development and sustainability of smart cities and examines how to transform older industrial cities into sustainable smart cities. It aims to identify the role of the following elements in the creation and management of smart cities:• Citizen participation and empowerment• Value creation ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • The Eurasian Wheat Belt and Food Security

    Global and Regional Aspects

    Edited by Sergio Gomez y Paloma, Sébastien Mary, Stephen Langrell, Pavel Ciaian ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides an in-depth analysis of the wheat production developments in the Eurasian region and assesses the potential contribution of the region to domestic and international food security. In particular, the book covers policy and institutional developments of the agricultural sector in Eurasia with a special focus on the horizontal issues relevant to the current and future potential ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Social Enterprise in Emerging Market Countries

    No Free Ride

    by N. Etchart, L. Comolli ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    NESsT is an organization that develops sustainable social enterprises to solve critical social problems in emerging market economies. NESsT believes that social enterprise is a powerful tool that provides marginalized communities the skills, accessibility and technology needed to overcome social barriers and break the cycle of poverty.Drawing on NESsT's unique methodology for identifying and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Globalization and Corporate Citizenship: The Alternative Gaze

    A Collection of Seminal Essays

    Edited by Malcolm McIntosh ...
    The theory and practice of corporate citizenship and CSR have many alternative perspectives to the business-as-usual gaze. The essays in this volume encapsulate the essence of these alternative ideas and embrace the idea that progressive ways and means of this century do not lie in mainstream capitalist thinking. These pieces ask critical questions about the way we see the relationship between ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • The Curse of Natural Resources

    A Developmental Analysis in a Comparative Context

    by Sevil Acar ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book examines the paradox that resource-rich countries often struggle to manage their resources in a way that will help their economies thrive. It looks at how a country's political regime and quality of governance can determine the degree to which it benefits - or suffers - from having natural resources, shifting away from the traditional focus on economic growth data to study the complex ... Read more

    $80.09 USD