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  • The Economy of the Philippines

    Elites, Inequalities and Economic Restructuring

    by Peter Krinks ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
    In the late 1950s, the Filipino economy could reasonably have been described as more advanced than those of its South Asian neighbours. Ever since then, however, it has consistently lagged behind and only really started to grow strongly in the mid-1990s and even then it failed to achieve the growth rates of the rest of Southeast Asia ten years earlier. This book critically analyses the Filipino ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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    Deglobalization in the Age of Austerity

    by Walden Bello ...
    'Walden Bello is the world's leading no-nonsense revolutionary.' - Naomi Klein, author of The Shock DoctrineIn this eye-opening and often scathing book, Walden Bello provides a forensic dissection of contemporary capitalism's multiple crises. Trenchant but constructive, Bello's analysis of the collapse of the global real economy, covering such issues as the Wall Street meltdown, the disintegration ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • The Global Farms Race

    Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security

    Edited by Michael Kugelman, Susan L. Levenstein ...
    As we struggle to feed a global population speeding toward 9 billion, we have entered a new phase of the food crisis. Wealthy countries that import much of their food, along with private investors, are racing to buy or lease huge swaths of farmland abroad. The Global Farms Race is the first book to examine this burgeoning trend in all its complexity, considering the implications for investors, ... Read more

    $38.19 USD

  • Trends and Impacts of Foreign Investment in Developing Country Agriculture: Evidence from Case Studies

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    Substantial increases in agricultural investments in developing countries are needed to combat poverty and realize food security and nutrition goals. In order to acquire an in-depth understanding of potential benefits, constraints and costs of foreign investment in agriculture and of the business models that are more conducive to development, FAO has undertaken research in developing countries. ... Read more

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  • NoNonsense Globalization

    Buying and Selling the World

    by Wayne Ellwood ...
    Globalization has shrunk the world in the name of free trade and broken down many of the boundaries between peoples. But it has also been a powerful driver of inequality, over-consumption and corporate control. This fully updated edition unpacks the complexities of globalization, examines the forces in whose interests it works, and provides the critical analysis for re-appraising the system.Wayne ... Read more

    $9.79 USD

  • Institutional Change in Southeast Asia

    Edited by Fredrik Sjöholm, José Tongzon ...
    Series series European Institute of Japanese Studies East Asian Economics and Business Series
    This book examines the institutional changes taking place in, and challenges facing, the region since 1997. It also describes various differences in the reform process between countries in the region. Sjöholm and Tongzon argue that the economies of southeast Asia need to reform their institutions if the previous rapid development is to continue. The institutional weaknesses have been addressed to ... Read more

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  • World Development

    An Essential Text

    by Barry Baker ...
    This essential text addresses the growing need for a dedicated coursebook for students and teachers of world development. As the source of the most respected international magazine on world development issues, the publishers have created a highly credible and accessible text to illuminate this increasingly important subject.Thematic chapters cover globalization, population, the millennium ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Caribbean Community: the Struggle for Survival

    by Kenneth Hall, Myrtle Chuck-A-Sang ...
    The papers which comprise this publication, The Caribbean Community: The Struggle for Survival represents the Editor's choice from among thousands of articles, books and other commentaries that have provided clear and reasoned responses and solutions to inform and guide Caribbean leadership and the people of the Region. They also take a comprehensive look at regional intergration and serve as a ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • More Urban Less Poor

    An Introduction to Urban Development and Management

    by Goran Tannerfeldt, Per Ljung ...
    A world more urban...The world is undergoing massive urbanization, and is projected to increase from three to over four billion city dwellers, mostly in the developing world, within 15 years. This historic shift is producing dramatic effects on human well-being and the environment....but less poorUnplanned shanty-towns without basic services are not an inevitable consequence of urbanization and ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Public Policy and Agricultural Development

    Edited by Ha-Joon Chang ...
    Series series Routledge ISS Studies in Rural Livelihoods
    This book critically re-examines the currently dominant paradigm of agricultural development policy from historical and comparative perspectives. Examining the experiences of 11 developed countries in their earlier stages of development and the experiences of 10 developing and transition economies in the last half a century, the book offers an in-depth discussion on a range of public policies for ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Affordable Housing in the Urban Global South

    Seeking Sustainable Solutions

    Edited by Jan Bredenoord, Paul Van Lindert, Peer Smets ...
    The global increase in the number of slums calls for policies which improve the conditions of the urban poor, sustainably. This volume provides an extensive overview of current housing policies in Asia, Africa and Latin America and presents the facts and trends of recent housing policies. The chapters provide ideas and tools for pro-poor interventions with respect to the provision of land for ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Privatization in Malaysia

    Regulation, Rent-Seeking and Policy Failure

    by Jeff Tan ...
    Series series Routledge Malaysian Studies Series
    In recent years, privatisation has fallen out of favour in many countries because the underlying political factors have not been well understood. This book examines Malaysia’s privatisation programme, focusing on how political constraints resulted in the failure of four major privatisations: the national sewerage company (IWK), Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transit (LRT), national airline (MAS), and ... Read more

    $65.99 USD