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  • The Future of Development

    A Radical Manifesto

    by Gustavo Esteva, Salvatore J. Babones, Philipp Babcicky ...
    On January 20, 1949 US President Harry S. Truman officially opened the era of development. On that day, over one half of the people of the world were defined as "underdeveloped" and they have stayed that way ever since. This book explains the origins of development and underdevelopment and shows how poorly we understand these two terms. It offers a new vision for development, demystifying the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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  • Let's Explore Japan (Most Famous Attractions in Japan)

    Japan Travel Guide

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Explore the World Books
    Sakura and sushi are only two things about Japan that the world knows about. There are so many more to love about the country, and this book will give you a glimpse of what those other reasons are. Picture books not only make learning fun but also encourages self-awareness. They provide the opportunity for children to associate with the world. Order your copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Population and Development

    The Demographic Transition

    by Tim Dyson ...
    The demographic transition and its related effects of population growth, fertility decline and ageing populations are fraught with controversy. When discussed in relation to the global south and the modern project of development, the questions and answers become more problematic.Population and Development offers an expert guide on the demographic transition, from its origins in Enlightenment ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Body Politics in Development

    Critical Debates in Gender and Development

    by Wendy Harcourt ...
    Body Politics in Development sets out to define body politics as a key political and mobilizing force for human rights in the last two decades. This passionate and engaging book reveals how once-tabooed issues, such as rape, gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive rights, have emerged into the public arena as critical grounds of contention and struggle.Engaging in the latest feminist ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Ebola

    Profile of a Killer Virus

    by Dorothy H. Crawford ...
    First discovered in 1976, and long regarded as an easily manageable virus affecting isolated rural communities, Ebola rocketed to world prominence in 2014 as a deadly epidemic swept through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in West Africa. Thousands of people died as the extraordinarily contagious disease spread rapidly from villages to urban centres. Initial quarantine responses proved often too ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Food Economics

    Industry and Markets

    by Henning Hansen ...
    Series series Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics
    Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure. Companies grow bigger in order to obtain economies of scale and issues and such as food security, quality, obesity and health are ever important factors.This book ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Children and Young People's Participation and Its Transformative Potential

    Learning from across Countries

    Edited by E.K.M. Tisdall, Andressa M. Gadda, Udi Mandel Butler ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Bringing together theories, ideas, insights and experiences of practitioners and researchers from Brazil, India, South Africa and the UK, this book explores children and young people's involvement in public action. The contributors consider the potential of children and young people's participation to be transformative. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Great Gap

    Inequality and the Politics of Redistribution in Latin America

    Edited by Merike Blofield ...
    The relationship between socioeconomic inequality and democratic politics has been one of the central questions in the social sciences from Aristotle on. Recent waves of democratization, combined with deepened global inequalities, have made understanding this relationship ever more crucial. In The Great Gap, Merike Blofield seeks to contribute to this understanding by analyzing inequality and ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • China's Change: The Greatest Show On Earth

    by Hugh Peyman ...
    'Importantly, China's Change: The Greatest Show on Earth provides a welcome contrast to such fashionable pessimism … demolishes a series of popular urban myths … and a very convincing case he makes. This, to my mind, is a wholly original approach to understanding present-day China and the book is well worth reading for this alone. … readers are likely to end up considerably wiser about how the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Governance, Development, and Social Work

    Edited by Chathapuram S. Ramanathan, Subhabrata Dutta ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development and Society
    This book explores how many issues related to development and governance –including migration, disaster management, environmental justice, peace and security, sustainability, public-private partnerships, and terrorism – impact the practice of social work. It takes a global, comparative approach, reflecting the global context in which social workers now operate. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Globalization and Human Rights in the Developing World

    by Derrick M. Nault, Shawn L. England ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Focusing on world regions where human rights abuses are the most serious, extensive and sustained; this book fills a crucial gap in our knowledge of the difficulties and promise of promoting human rights in our global age. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Middle Powers in World Trade Diplomacy

    India, South Africa and the Doha Development Agenda

    by C. Efstathopoulos ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Examining how leading developing countries are increasingly shaping international economic negotiations, this book uses the case studies of India and South Africa to demonstrate the ability of states to exert diplomatic influence through different bargaining strategies and represent the interests of the developing world in global governance. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD