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  • Milieus of Minutiae

    Contextualizing the Small in Literature, Philosophy, and Science

    by Roger Maioli, Mareike Schildmann, Elena Fabietti, Carmen Schmechel, Dan Liu, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, Andreas Mahler, Cynthia Wall, Christopher Johnson, Malte Rauch, Margareta Ingrid Christian, Marianne Schuller ...
    The long history of tiny matter(s) in the sciences, thought, and cultureWinner of the Modern Language Association Prize for an Edited CollectionFrom catastrophic weather and steady warming caused by the accumulation of carbon particles in the Earth’s atmosphere to societies brought to a standstill by microscopic viruses, the new millennium has reminded us of how the minutest of phenomena can have ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Transnational Higher Education (TNHE) in China

    Policy Development, Student Experiences, and Implications

    by Dan Liu ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides an in-depth analysis of the motivations, experiences, and challenges that Chinese students face in transnational higher education (TNHE). It traces their educational journey-from their initial motivations for seeking TNHE to their graduate employment-while exploring the academic, social, and cultural dimensions of their experiences. Readers will gain a nuanced understanding of ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • China’s New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme

    Evolution, Design and Impacts

    by Dan Liu ...
    Series Book 70 - Development Economics and Policy
    The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) was implemented in 2003 in response to the poor state of health care in rural China. It holds the primary objective of insuring rural residents against catastrophic health expenses, protecting them from impoverishment caused by medical expenses. The objective of this study, therefore, is to explore variation in the determinants of household enrolment in ... Read more

    $62.79 USD

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  • Wicked Problems in Public Policy

    Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges

    by Brian W. Head ...
    This is an open access book.This book offers the first overview of the ‘wicked problems’ literature, often seen as complex, open-ended, and intractable, with both the nature of the ‘problem’ and the preferred ‘solution’ being strongly contested. It contextualises the debate using a wide range of relevant policy examples, explaining why these issues attract so much attention.There is an increasing ... Read more

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  • Handbook On Poverty And Inequality

    by Khandker Shahidur; Haughton Jonathan ...
    For anyone wanting to learn, in practical terms, how to measure, describe, monitor, evaluate, and analyze poverty, the Handbook is the place to start. Designed initially to support training courses on poverty analysis, it consists of explanatory text with numerous examples, interspersed with multiple-choice questions (to ensure active learning) and combined with extensive practical exercises using ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Reforming Child Protection

    by Bob Lonne, Nigel Parton, Jane Thomson, Maria Harries ...
    Child protection is one of the most high profile and challenging areas of social work, as well as one where children’s lives and family life are seen to be at stake. Vital as child protection work is, this book argues that there is a pressing need for change in the understanding and consequent organization of child protection in many English speaking countries.The authors present compelling ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Economics of Poverty

    History, Measurement, and Policy

    by Martin Ravallion ...
    There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities in access to key resources threaten to stall growth and poverty reduction in many places. The world's poorest have made only a small absolute gain over those 30 years. Progress has been slow against relative ... Read more

    $62.09 USD

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  • A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Gender Equality in Research

    Edited by Rachel Palmén, Jörg Müller ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Gender and Society
    Bringing together the latest research among various communities of practice (disciplinary and place based as well as thematically organised), this volume reflects upon the knowledge, experience and practice gained through taking a unique community of practice approach to fostering gender equality in the sectors of research and innovation, and higher education in Europe and beyond. Based on ... Read more

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  • Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty

    Edited by Ashoka Mody, Catherine Pattillo ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
    In this volume, world-renowned contributors, including Martin Ravallion, Michael Kremer and Robert Townsend, deal with the institutional characteristics of poverty resulting from the time pattern of aid, the nature of financial systems and the political economy of budgetary decisions. Going beyond the traditional literature on poverty, this original book deals with themes of broad interest to both ... Read more

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  • Asian Perspectives on Teacher Education

    Edited by Shin'ichi Suzuki, Edward R. Howe ...
    Research into teacher education is dominated by Anglophone literature, with the inevitable result that teacher education in non-English speaking regions of the world largely remains unexamined. This book fills the gap in the existing literature and comprises twelve invited contributions from an international panel of educationists. To provide the reader with a clear structure, the book offers a ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Equality For Women: Where Do We Stand?

    by Buvinic Mayra; Morrison Andrew R.; Sjoblom Mirja; Ofosu-Amaah A. Waafas ...
    Upon signing the Millennium Declaration in 2000, the international community committed itself to eight development goals with timebound targets and measurable indicators. The third of these eight goals was to "promote gender equality and empower women". The third Millennium Development Goal (MDG3) in the Millennium Declaration has spurred national and international efforts to improve women's ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Leadership in the Public Sector

    Promises and Pitfalls

    Edited by Christine Teelken, Ewan Ferlie, Mike Dent ...
    In view of the approaching age of austerity for the public sector, leadership is likely to continue to become a key theme. This edited volume brings together a host of material from the public sector to analyze the issue internationally.Teelken, Dent & Ferlie lead a team of contributors in examining three key aspects of this increasingly important theme:the meaning of public sector leadership, and ... Read more

    $87.99 USD