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“roslyn fuller”

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  • Beasts and Gods

    How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose

    by Roslyn Fuller ...
    Democracy does not deliver on the things we have assumed are its natural outcomes. This, coupled with a growing sense of malaise in both new and established democracies forms the basis to the assertion made by some, that these are not democracies at all.Through considerable, impressive empirical analysis of a variety of voting methods, across twenty different nations, Roslyn Fuller presents the ... Read more

    $22.19 USD

  • In Defence of Democracy

    by Roslyn Fuller ...
    Should Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy? Are ‘the people’ too ignorant or stupid to rule? Numerous commentators are seriously arguing that the answer to these questions might be ‘yes’.In this take-no-prisoners book, Canadian-Irish author Roslyn Fuller kicks these anti-democrats where it hurts the most – the facts. Fuller shows how many academics, journalists and politicians ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

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    How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for Other Developing Countries

    by Jagdish Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya ...
    In its history since Independence, India has seen widely different economic experiments: from Jawharlal Nehru's pragmatism to the rigid state socialism of Indira Gandhi to the brisk liberalization of the 1990s. So which strategy best addresses India's, and by extension the world's, greatest moral challenge: lifting a great number of extremely poor people out of poverty?Bhagwati and Panagariya ... Read more

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  • The Blood Bankers

    Tales from the Global Underground Economy

    by James S Henry ...
    Like tentacles on a vast octopus, the firsthand investigations in The Blood Bankers all lead to one core. A financial detective of sorts, investigative journalist Jim Henry analyzes a range of scandals, including the looting of the Philippines by the Marcos family and the financial collapse of nations throughout the developing world. A rogues' gallery of international criminals owes its existence ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Development Fieldwork

    A Practical Guide

    Edited by Regina Scheyvens ...
    This book provides an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the developing world and in western contexts. It takes you through all the key stages in development research and covers:Research design and the roles of quantitative and qualitative methods.Research using archival, textual and virtual data, along with using the internet ethically.Practical as well as personal ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • Asia-Africa Development Divergence

    A Question of Intent

    by David Henley ...
    Why have South-East Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam been so successful in reducing levels of absolute poverty, while in African countries like Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania, despite recent economic growth, most people are still almost as poor as they were half a century ago?This book presents a simple, radical explanation for the great divergence in development performance ... Read more

    $29.19 USD

  • Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa

    Edited by Liisa Laakso, Petri Hautaniemi ...
    Series series Africa Now
    Exiled populations, who increasingly refer to themselves as diaspora communities, hold a strong stake in the fate of their countries of origin. In a world becoming ever more interconnected, they engage in 'long-distance politics' towards, send financial remittances to and support social development in their homelands. Transnational diaspora networks have thus become global forces shaping the ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • African Culture and Global Politics

    Language, Philosophies, and Expressive Culture in Africa and the Diaspora

    Edited by Toyin Falola, Danielle Sanchez ...
    Series series Routledge African Studies
    This volume attempts to insert itself within the larger discussion of Africa in the twenty-first century, especially within the realm of world politics. Despite the underwhelming amount of attention given to Africa's role in international politics in popular news sources, it is evident that Africa has a consistent record of participating in world politics- one that pre-dates colonization and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • A Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean

    The Blue Plan's Environment and Development Outlook

    Edited by Guillaume Benoit, Aline Comeau ...
    'Here's a work arriving just at the right moment and contributingnew insights at precisely the time when public opinion remains sceptical of the not very promising future we are preparing for our children, when governments balk at explaining to their electorates the vital but unpopular decisions that have to be taken and when civil society, with few ways and means, is finally becoming involved. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • UN Millennium Development Library: Innovation

    Applying Knowledge in Development

    by UN Millennium Project ...
    The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • The Protection and Promotion of Human Security in East Asia

    by B. Howe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Although many of the states of East Asia have achieved startling success, not all have benefited from the region's development. Many of the most vulnerable sections of East Asian populations still face tremendous challenges in their daily lives, have yet to enjoy the rewards of the Asian Century, and may even be further imperiled as a result of the forces of development. Brendan Howe examines the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Identity and Nation in African Football

    Fans, Community and Clubs

    Edited by C. Onwumechili, G. Akindes ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The 2010 South African World Cup launched African football onto the global stage. This volume brings together top scholars on African football to explore a range of issues such as gender, identity, nationalism, history, cyber-fandom, the media and fan radicalization. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD